BIRT web report project

hi all seniors
i need to get a report callable from a java application say a JSP..
does working on a web report project (in BIRT 2.2) enable all the resources required for a scenario?
but i see the option web report project is disabled in BIRT 2.3 on which i am currently working.
is that option currently modified?

regards
krishna chaitanya

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mwilliams

Hi krishna,

In 2.3.x, you can still access the web project wizard by going to Web -> Dynamic Web Project when you create a new project.

GreenGiant

Hi,

Related but perhaps slightly off-topic...

I'm totally new to BIRT. Not to java/eclipse. I downloaded Eclipse ganymede (3.4.1) with the BIRT reporting tools to try it out, with a view to integrating some existing web-projects. Initial tests etc. went well - BIRTs a great tool!

There's two wizards when you click file -> new -> project -> web:

i) Web Project With BIRT Runtime
ii) Web Project With Chart Runtime

Are they mutually exclusive? Or is the BIRT runtime a subset of the Chart runtime (users could choose 'just BIRT' if chart is not required). If neither... whats the difference?!

Thanks!

Davolio

GreenGiant, 
 
NOTE: (I'm checking my BIRT 2.2.1 folders) 
 
You can also check the 2.3.1 API documentation on this site (<a class='bbc_url' href='http://www.birt-exchange.com/modules/documentation/#currentdocs'>All Products - Documentation - BIRT Exchange</a>) and see if some of that information is in or around that. 
 
 
I think the BIRT runtime has the report engine and the chart engine in it, but the chart runtime, just has the chart engine in it. 
 
The reason for this is you are able to implement the chart runtime. I'd assume then what you could do is run your charts without having to run reports?? 
 
I'm not exactly sure to be honest, but when I look in my BIRT 2.2.1 runtime folder , I've got the report engine and the chart engine, and if you want to embed a chart in a java application all you need is the chart engine and some of the other chart components, you don't need the report engine (which is something I've actually done in testing, not deployment). 
 
So I'm thinking the chart runtime would only have the chart engine, but I'm not exactly sure. I'd create the war file open it up and check out to see if the report engine is in there. 
 
Regards, 
 
Dave

GreenGiant

Hi Dave,

Many thanks for taking the time to reply! I had had a look (... ok.. a brief look!) at the API documentation but tbh didn't see much relating directly to the wizard ui in eclipse...

You're analysis of what's happening seems likely to be correct. Just a macro observation... a new 'BIRT Project' is over 40MB whereas a new 'Chart Project' is just a bit over 13MB.

I guess an empirical test would clear it up once and for all... so that's what I'll do. I'll post here once I've had a chance to test it.

Thanks and regards,
Tom.