Sample: Custom report generation

This sample shows how to generate customized reports using the Rule Designer public API.

Time required

10 minutes

Prerequisites

You must have Rule Designer installed to import and run this sample.

Description

The report templates are created using the BIRT report designer. You use BIRT features to interact with the Rule Designer API which includes a report library, scripted data sources and data sets, and report parameters. For more information about using BIRT features to interact with the Rule Designer API, see How this sample works.

Note: You can use any version of BIRT that runs within the same Eclipse instance as Rule Designer.

The key features of this sample include:

Using BIRT to create:
- A report library to define data sources, data sets, and report parameters
- A scripted data source
- Scripted data sets
- Report parameters
Using JavaScript to access the Rule Designer API by:
- Calling a method of a Java™ class.
- Implementing event handlers on data sets.