Using the BIRT data object API : Tutorial 5: Creating a data element using the Design Engine API : Task 2: Create a GenerateDataObject Java class
 
Task 2: Create a GenerateDataObject Java class
This Java class creates a simple report design, with table, list, and image elements.
1 Choose File➛New➛Class. New Java Class appears.
2 In Name type:
GenerateDataObject
3 In Package, as shown in Figure 28‑5, type:
myPackage
Figure 28‑5 Creating a GenerateDataObject class
4 Choose Finish. GenerateDataObject.java opens in the Java editor.
5 Add a BIRT_HOME static variable to the class. For the default installation of iHub on a 32-bit Windows system, use the following line in the body of the GenerateDataObject class body:
private static final String BIRT_HOME = "C:/Program Files(x86)/Actuate/iHub2/Jar/BIRT/platform";