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BIRT Chart APIs

Jason Weathersby (Actuate Corporation)

Reporting · Long Talk
Presentation
Tuesday, 16:30, 50 minutes | Room 207 |

The Eclipse Chart Engine is a complete charting library fully integrated into BIRT Reporting. The charting package is also available as a standalone library and includes a chart builder UI, a rich EMF chart model and a chart engine API. This tutorial will cover the following topics:
• Creation of the chart xml model using the chart builder in standalone mode
• Reading/Writing the chart xml model
• Modifying the chart model programmatically
• Binding data to the chart before execution
• Integrating the chart rendering process in a JSP or desktop application (SWT/Swing)
• Calling the Chart Builder from your RCP application
Each step will be demonstrated through code and in-depth explanations regarding the Chart APIs and examples for each scenario will be provided. This tutorial is dedicated to API developers embedding BIRT Charts in their applications.

Jason Weathersby is the BIRT Evangelist at Actuate Corporation and a member of the Eclipse Business Intelligence and Reporting Tools (BIRT) Project Management Committee (PMC). Jason has over 15 years experience in the software development field, ranging from real time process control to business intelligence software. At Actuate, Jason is currently responsible for educating the Open Source community on BIRT and encouraging its adoption.