Importing a BIRT report

You can use the Data Management Portal to add custom reports by importing BIRT report designs.

To add a custom report, you must first design and develop the report using the BIRT designer tool. The report design must be saved to a .rptdesign file that you can access from the client system.

Note: In TADDM 7.3.0.3, and later, the columns in extended attributes database views have specific data types, for example, VARCHAR. In the previous TADDM releases, the columns had only CLOB type. Therefore, after you upgrade to Fix Pack 3, the BIRT reports that use extended attributes might stop working. For example, if extended attributes columns are not cast to a specific data type, for example, VARCHAR, errors might be generated.

To import a BIRT report, complete the following steps:

1. In the Functions pane of the Data Management Portal, click Analytics.
2. In the Analytics section, click BIRT Reports.
   The TADDM BIRT Reports list opens, displaying all of the available BIRT reports.
3. Click New.
4. When prompted, specify the details of the new report, including the name, description, and the location of the report design file.
   The name and description are used to identify the report in the TADDM BIRT Reports list.
5. Click OK.