Working with Actuate BIRT Report Designer

Course Length:
2 days

Who Should Attend?
Developers and Project Managers using Actuate BIRT

Prerequisites:
Although not required, it is helpful if students have some knowledge of SQL, HTML, and JavaScript.

Course Description:
This course develops the skills needed to build enterprise reports using Actuate BIRT Report Designer. Students are introduced to the design tools and basic reporting concepts. In a lab environment, students develop reports that range from simple listing reports to complex reports using grouping, report parameters, multiple master pages, hyperlinks, and a variety of data sources.

Each student receives a workbook, which contains all the exercises students will complete in class. Students also receive BIRT: A Field Guide to Reporting, the book published by Addison-Wesley.

Topics:
• Creating a simple listing report
• Formatting a report
• Sorting, grouping, and aggregating data
• Creating reports that use parameters
• Writing expressions
• Building a report that contains subreports
• Connecting to JDBC, text, and XML data sources
• Joining data sets
• Creating charts
• Designing a multipage report
• Designing master pages
• Creating hyperlinks
• Adding interactive features to a chart
• Creating and using libraries
• Creating and using templates


Cost: $1,000

Prices are per student and include all training materials. Please call 501-952-8110 for discounts if sending more than 1 student to the same class.

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