Managing reports : Accessing reports

Accessing reports

To access reports using a Java Component, you open the Java Components web application using a hyperlink or a web address similar to the following URL:

http://actuate1:8080/ActuateJavaComponents

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ActuateJavaComponents the context root to web application. The context root is set by the web server administrator.

Figure 2-1 shows the default Java Components landing page. The landing page looks different if your company has customized the page.

Figure 2-1   Java Components landing page

Each product on this list is a separately licensed Java Component. How you access files depends upon which licenses you have:

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If you have not purchased a license for a Deployment Kit but purchased a license for BIRT Report Studio or BIRT Interactive Viewer, you access the reports using a URL for the Documents page. The Documents page has identical functionality to that of the Deployment Kit Documents page.
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If you have only purchased a license for BIRT Viewer, you do not have access to theDocuments page and only view reports for which you have a direct URL.

This manual uses the BIRT Deployment Kit as an example. The Documents Page for each product has the same appearance and functionality.The pages for each Deployment Kit have the same appearance and functionality.

Choose a Deployment Kit link on the Java Components landing page to open the Deployment Kit landing page, as shown in Figure 2-2.

Figure 2-2  Deployment Kit landing page

Choose the launch link to open the Deployment Kit Documents page. Figure 2-3 shows an example Documents page. The Documents page looks different if it has been customized by an administrator or developer.

Figure 2-3  Deployment Kit Documents page