Install BIRT reporting tools into your Eclipse client so
that you can create or modify report template design files.
Before you begin
To use the BIRT reporting tools with your client, you must
install a compatible version of the BIRT tools and each of its dependencies:
the Database Tools Platform (DTP) plug-in, the Eclipse Modeling Framework
(EMF) plug-in, the Graphical Editing Framework (GEF) plug-in, and
the Eclipse Web Developer Tools Platform (WTP) plug-in. Details about
BIRT prerequisites and version compatibility are available in the
BIRT section of the Eclipse website.
Important: You must use the
Client for Eclipse 3.6.x IDE, which
you can download from the
Rational Team Concert Downloads page. Click the
Rational® Team Concert version, and then click the
All Downloads page. In the
"Plain .zip Files" section, click the appropriate
platform for the
Client for Eclipse 3.6x IDE:
About this task
To ensure that the component versions are compatible with
Rational Team Concert, you must download them from the Eclipse website and install
them manually into your product installation directory.
Table 1. Rational Team Concert |
BIRT |
DTP |
EMF |
GEF |
WTP |
Versions 4.0 and later |
2.6.2 |
1.8.2 |
2.6.2 |
3.6.2 |
3.2.3 |
To get the component files:
Procedure
- Go to the BIRT Downloads for build 2_6_2.
- Download and extract the following files to a temporary
folder:
- DTP 1.8.2: dtp_1.8.2.zip
- EMF 2.6.2: emf-runtime-2.6.2.zip
- GEF 3.6.2: GEF-runtime-3.6.2.zip
- WTP 3.2.3: wtp-R-3.2.3-20110217214612.zip
- BIRT 2.6.2: birt-report-framework-2_6_2.zip
- In the installation directory of your Eclipse client, expand , and create a folder that is called dropins.
- In the dropins folder, create the
following folders: birt, dtp, emf, gef, and wtp:
- In the temporary folder where you installed the components,
copy the eclipse folder of each component, and
then paste it to its respective folder that you created in the installation
directory:
- Start the Eclipse client.
- Click Open Perspective, and then
click Report Design.
What to do next
You can now design your own report templates or modify existing
templates by using BIRT.