When you log in to BIRT Analytics Loader for the first time, there are no existing projects, and the Open and Remove tabs are grayed out, as shown in Figure 2‑2.
Figure 2‑2 Creating a new project
Choose New to create a new project. Create new project appears, as shown in Figure 2‑3.
Figure 2‑3 Setting a new project
BIRT Loader users can access only projects they create. A BIRT Loader administrator user can access all projects.
How to create a new project
1 To create a new project, you set the following parameters:
In Name, type the name of the project.
In IP, type the IP address of the web server where BIRT Analytics Loader is installed.
In Port, type the port number that the BIRT Analytics Loader application uses. The default port number is 8105.
Choose SSL if a secure connection is used. In this case the default port number is 8106.
In User, type the FastDB Engine user. The default user is SYSTEM.
In Password, type the FastDB Engine user’s password. The default password is PASSWORD.
Figure 2‑4 displays the settings of a project named MyFirstProject.
Figure 2‑4 Setting up MyFirstProject
2 Choose OK to create the project. The Projects management page appears and the project name is in the drop-down list, as shown in Figure 2‑5.
In Name, type the name of the project.
