Does BIRT has the same two pass limit as CrystalReport?

I haven't try BIRT yet but before I try it, I would like to know if BIRT has the same 2-pass limit as Crystal Report? For example, I cannot access the Prev and Next Record during the 1st pass. So, all my formula needs to be on the 2nd pass. Then, basically, I cannot generate graph or group the result of the formulas.

Of course, BIRT can accept POJO as data source which will probably solve all the problem even if it has the 2-pass limit.

Andy

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Virgil Dodson

Hi Andy,

I think BIRT supports multiple pass processing, not just 2 passes, so I've been able to create derived values, like each line value shows a percentage of the total. This displays correctly for each line even though the total isn't generated intil it reaches the bottom. I also don't have to think about this as it just happens automatically.