An information object is an encapsulated SQL query designed for use with report design applications, such as Actuate BIRT Designer and Actuate BIRT Studio. Created using the IO Design perspective in Actuate BIRT Designer, information objects can extract and integrate data from a variety of sources, including relational databases, stored procedures, web services, and XML documents. For information about creating information objects, see Designing BIRT Information Objects.
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Simplified data access and retrieval. Report developers select the data to use without knowledge of the underlying data source, how to connect to it, and how to extract data from it.
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Reusability across multiple reports. Reports can use the same set of data, yet can use different columns, sorting and grouping rules, filters, and parameters.
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Dynamic updates to data properties. Changes to an information object propagate to reports that use the information object, ensuring that reports have the latest updates, such as modified connection properties and queries.
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As with other types of data sources, for a report to use data from an information object, you must create the following BIRT objects:
