Chapter 1 - Create a BIRT project on Eclipse

Create a new project on Eclipse of type Report Project and name it DEMO



Once the DEMO project is created, open the Report Design perspective on Eclipse


Right click on the DEMO project and create a new report with the Blank Report template and name it Reported Issues:

The report is added to the project with the .rptdesign extension:

BIRT reports are XML files. Click on the XML Source tab to explore the content. Fortunately, you have to know nothing about the BIRT report's XML specification. Everything is almost done in a visual way.