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In Actuate BIRT iServer, a customizable file that contains the format for e-mail messages for e-mail notification.
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In e.Report Designer Professional, a predefined structure for a report design. A template must be a report object design (.rod) file.
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In BIRT technology, a predefined structure for a report design. A report developer uses a report template to maintain a consistent style across a set of report designs and to streamline the report design process. A report template is a model for a complete report or a component of a report. Actuate BIRT provides standard templates and supports custom templates.
In Figure G-132, New Report displays the available templates and Preview displays a representation of the report layout for the selected My First Report, a customer-listing report template.

Figure G-132  Templates available for a new BIRT report design
Related terms

Actuate BIRT iServer, Actuate e.Report Designer Professional, Business Intelligence and Reporting Tools (BIRT) technology, design, format, layout, listing report, notification, report, report object design (.rod) file, spreadsheet report, style

Contrast with

report template (.rpttemplate) file


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