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create exact copy of table / report element
mh10
can we create exact copy of a Table with attached datasource, and its formatting ?
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bhanley
Add the table and Data Source/Set to a report library. You can then use the component in any report that includes the library.
mh10
Hi Bhanley,<br />
can you explain me more how can i add table and Data Source/Set to a report library.<br />
And then how can use this in other report?<br />
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Thanks<br />
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<blockquote class='ipsBlockquote' data-author="bhanley"><p>Add the table and Data Source/Set to a report library. You can then use the component in any report that includes the library.</p></blockquote>
bhanley
Sorry so long in getting back to you with an answer. Using a library is very easy. <br />
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<ul class='bbcol decimal'><li> Add a new item to your project, of type "<strong class='bbc'>Report Library</strong>"</li><li> Open the new Library inside BIRT</li><li> Open the report that has the elements you want to share with other reports</li><li> Copy each element you want to place in the Library (right-click, select "Copy")</li><li> Go back to the Library, and look to the <strong class='bbc'>Outline</strong> view (lower left of the designer, by the Navigator.</li><li> The outline view will be a hierarchical representation of report elements.<br />
<ul class='bbc'><li> You can paste elements into the outline view</li><li> Paste Data Sources into the Data Source Group</li><li> Paste Data Sets into the Data Set Group</li><li> Paste report components like tables, charts etc... into the Report items Group.</li><li> To share styles via a library, create a new theme and then either add new style to the theme or paste in externally-created styles into the theme. The theme can then be used in any report that has access to the library.</li></ul></li><li> After setting up your library, you can use it in a report by going to the "<strong class='bbc'>Resources</strong>" tab and finding the library and selecting "<strong class='bbc'>Use Library</strong>".</li><li> Then you can use individual components in the library by right-clicking on them and selecting "<strong class='bbc'>Add to Report</strong>" or by dragging them from the library out onto your report.</li></ul>
Hope this helps, Good Luck!
