BIRT Mapping and Sorting

Virgil Dodson

This example demonstrates using the Mapping and Sorting features of BIRT. Mapping allows a BIRT report element to display a different value based on an expression. For example if a query returns a numerical field for month (1-12) the mapping feature can be used to present January - December. In this example we use mapping to display a credit rank for Classic Models customers. Sorting is used in many places in BIRT and is very flexible. In this example we demonstrate adding a sort expression to a Table element that is tied to a report parameter. The parameter allows entering a search string, which is then used in the sort expression to set the sort order for the table.