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select 
  i.key as"Issue", i.summary as "Summary", t.name as "Type", t.url as "TypeUrl", s.name as "Status", c.colorname as "Status Color"
from 
  ISSUES i 
    join
  ISSUETYPEDEFINITIONS t on t.id = i.typeid
    join
  ISSUESTATUSDEFINITIONS s on s.id = i.statusid
    join
  ISSUESTATUSCATEGORYDEFINITIONS c on c.id = s.categoryid
where 
  i.jql = 'reporter = currentUser()'

and paste it in the BIRT report:

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Click on the Finish button and explore more data set options:

Output Colums: It shows the colum Names, thier Type and the Display Name among other data.  Tip: you might want to use aliases for columns in your SQL for JIRA query as it simplifies the Name and Display Name later configuration.

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JIRA data can also be explored at real time in the Preview Results:

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Finally click on the OK button to create the Data Set on the BIRT report:

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