More than seven million people have downloaded BIRT (Business Intelligence and Reporting Tools) from the Eclipse web site, and more than one million developers are estimated to be using BIRT. Built on the open source Eclipse platform, BIRT is a powerful report development system that provides an end-to-end solution–from creating and deploying reports to integrating report capabilities in enterprise applications. The first in a two-book series about this exciting technology, is the authoritative guide to using BIRT Report Designer, the graphical tool that enables users of all levels to build reports, from simple to complex, without programming. BIRT: A Field Guide to Reporting, Third Edition, This book is an essential resource for users who want to create presentation-quality reports quickly. The extensive examples, step-by-step instructions, and abundant illustrations help new users develop report design skills. Power users can find the information they need to make the most of the product’s rich set of features to build sophisticated and compelling reports. Readers of this book learn how to Design effective corporate reports that convey complex business information using images, charts, tables, and cross tabs Build reports using data from multiple sources, including databases, spreadsheets, web services, and XML documents Enliven reports with interactive features, such as hyperlinks, tooltips, and highlighting Create reports using a consistent style, and, drawing on templates and libraries of reusable elements, collaborate with other report designers Localize reports for an international audience The third edition, newly revised for BIRT 2.6, adds updated examples, contains close to 1,000 new and replacement screenshots, and covers all the new and improved product features, including Result-set sharing to create dashboard-style reports Data collation conforming to local conventions Using cube data in charts, new chart types, and functionality Displaying bidirectional text, used in right-to-left languages Numerous enhancements to cross tabs, page management, and report layout

The world-wide developer community has downloaded over three million copies of BIRT (Business Intelligence and Reporting Tools) from the Eclipse web site. Built on the open-source Eclipse platform, BIRT is a powerful reporting system that provides an end-to-end solution, from creating and deploying reports to integrating report capabilities in enterprise applications. The first in a two-book series about this exciting technology, is the authoritative guide to using BIRT Report Designer, the graphical tool that enables users of all levels to build reports, simple to sophisticated, without any programming. BIRT, Second Edition: A Field Guide to Reporting is an essential resource for users who want to create presentation quality reports from day one. The extensive examples, step-by-step instructions, and abundant illustrations help new users develop their report design skills quickly. Power users can find the information they need to make the most of the product’s rich set of features to build complex and compelling reports. By the time you finish this book, you learn the following and more BIRT, Second Edition: A Field Guide to Reporting Design effective business and corporate reports that convey information through images, charts, tables, and cross tabs Build reports using data from a variety of sources, including databases, XML documents, spreadsheets, and web services Enliven reports with interactive features, such as hyperlinks, Tooltips, and highlighting Create consistently styled reports and collaborate with other report designers through the use of templates and libraries of reusable elements Localize reports for an international audience This second edition, revised and expanded, adds updated examples and covers all the new and improved product features, including Cross tabs and OLAP cubes New chart types, including Gantt, bubble, tube, and cone charts Web services as a new data source New report output formats, including doc, ppt, xls, and PostScript The capability for reports to reference CSS Localization of report parameter and data values

A new edition of this title is available, ISBN-10: 0321580273 ISBN-13: 9780321580276 The first in a two-book series about Business Intelligence and Reporting Technology, introduces reporting to a broad base of users. Built on the Eclipse platform, this exciting technology makes it possible for programmers and non-programmers to build and deploy complex reports with minimal effort. BIRT: A Field Guide to Reporting presents information about how to develop and customize reports of progressive complexity using BIRT Report Designer. This tool was designed from the ground up for Web applications and uses a Web page-oriented design metaphor in contrast to older banded report writers that were developed before the advent of the Internet. This unique approach to report creation makes BIRT an approachable and effective tool for developers of all levels. BIRT: A Field Guide to Reporting Report designs discussed include Listing reports that include sorting, grouping, and totals Summary reports, such as top N reports Charts, including pie, line, bar, and gauge charts Master-detail reports Other topics discussed include Understanding the technology Planning report designs Accessing data Laying out and formatting reports Building charts Enhancing reports with interactive viewing, shared libraries, and localized text Preparing reports for international data