About optional browser-based tools

Information Console provides access to additional Actuate browser-based tools. These tools open in the web browser when editing or viewing specific Actuate file types in Information Console. Each browser-based tool includes online help for additional information about the active tool. Manuals are also available in PDF or printed format from Actuate Corporation. For more information about customizing skins, see About Actuate documentation later in this section.

Browser-based tools require specific Actuate BIRT iServer option licenses. The BIRT iServer administrator chooses if all users or selected users can access these tools. Contact your BIRT iServer administrator for information about what tools are available through your Information Console.

The following browser-based Actuate tools can launch from Information Console:

n	BIRT Data Analyzer

Supports the multidimensional analysis of data cubes and viewing data as tables and charts. BIRT Data Analyzer launches in the following instances; when a user edits a cross-tab component inside a BIRT document, when a user analyzes a BIRT data object store file, and when a user maximizes a cross-tab gadget on a dashboard. Users can save their data analysis as cube view files.

See this tool’s online help for additional information. Figure 1-7 shows BIRT Data Analyzer launched from a data object store file.

Figure 1-7  BIRT Data Analyzer interface

n	BIRT Interactive Viewer

Supports filtering, formatting, and viewing BIRT document files. For example, the user can change the order in which values display and show or hide detail rows. Figure 1-8 shows BIRT Interactive Viewer.

Figure 1-8  BIRT Interactive Viewer interface

This browser-based tool launches by selecting Enable Interactivity from the BIRT Viewer menu or by maximizing a report gadget on a BIRT Dashboard. See this tool’s online help for additional information.

n	BIRT Studio

Supports business users editing existing Actuate BIRT design files or creating new document designs. Figure 1-9 shows BIRT Studio.

Figure 1-9  BIRT Studio interface

BIRT Studio launches when a user edits an existing BIRT design file or when a user wants to create a new BIRT design file. Choosing BIRT Studio from the inner banner menu launches BIRT Studio.

This option appears only if the BIRT iServer has the BIRT Studio option. For more information about using BIRT Studio, refer to the BIRT Studio online help.

Figure 1-10 shows how to launch BIRT Studio.

Figure 1-10  Opening BIRT Studio

n	BIRT Viewer

Supports basic viewing tasks, such as navigating BIRT document files, using a table of contents, viewing parameter information, and exporting data. This browser-based tool is the default viewer for BIRT document files. See this tool’s online help for additional information.

Figure 1-11 shows BIRT Viewer.

Figure 1-11  BIRT Viewer interface

n	DHTML Viewer

Supports viewing the output of an information object or an e.Report in Dynamic Hyper Text Markup Language (DHTML) format.

See this tool’s online help for additional information. Figure 1-12 shows DHTML Viewer.

Figure 1-12  DHTML Viewer interface

n	Actuate Query Wizard

Creates a query of an information object. For more information about using the Query Wizard, see Working with Actuate Query.

Figure 1-13 shows Actuate Query Wizard.

Figure 1-13  Actuate Query Wizard interface

Additional browser-based tools for data analysis include the following:

n	Actuate e.Analysis

Supports analysis of search results from an Actuate Basic report designed in e.Reports Designer Professional and from Actuate Query files. See this tool’s online help for additional information. For more information about e.Analysis, see Using e.Analysis.

Figure 1-14 shows Actuate e.Analysis.

Figure 1-14  Actuate e.Analysis interface

n	Analytics Cube Viewer

Supports analysis of search results from Actuate Analytics Cubes and Reports designed in Actuate Analytics Cube Designer. See this tool’s online help for additional information.

Figure 1-15 shows the Analytics Cube Viewer tool.

Figure 1-15  Analytics Cube Viewer interface

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