Until now, you have previewed the business report output
by using sample data from the Sample Business Model in the data source.
This lesson shows how to generate a business report that contains
data from the Catering Business Model that is in your workspace.
Procedure
- In the Modeling perspective, click .
- In the Report Configurations window,
right-click BIRT Report; then click New.
- In the Name field, type Catering Business Model Report as the name for the new
launch configuration.
- Specify the report to use: Select Location, click Workspace, navigate to and click the
report file, and click OK.
- Specify the data to include in the report:
- Click the entry in the field for Data Sources. This is the data source that your report design specifies. Clicking
it displays the instance model that your report design specifies. In this case the instance model is the Sample Business Model.
- In the field for Instance Models, select the entry for Sample Business Model, then click Remove. You want to override
the default entry and generate the report for the catering model.
- Click the field for Instance Models and click Add.
- In the Load Resource window, click Browse Workspace.
- In the File Selection window, navigate
to and click Catering Business Model.emx.
- Click OK, and click OK again.
- Define how to handle the report output:
- In the Format field, select Adobe Reader (PDF).
- Select the check box for Overwrite existing
files without warning.
- To generate the report, click Apply and then click Report. The
report opens in Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Results
You can now review the report for the Catering Business
Model. Compare the report with the model to see how the report presents
model content.
Note: To regenerate this report, rerun the launch
configuration: Click , select the launch configuration, and click Report.
The report should have pages similar
to the pages shown in the following figure:
