Managing reports : Connecting to a repository

Connecting to a repository

If you use iServer to manage the repository, use Information Console to manage reports instead of the BIRT Viewers. For information about managing reports using Information Console, see Working with Reports using Information Console. For the Java Component BIRT Interactive Viewer, users can access stored reports in a file system repository. To open the Java Component BIRT Interactive Viewer files and folders page, complete one of the following tasks:

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If your company has a web site with a link to the BIRT Interactive Viewer repository landing page, start your web browser, then choose the link.
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Start your web browser, then provide the URL for the BIRT Interactive Viewer repository landing page. For example, type the following URL:
http://actuate1:8900/ActuateJavaComponent/getfolderitems.do
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ActuateJavaComponent is the context root to BIRT Viewer. The web server administrator defines this context root.
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Figure 9-1 shows an example repository folders page.

Figure 9-1  Repository folders page