Task 4: Lay out the data
In this procedure, you create a layout that displays the data in a simple row‑and-column format.
1 Drag the Products data set from Data Explorer, and drop it in the layout editor. BIRT Report Designer creates a table that contains all the data set fields and corresponding labels, as shown in
Figure 13‑36.
Figure 13‑36 Layout editor displaying product data in a table
2 Edit and format the labels in the table’s header row (the first row).
1 Double-click PRODUCTNAME. Change the text to:
Product Name
2 Press Enter to accept the change.
3 Similarly, edit the PRODUCTVENDOR and QUANTITYINSTOCK labels so that they appear as follows:
Vendor
Quantity In Stock
4 Select the row that contains those labels.
5 In Property Editor, in General properties:
Choose B to format all the label text as bold text.
Choose the Left button to align the labels to the left.
3 Preview the report. It should look like the one shown in
Figure 13‑37.
Figure 13‑37 Report preview
