Establishing Database Access For a New Report Template

Before you can create a new report template with BIRT Report Designer, you need to establish database access to the Silk Central repository you want to query.

To establish database access for a new report template:

  1. From within BIRT Report Designer, select the menu File > New > New Report .
  2. Follow the steps in the New Report wizard.
  3. Open the Resource Explorer.
  4. In the Resource Explorer, click Shared Resources > conf > birt > library.rptlibrary > Data Sources > Data Source and drag the required data source into your report’s Data Sources directory, which is located in the Outline window.
  5. In the Resource Explorer, click Shared Resources > conf > birt > library.rptlibrary > Report Parameters and drag the four report parameters sourceUser, sourcePassword, sourceURL, and sourceDriver into your report’s Report Parameters directory, which is located in the Outline window.
  6. Double-click the newly imported data source to open the Edit Data Source dialog box.
  7. Type a valid Driver Class and Database URL. For additional information, see BIRT Data Source Settings topic.
  8. Click Test Connection to test your settings. If the database connection has been established, you can proceed with designing your new report template.
  9. Click OK.