Edit an Existing Report Design in BIRT Report Studio

jjfeigal

We are evaluating a trial copy of the Actuate Java Components. In BIRT Report Studio, when I open a report design created with the Eclipse based BIRT Report Designer 2.3.1, I receive the Warning message "This report design has no editable items."

The Actuate Java Components are installed as a Tomcat web application on Microsoft Server 2003. I copied my BIRT report design files into the repository folder under the WEBINF folder, I shared the folder at the operating system level, and from a security standpoint I checked the option to propagate read and change access down to all files and sub folders of the repository folder.

Is there additional configuration required for editing a predefined report? Is there something else that I am missing?

Virgil Dodson

Hi jjfeigal,<br />
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The BIRT Report Studio is used to create reports that start with editable BIRT templates (not design files). There is information on creating BIRT templates for use with BIRT Report Studio at the documentation link below.<br />
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<a class='bbc_url' href='http://www.birt-exchange.org/documentation/JavaComponents10/BIRTReportStudio/wwhelp/wwhimpl/js/html/wwhelp.htm#href=Templates.15.1.html'>http://www.birt-exchange.org/documentation/JavaComponents10/BIRTReportStudio/wwhelp/wwhimpl/js/html/wwhelp.htm#href=Templates.15.1.html</a><br />
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Since it sounds like you want to edit existing report designs, you can do this with the Actuate Interactive Viewer which is also installed as part of your Actuate Java Components trial.<br />
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To do this, place your BIRT .rptdesign file into the ActuateJavaComponentWEB-INFrepository directory. You can drop it in the Home or Public directory somewhere and then call that report similar to the example reports that ship with the trial with a URL similar to below.<br />
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<a class='bbc_url' href='http://localhost:8080/ActuateJavaComponent/frameset?__report=/Public/MyExamples/Example.rptdesign'>http://localhost:8080/ActuateJavaComponent/frameset?__report=/Public/MyExamples/Example.rptdesign</a><br />
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In order to modify an existing report, use the small drop-down and select Enable Interactivity (see picture). Now the user can modify the existing report and save their changes as a final report... or as another report design.