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1- Introduction
2- Reporting interface after project completion
3- The installation requires
4- Create BIRT Project
5- Create Data Source
6- Create dataset report this ad
7- Create new Report
8- Configuring the size of the report
9- Interface Design (Header)
10- Design charts
11- Run reports for the first time
12- Designing the body of the report
13- Run report (2)
14- Edit style (1)
15- Run report (3)
16- Sub Total
17- Run Report

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1- Introduction
This document is based on:

Eclipse 4.4 (LUNA) (or newer)

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BIRT 4.4

2- Reporting interface after project completion

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This is a photo of report will be made in this document:

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Raw data:

First of all, we need to understand some professional knowledge:

A CUSTOMER can create one or more ACCOUNT in a branch of some bank.

Each account corresponds with a service PRODUCT provided by the bank.
Each account has an AVAILABLE BALANCE.

For convenience, you can look at the following raw data.

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** SQL **

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1 Select Acc.Account_Id
2     ,Acc.Cust_Id
3     ,Cus.Address        Cust_Address
4     ,Acc.Product_Cd -- Product Code (Service of Bank)
5     ,Acc.Open_Branch_Id -- Branch (of Bank)
6     ,Bra.Name           Branch_Name
7     ,Acc.Avail_Balance -- Available Balance
8 From   Account  Acc
9     ,Customer Cus
10     ,Branch   Bra
11 Where  Acc.Cust_Id = Cus.Cust_Id
12 And    Acc.Open_Branch_Id = Bra.Branch_Id;

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3- The installation requires

BIRT Plugin:

For programming BIRT report, you need to install BIRT tools into Eclipse. You can see the instructions at:
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Install BIRT report tools into Eclipse

Sample database:

LearningSQL  is a small database used commonly in the instruction of o7planning. The instruction of programming
BIRT report also uses data on this Database. You need to create this Database (It takes only 5 minutes) as the
following instruction:

Sample Oracle Database for Learning SQL

Sample SQL Server Database for Learning SQL

Sample MySQL Database for Learning SQL

JDBC Driver library for Databases (Oracle, MySQL, SQLServer) and its use:

Depending on the type of Database, you use the equivalent JDBC Driver library of that Database (It takes you 3
minutes to finish it), look at the instruction of download at:

JDBC Driver Libraries for different types of database in Java

4- Create BIRT Project

In Eclipse select: 
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File/New/Other...

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HelloBIRT

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5- Create Data Source

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Create a Data Source from JDBC, or XML,... In this document, we will create  Data Source from  JDBC connected
with LearningSQL database.

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Here I connect JDBC with LearningSQL database (on DB Oracle). However, other Database manipulation is carried out
alike.

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ojdbc6.jar is a JDBC Driver library for Oracle

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“See more:

JDBC Driver Libraries for different types of database in Java

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Check whether database LearningSQL has been connected or not.

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6- Create dataset

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Enter: 

Data Set Name: Account avail balance

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1 Select Acc.Open_Branch_Id
2      ,Bra.Name           Branch_Name
3      ,Acc.Cust_Id
4      ,Cus.Address        Cust_Address
5      ,Acc.Account_Id

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6      ,Acc.Product_Cd
7      ,Acc.Avail_Balance
8 From   Account  Acc
9      ,Customer Cus
10      ,Branch   Bra
11 Where  Acc.Cust_Id = Cus.Cust_Id
12 And    Acc.Open_Branch_Id = Bra.Branch_Id
13 Order  By Acc.Open_Branch_Id

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7- Create new Report

In Eclipse select:

File/New/Other...

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File name: BranchReport01.rptdesign

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8- Configuring the size of the report

We create a default report whose size is the same as that of an A4 paper.
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Select property: 

Orientation: Landscape

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Configuring Border:

You can also change other properties.

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9- Interface Design (Header)

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?
1 <H3>
2 Vietcombank
3 </H3>

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1 <B>
2 <I>
3 For internal use only
4 </I>
5 </B>

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10- Design charts

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11- Run reports for the first time

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12- Designing the body of the report

Raw data like the illustration below:

But we will design the report so that its display is more simple and eye-catching (As the below illustration)

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We will carry out step by step.

Drag and drop Table icon into the screen of report.

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13- Run report (2)

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14- Edit style (1)

The report runs, but its interface is not beautiful. We need to adjust some styles.

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15- Run report (3)

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16- Sub Total

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17- Run Report

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