Business Intelligence Reporting Tool (BIRT)

• Basic understanding of SQL and databases
• Familiarity with business intelligence concepts and reporting fundamentals

Audience

• Data analysts
• Business analysts
• IT professionals

Business Intelligence Reporting Tool (BIRT) is an open-source software project that provides reporting and business intelligence capabilities for rich client and web applications.

This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level data and business analysts who wish to use BIRT to effectively create and deploy business intelligence reports.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the architecture and components of the BIRT framework.
• Design and create informative, dynamic reports using BIRT Report Designer.
• Use BIRT’s scripting capabilities to add business logic to reports.
• Optimize and deploy BIRT reports within web applications and standalone applications.

Format of the Course

• Interactive lecture and discussion.
• Lots of exercises and practice.
• Hands-on implementation in a live-lab environment.

Course Customization Options

• To request a customized training for this course, please contact us to arrange.

Introduction to BIRT

• Overview of BIRT
• Installing and setting up BIRT
• Understanding BIRT architecture and components

Getting Started with BIRT Report Designer

• Navigating the BIRT workspace
• Basic report design concepts
• Creating a report

Data Sources and Datasets

• Connecting to data sources
• Creating and managing datasets
• SQL for BIRT

Report Item Essentials

• Working with text items
• Tables and grids
• Understanding data bindings

Advanced Reporting Features

• Conditional formatting
• Parameterized reports
• Incorporating charts and graphs

Scripting in BIRT

• Overview of scripting in BIRT
• Event handling scripts
• Custom business logic

Optimizing and Deploying BIRT Reports

• Performance best practices
• Exporting and publishing reports
• Integration with Web and Java applications

Advanced Topics and Extensions

• Working with map visualizations
• Advanced charting techniques
• Extending BIRT with plugins

Summary and Next Steps