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Report Integration Help [message #19658]

Thu, 17 March 2005 01:37

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: webmaster.armfinance.com

Hi!

I've been googling arround for a week now looking for BIRT tutorial that
will help me integrate a report into a java application. I also scanned
the messages in this news group but couldn't find what i'm looking for.
I am wondering where people from the news group learn how to use BIRT
and integrate it to their application. Can somebody please point me to
an article, tutorial or anything where I can learn how to do it.

Thanks in advance! :)

Re: Report Integration Help [message #20499 is a reply to message #19658]

Thu, 17 March 2005 17:15

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: Jawad_Arshad.hotmail.com

I think I'm in exactly the same situation as you Jag. I have a
standalone SWT/JFace application that accesses database, etc. And I'd
like to design reports that can get populated with data and presented to
the user as and when user chooses to do so.

I understand the relevant part of the system is Report Engine. But I
cannot for the life of me get started without at least an API reference.
From what I have seen (and heard in the media) of BIRT, I think it's
brilliant and the BIRT guys must be praised for the great job they have
done. I do feel however that like in any other commercial scenario, if a
product cannot be used, it's effectively not really delivered. Maybe
it's not an issue for most people (I don't understand why), but I would
really appreciate if two things were made public some time soon:

1. API reference for all components of BIRT.
2. A tutorial/example showing how a BIRT report may be deployed in an
application.

Many thanks guys.

Jay

Jag wrote:
> Hi!
>
> I've been googling arround for a week now looking for BIRT tutorial that
> will help me integrate a report into a java application. I also scanned
> the messages in this news group but couldn't find what i'm looking for.
> I am wondering where people from the news group learn how to use BIRT
> and integrate it to their application. Can somebody please point me to
> an article, tutorial or anything where I can learn how to do it.
>
> Thanks in advance! :)

Re: Report Integration Help [message #20514 is a reply to message #19658]

Thu, 17 March 2005 21:11

Eclipse User

Jag,

Integration appears to be a hot topic of late. We're somewhat surprised that
integration has become this urgent so soon after the first BIRT milestone
release.

I'm working on a document that explains how to use the BIRT viewer in an app
server. Others are working on creating an example, and describing other
deployment options. Sorry for the delay in making this material available,
but it should be done in the next week or so.

- Paul

Paul Rogers
BIRT PMC

"Jag" <webmaster@armfinance.com> wrote in message
news:d1b8i2$ikb$1@www.eclipse.org...
> Hi!
>
> I've been googling arround for a week now looking for BIRT tutorial that
> will help me integrate a report into a java application. I also scanned
> the messages in this news group but couldn't find what i'm looking for. I
> am wondering where people from the news group learn how to use BIRT and
> integrate it to their application. Can somebody please point me to an
> article, tutorial or anything where I can learn how to do it.
>
> Thanks in advance! :)

Re: Report Integration Help [message #20569 is a reply to message #20499]

Fri, 18 March 2005 04:14

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: webmaster.armfinance.com

Scott told me that their already working on the tutorial. I'll inform
you as soon as I find one. :)

J Arshad wrote:
> I think I'm in exactly the same situation as you Jag. I have a
> standalone SWT/JFace application that accesses database, etc. And I'd
> like to design reports that can get populated with data and presented to
> the user as and when user chooses to do so.
>
> I understand the relevant part of the system is Report Engine. But I
> cannot for the life of me get started without at least an API reference.
> From what I have seen (and heard in the media) of BIRT, I think it's
> brilliant and the BIRT guys must be praised for the great job they have
> done. I do feel however that like in any other commercial scenario, if a
> product cannot be used, it's effectively not really delivered. Maybe
> it's not an issue for most people (I don't understand why), but I would
> really appreciate if two things were made public some time soon:
>
> 1. API reference for all components of BIRT.
> 2. A tutorial/example showing how a BIRT report may be deployed in an
> application.
>
> Many thanks guys.
>
> Jay
>
>
> Jag wrote:
>
>> Hi!
>>
>> I've been googling arround for a week now looking for BIRT tutorial
>> that will help me integrate a report into a java application. I also
>> scanned the messages in this news group but couldn't find what i'm
>> looking for. I am wondering where people from the news group learn how
>> to use BIRT and integrate it to their application. Can somebody please
>> point me to an article, tutorial or anything where I can learn how to
>> do it.
>>
>> Thanks in advance! :)

Re: Report Integration Help [message #20616 is a reply to message #20499]

Fri, 18 March 2005 12:48

Eclipse User

Jay,

Thanks for the kind words about BIRT. The team has just gotten the first
couple of builds up on Eclipse. We are focused on getting the product ready
for 1.0 release by May. At the same time, we are working on preparing API
and deployment material. But, as you may imagine, doing so is a bit hard
while the deployment area and APIs are still changing. Still, we realize
that this material is important, and we'll release this material over the
upcoming weeks. For the APIs, for the time being, you can build the Javadoc
directly from the code. Obviously not ideal, but it is an option if you want
to get a jump start until the docs are up on the BIRT web site.

- Paul

Paul Rogers
BIRT PMC

"J Arshad" <Jawad_Arshad@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:d1cvhu$uvb$1@www.eclipse.org...
>I think I'm in exactly the same situation as you Jag. I have a standalone
>SWT/JFace application that accesses database, etc. And I'd like to design
>reports that can get populated with data and presented to the user as and
>when user chooses to do so.
>
> I understand the relevant part of the system is Report Engine. But I
> cannot for the life of me get started without at least an API reference.
> From what I have seen (and heard in the media) of BIRT, I think it's
> brilliant and the BIRT guys must be praised for the great job they have
> done. I do feel however that like in any other commercial scenario, if a
> product cannot be used, it's effectively not really delivered. Maybe it's
> not an issue for most people (I don't understand why), but I would really
> appreciate if two things were made public some time soon:
>
> 1. API reference for all components of BIRT.
> 2. A tutorial/example showing how a BIRT report may be deployed in an
> application.
>
> Many thanks guys.
>
> Jay
>
>
> Jag wrote:
>> Hi!
>>
>> I've been googling arround for a week now looking for BIRT tutorial that
>> will help me integrate a report into a java application. I also scanned
>> the messages in this news group but couldn't find what i'm looking for. I
>> am wondering where people from the news group learn how to use BIRT and
>> integrate it to their application. Can somebody please point me to an
>> article, tutorial or anything where I can learn how to do it.
>>
>> Thanks in advance! :)

Re: Report Integration Help [message #20626 is a reply to message #20616]

Fri, 18 March 2005 17:50

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: Jawad_Arshad.hotmail.com

Thanks Paul. I'll wait for the tutorial and/or examples. In the
meantime, I'll build the docs from code.

Keep up the good work!

Jay.

Paul Rogers wrote:
> Jay,
>
> Thanks for the kind words about BIRT. The team has just gotten the first
> couple of builds up on Eclipse. We are focused on getting the product ready
> for 1.0 release by May. At the same time, we are working on preparing API
> and deployment material. But, as you may imagine, doing so is a bit hard
> while the deployment area and APIs are still changing. Still, we realize
> that this material is important, and we'll release this material over the
> upcoming weeks. For the APIs, for the time being, you can build the Javadoc
> directly from the code. Obviously not ideal, but it is an option if you want
> to get a jump start until the docs are up on the BIRT web site.
>
> - Paul
>
> Paul Rogers
> BIRT PMC
>
> "J Arshad" <Jawad_Arshad@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:d1cvhu$uvb$1@www.eclipse.org...
>
>>I think I'm in exactly the same situation as you Jag. I have a standalone
>>SWT/JFace application that accesses database, etc. And I'd like to design
>>reports that can get populated with data and presented to the user as and
>>when user chooses to do so.
>>
>>I understand the relevant part of the system is Report Engine. But I
>>cannot for the life of me get started without at least an API reference.
>>From what I have seen (and heard in the media) of BIRT, I think it's
>>brilliant and the BIRT guys must be praised for the great job they have
>>done. I do feel however that like in any other commercial scenario, if a
>>product cannot be used, it's effectively not really delivered. Maybe it's
>>not an issue for most people (I don't understand why), but I would really
>>appreciate if two things were made public some time soon:
>>
>>1. API reference for all components of BIRT.
>>2. A tutorial/example showing how a BIRT report may be deployed in an
>>application.
>>
>>Many thanks guys.
>>
>>Jay
>>
>>
>>Jag wrote:
>>
>>>Hi!
>>>
>>>I've been googling arround for a week now looking for BIRT tutorial that
>>>will help me integrate a report into a java application. I also scanned
>>>the messages in this news group but couldn't find what i'm looking for. I
>>>am wondering where people from the news group learn how to use BIRT and
>>>integrate it to their application. Can somebody please point me to an
>>>article, tutorial or anything where I can learn how to do it.
>>>
>>>Thanks in advance! :)
>
>
>

Re: Report Integration Help [message #24573 is a reply to message #20514]

Sat, 02 April 2005 22:07

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: a14342.gmail.com

hi Paul,
The links on the BIRT deployment in the www.eclipse.org/birt doesnt seem
to work. If you have the info could you please forward to me.

There are lot of questions on integration in the forums, but i could not
find any
complete asnwer yet. The tutorial you are said in this forum, will be of
great help for BIRT aspirants like me and others....

-Naveen

Re: Report Integration Help [message #24653 is a reply to message #24573]

Sun, 03 April 2005 18:50

Eclipse User

Naveen,

Thanks for letting me know about the bad links. Based on your note, I found
two broken links at the top of the main page under "deployment", are there
others? Let me know and I'll fix 'em immediately.

The BIRT viewer is becoming stable, and the deployment section provides
information about using it. Let me know if you find anything that is missing
or unclear; I'll go ahead and add it. (Getting another person's feedback is
always quite useful to help fine tune this kind of info.)

The report engine API is being revised based on some feedback from early
users. The team has done a couple of reviews of the revised API. I'll post
information about the API as soon as the API is stable enough to do so;
perhaps within a week or two.

In the meanwhile, you can help us out by describing how you'd like to
integrate BIRT into your application. Will you use the BIRT "viewer" or
integrate the Engine directly? What sort of application are you building?

Thanks,

- Paul

Paul Rogers
BIRT PMC

"Naveen" <a14342@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:26ad38322c21ce3cf552b2aa23ea1b95$1@www.eclipse.org...
> hi Paul,
> The links on the BIRT deployment in the www.eclipse.org/birt doesnt seem
> to work. If you have the info could you please forward to me.
> There are lot of questions on integration in the forums, but i could not
> find any complete asnwer yet. The tutorial you are said in this forum,
> will be of great help for BIRT aspirants like me and others....
>
> -Naveen
>
>
>

Re: Report Integration Help [message #27154 is a reply to message #24653]

Sat, 16 April 2005 13:22

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: a14342.gmail.com

Hi Paul,
Sorry for late reply.

As per your instructions listed in :-
http://www.eclipse.org/birt/index.php?page=deploy/viewer-dep loy.html

Locate the Eclipse plugins directory.

>>Find the org.eclipse.birt.report.viewer_0.0.1 plugin. Open this directory.
>>Copy the birt-viewer directory to the webapps directory of your Tomcat
>>installation.

birt-viewer directory is available only in the latest build( build
name:S20050404). Earlier builds only have viewer directory under
org.eclipse.birt.report.viewer_0.0.1.

Right now, i am developing a web based application with database backend
for which BIRT Viewer is good enough to show the reports.

Report Engine API will be really helpful. If i can successfuly get BIRT
Viewer work in web, then i can easily save from writting lots and lots of
code.

-Naveen

Re: Report Integration Help [message #30170 is a reply to message #27154]

Fri, 22 April 2005 00:08

Eclipse User

I HAVE FOLLOWED ALL THE STEPS in your 'Integrating BIRT viwer in Tomcat'

using this sample to test the viewer

" http://localhost:8080/birt-viewer/frameset?__report=reports% 5Ctest.rptdesign&sample=Hello"

but what i got is "Error Message"

and also in Tomcat log, i have this message also

" org.eclipse.birt.report.engine.impl.embeddedengine.getreport handle " and
"SEVERE: file:c:\jakarta-tomcat-4.1.31\bin\.\reports\test.rptdesign does
not exist!"

help me...

wins

Re: Report Integration Help [message #30240 is a reply to message #30170]

Fri, 22 April 2005 02:49

Eclipse User

Wins,

Interesting. Let's see if we can track down the problem. First, what OS are
you on? From the look of the error message, I'd guess a version of Windows.

Which build of BIRT are you using? I'd recommend Milestone 2 instead of the
more recent S20050419 build.

The path in the error messages suggests that the BIRT web app is somehow
looking in Tomcat's bin directory for the reports instead of in the report
folder. You created the reports folder under the birt-viewer directory, and
birt-viewer is under webapps?

The sample report does not use a database, so it can't be the issue of JDBC
driver installation.

Check out the above and let me know what you find, then we'll go from there.

- Paul

Paul Rogers
BIRT PMC

"wins" <winstonguadiz@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:d3e0b8738c5386251a6fcf4d2b13e7c9$1@www.eclipse.org...
>I HAVE FOLLOWED ALL THE STEPS in your 'Integrating BIRT viwer in Tomcat'
> using this sample to test the viewer
>
> " http://localhost:8080/birt-viewer/frameset?__report=reports% 5Ctest.rptdesign&sample=Hello"
>
> but what i got is "Error Message"
>
> and also in Tomcat log, i have this message also
> " org.eclipse.birt.report.engine.impl.embeddedengine.getreport handle " and
> "SEVERE: file:c:\jakarta-tomcat-4.1.31\bin\.\reports\test.rptdesign does
> not exist!"
>
> help me...
>
>
> wins
>
>
>
>
>

Re: Report Integration Help [message #30276 is a reply to message #30240]

Fri, 22 April 2005 10:24

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: a14342.gmail.com

Hi All,
Tried the procedure described in the
http://www.eclipse.org/birt/index.php?page=deploy/viewer-dep loy.html ..

Getting the following error in Tomcat logs:- Apr 17, 2005 12:59:07 AM
org.eclipse.birt.core.framework.server.ServerPlatform <init>
SEVERE: load plugin C:\Tomcat
5.5\webapps\birt-viewer\WEB-INF\plugins\drivers failed

I am using the M2 build , running on Windows XP and Tomcat 5.5 version.

Any suggestions ?. -Naveen

Re: Report Integration Help [message #30312 is a reply to message #30240]

Fri, 22 April 2005 10:33

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: a14342.gmail.com

Paul,
I also have a problem in running the sample for BIRT_Viewer integration
wtih Tomcat. As you said, test.rptdesign should not use any JDBC
drivers...unfortunately my TOMCAT logs show

Apr 22, 2005 9:55:47 PM
org.eclipse.birt.core.framework.server.ServerPlatform <init>

SEVERE: load plugin C:\Tomcat
5.5\webapps\birt-viewer\WEB-INF\plugins\drivers failed

I am using the M2 build.

-Naveen

Paul Rogers wrote:

> Wins,

> Interesting. Let's see if we can track down the problem. First, what OS are
> you on? From the look of the error message, I'd guess a version of Windows.

> Which build of BIRT are you using? I'd recommend Milestone 2 instead of the
> more recent S20050419 build.

> The path in the error messages suggests that the BIRT web app is somehow
> looking in Tomcat's bin directory for the reports instead of in the report
> folder. You created the reports folder under the birt-viewer directory, and
> birt-viewer is under webapps?

> The sample report does not use a database, so it can't be the issue of JDBC
> driver installation.

> Check out the above and let me know what you find, then we'll go from there.

> - Paul

> Paul Rogers
> BIRT PMC

> "wins" <winstonguadiz@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:d3e0b8738c5386251a6fcf4d2b13e7c9$1@www.eclipse.org...
>>I HAVE FOLLOWED ALL THE STEPS in your 'Integrating BIRT viwer in Tomcat'
>> using this sample to test the viewer
>>
>>
" http://localhost:8080/birt-viewer/frameset?__report=reports% 5Ctest.rptdesign&sample=Hello"
>>
>> but what i got is "Error Message"
>>
>> and also in Tomcat log, i have this message also
>> " org.eclipse.birt.report.engine.impl.embeddedengine.getreport handle " and
>> "SEVERE: file:c:jakarta-tomcat-4.1.31bin.reportstest.rptdesign does
>> not exist!"
>>
>> help me...
>>
>>
>> wins
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>

Re: Report Integration Help [message #30596 is a reply to message #30312]

Fri, 22 April 2005 15:56

Eclipse User

Naveen,

Except for the error message, do you see other problems? The specific
error message you see is bogus and the problem has been fixed recently.
When BIRT extension framework locates plugins, it looks at all folders in
the $BIRT_HOME/plugins directory. The drivers directory is under
$BIRT_HOME/plugins, but is not actually a plugin.

Stanley
BIRT Engine

Re: Report Integration Help [message #30631 is a reply to message #30170]

Fri, 22 April 2005 16:28

Eclipse User

Wins,

Seems that app tries to locate the report in
"c:\jakarta-tomcat-4.1.31\bin\.\reports\test.rptdesign". This is not
expected. I suspect there is somethign wrong with the deployment.

Let's try using absolute path first to verify this deployment. Say your
report is in "c:\report\test.rptdesign", try url
" http://localhost:8080/birt-viewer/run?__report=c:\report\tes t.rptdesign&sample=Hello".

If this works, then let's verify the location of your "birt-viewer" dir.
In normal case, it should be in "C:\jakarta-tomcat-4.1.31\webapps",
assuming your tomcat root is "C:\jakarta-tomcat-4.1.31".
"C:\jakarta-tomcat-4.1.31\bin" is the place for runnables.

Then let's check the deployment description file
"birt-viewer/WEB-INF/web.xml" and see whether the parameter of
"BIRT_VIEWER_REPORT_ROOT" is empty or not like this below.

<context-param>
<param-name>BIRT_VIEWER_REPORT_ROOT</param-name>
<param-value></param-value>
</context-param>

Let me know if there are still problems.

thx,

Jun

Re: Report Integration Help [message #30700 is a reply to message #30596]

Fri, 22 April 2005 23:22

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: a14342.gmail.com

hi Stanley,
In my browser, it is just blank. I should be seeign the below message in
browser right ?.

"If you can see this report, it means that the BIRT viewer is installed
correctly."

Is my expected result is correct ?.

-Naveen

Stanley Wang wrote:

> Naveen,

> Except for the error message, do you see other problems? The specific
> error message you see is bogus and the problem has been fixed recently.
> When BIRT extension framework locates plugins, it looks at all folders in
> the $BIRT_HOME/plugins directory. The drivers directory is under
> $BIRT_HOME/plugins, but is not actually a plugin.

> Stanley
> BIRT Engine

Re: Report Integration Help [message #31018 is a reply to message #30631]

Tue, 26 April 2005 01:19

Eclipse User

dear all,

many thanks to all of you...my problem fixed..i just changed my BIRT
version from previous release (w/c i dont want remember anymore) to 1.0M2
and my eclipse from 3.02 to 3.01....

regards,
wins

Re: Report Integration Help [message #31089 is a reply to message #30631]

Tue, 26 April 2005 01:52

Eclipse User

Hi,

How can i integrate my report with my web application...e.g. I have this
report menu in my application and have the following options...and also
how to pass parameters

Report
--- Report by date
--- Report by branch

thanks,
wins

Re: Report Integration Help [message #31481 is a reply to message #31089]

Tue, 26 April 2005 23:55

Eclipse User

Wins,

See the "integration" topic on the BIRT web site: www.eclipse.org/birt. This
will walk you though setting up the BIRT web app on Tomcat. It explains how
to use a URL to pass parameters to your report. Or, you can let the web app
display a parameter entry form.

If you want to do more, you can use the BIRT engine API within your own app.
The team is just wrapping up some major changes to that API, and we'll have
some info posted on the revised API in the "integration" topic sometime next
week (if things go well.)

- Paul

Paul Rogers
BIRT PMC

"wins" <winstonguadiz@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:924153b6742a0a16343547a3378e6026$1@www.eclipse.org...
>
> Hi,
>
> How can i integrate my report with my web application...e.g. I have this
> report menu in my application and have the following options...and also
> how to pass parameters
>
> Report
> --- Report by date
> --- Report by branch
>
> thanks,
> wins

Re: Report Integration Help [message #31587 is a reply to message #31018]

Wed, 27 April 2005 01:42

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: a14342.gmail.com

wins wrote:

> dear all,

> many thanks to all of you...my problem fixed..i just changed my BIRT
> version from previous release (w/c i dont want remember anymore) to 1.0M2
> and my eclipse from 3.02 to 3.01....

> regards,
> wins
Wins,
What do you mean by it works ?. Did you successfully manage to see the
report in the web using Tomcat as your web server ?.

-Naveen

Re: Report Integration Help [message #32021 is a reply to message #31587]

Wed, 27 April 2005 23:37

Eclipse User

Naveen,

yes, i have already seen the sample 'test.rptdesign' report w/parameter
using Tomcat 4.1.31, if you havent seen it yet my advice is check all the
versions of the software you are using from eclipse to tomcat see if they
are the ones recommended by Birt team ...and make sure you have followed
all the steps in

http://www.eclipse.org/birt/index.php?page=deploy/viewer-dep loy.html

to deploy the birth viewer.....good luck....

wins

Naveen wrote:

> wins wrote:

>> dear all,

>> many thanks to all of you...my problem fixed..i just changed my BIRT
>> version from previous release (w/c i dont want remember anymore) to 1.0M2
>> and my eclipse from 3.02 to 3.01....

>> regards,
>> wins
> Wins,
> What do you mean by it works ?. Did you successfully manage to see the
> report in the web using Tomcat as your web server ?.

> -Naveen

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