Establishing Database Access For a New Report Template
Before you can create a new report template with
BIRT Report Designer, you need to establish database access to the
Silk Central repository you want to query.
To establish database access for a new report template:
From within
BIRT Report Designer, select the menu
File
> New
> New Report.
Follow the steps in the
New Report wizard.
Open the
Resource Explorer.
In the
Resource Explorer, click
Shared Resources
> conf
> birt
> library.rptlibrary
> Data Sources
> Data Source and drag the required data source into your report’s
Data Sources directory, which is located in the
Outline window.
In the
Resource Explorer, click
Shared Resources
> conf
> birt
> library.rptlibrary
> Report Parameters and drag the four report parameters
sourceUser,
sourcePassword,
sourceURL, and
sourceDriver into your report’s
Report Parameters directory, which is located in the
Outline window.
Double-click the newly imported data source to open the
Edit Data Source dialog box.
Type a valid
Driver Class and
Database URL.
For additional information, see
BIRT Data Source Settings topic.
Click
Test Connection to test your settings.
If the database connection has been established, you can proceed with designing your new report template.