Tutorial 1:

Building a simple listing report

This section provides step-by-step instructions for building a report that lists customer names, phone numbers, and contact names. The report uses data from the sample database that is supplied with BIRT Report Designer, Classic Models. Figure 1‑1 shows a portion of the finished report.

Figure 1‑1

Report listing customer names, phone numbers, and contacts

In this tutorial, you perform the following tasks:

n	Create a new project. If you are using BIRT RCP Report Designer, you do not complete this step.

n	Create a new report.

n	Build a data source.

n	Build a data set.

n	Lay out the report to display each row of the data set.

n	Sort the data.

n	Format the report to enhance its appearance.

n	Create a report title.