[Beginner]Report and Subreports

Hello,
I started my project doing all sub reports at first, and now I want to join them all into my report-master, at first is it possible ? And if this is the case how can I join them, step by step?
Thx for any help

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mwilliams

Hi peuplier,

Are you wanting to be able to link to these sub reports from a main report? Is that what you're meaning?

peuplier

Yes I wish, I don't what does it mean link in BIRT language, in fact, I have a master report, that is near empty, only title or few subjects, and my greatest nightmare, is that I have already designed the 20 other reports.
Iam only interresting by getting the all into my master. In fact I think as Jasper, or Ireport, that I have not good souvenirs from them. If you mean by linking report as subreport in Ireport's language or Jasper language, this is that.

Thx for your help.

bhanley

I am not totally clear on what it is you are looking to do, but my sense is you want to pull the elements in your sub-reports onto one master so they can all be viewed together on one cohesive output. If this is the case, you have options.

All elements in BIRT are Object-Oriented. As such, they can be extracted and re-used from one report design to the next. The easiest way to do so would be to add the element(s) from the Sub Report to a Report Library and then include that library in the Master. All the elements from the Sub Report will then be available for inclusion in the Master Report.

mwilliams

peuplier,

You can set up hyperlinks for the items in your master report that link out to the sub reports. You can do this by clicking on the report item in your master report and going down to the property editor to the hyperlink section and setting it up there.

peuplier

<blockquote class='ipsBlockquote' data-author="bhanley">I am not totally clear on what it is you are looking to do, but my sense is you want to pull the elements in your sub-reports onto one master so they can all be viewed together on one cohesive output. If this is the case, you have options. 
 
All elements in BIRT are Object-Oriented. As such, they can be extracted and re-used from one report design to the next. The easiest way to do so would be to add the element(s) from the Sub Report to a Report Library and then include that library in the Master. All the elements from the Sub Report will then be available for inclusion in the Master Report.</blockquote>
 
To bhanley, 
this is exacltly what I wanted, thx it works very well, however I regret that Birt did not include the subreport's notion. what a pity. 
My problem seems to be solved. 
 
Bye for now