About BIRT dashboard functionality

Actuate BIRT dashboards support the following user activities:

n	Building web-based reports and performance indicators using charts, tables, cross tabs, and Adobe Flash objects.

n	Using multiple BIRT document or design files at the same time.

n	Viewing a part of a BIRT document or design file instead of an entire file.

n	Displaying and linking multiple data sources.

n	Interacting with gadgets by launching browser-based tools such as BIRT Data Analyzer.

n	Keeping information up-to-date using dashboard and gadget refresh timers.

n	Exploring data using dynamic filtering and drill-through.

Data displayed in gadgets comes from existing Actuate BIRT documents, from BIRT data objects, or from external web sources. Gadgets can link together so that a change to one updates all other linked gadgets. The BIRT 360 option for BIRT iServer is required to open and subscribe to dashboard and gadget files.

Some optional features require appropriate BIRT iServer options. For example, to use browser-based tools such as BIRT Interactive Viewer or BIRT Data Analyzer, the appropriate BIRT iServer options are required.

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