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Is possible to re-use the header and footer [message #857648]

Thu, 26 April 2012 14:43

Eclipse User

Is that possible to create re-use header and footer for all the report. some thing like include report in another report(like we can do include html page in another page).

Currently what I can do is to create template and use this template as base to create new report. the issue of this approach is once you need to make change, you need to modify all the existing reports.

Re: Is possible to re-use the header and footer [message #857679 is a reply to message #857648]

Thu, 26 April 2012 15:10

Eclipse User

You should be able to create a master page and put it in a library
component. Then all your reports should include the library. Your
template could even include the library. Then if you need to change the
header and footer, you only need to change the library and all
referenced reports will pickup the change.

Jason

On 4/26/2012 2:43 PM, zubin Mising name wrote:
> Is that possible to create re-use header and footer for all the report.
> some thing like include report in another report(like we can do include
> html page in another page).
>
> Currently what I can do is to create template and use this template as
> base to create new report. the issue of this approach is once you need
> to make change, you need to modify all the existing reports.
>
>

Re: Is possible to re-use the header and footer [message #857726 is a reply to message #857679]

Thu, 26 April 2012 16:09

Eclipse User

I Created an library with footer in master pages. But how can i use footer in the report? I imported the libarary into to report, but i was able to do drag and drop the component(a grid) in footer to the footer of report. and when i try to add grid to the layout, I am getting birt exception "The parent element 'footer' is not the top-level report item in component. here is the detail message:

A BIRT exception occurred.
Plug-in Provider:Eclipse BIRT Project
Plug-in Name:BIRT Model
Plug-in ID:org.eclipse.birt.report.model
Version:3.7.2.v20120213
Error Code:Error.ExtendsForbiddenException.PARENT_NOT_IN_COMPONENT
Error Message:The parent element "footer" is not the top-level report item in components.

Re: Is possible to re-use the header and footer [message #870300 is a reply to message #857726]

Mon, 07 May 2012 11:31

Eclipse User

Just to answer my question back in case anyone interested to know. The error shows above seems a ui bug of birt ide.

Instead doing drag and drop, do select on component/header/footer/report items and "add it to report"(if you use windows right click on the report item to pop up the menu and there is a option to add report item to the report).

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