Creating a rotated label report item plug-in project
Create a new plug-in project for the rotated label report item extension in the Eclipse PDE.
How to create the plug-in project
1 In the Eclipse PDE, choose File➛New➛Plug-in Project.
2 In New Plug-in Project, modify the settings as shown in Table 23‑1.
Table 23‑1 Settings for the report item plug-in project
Section
Option
Value
Plug-in Project
Project name
org.eclipse.birt.sample.reportitem.rotatedlabel
 
Use default location
Selected
 
Location
Not available when you select Use default location
Project Settings
Create a Java project
Selected
 
Source folder
src
 
Output folder
bin
Target Platform
Eclipse version
3.5 or greater
 
OSGi framework
Deselected
Working Sets
Add project to working set
Deselected
Plug-in Project appears, as shown in Figure 23‑1.
Figure 23‑1 Specifying the report item plug-in project settings
Choose Next. Plug-in Content appears.
3 In Plug-in Content, modify the settings as shown in Table 23‑2.
Table 23‑2 Settings for the report item plug-in content
Section
Option
Value
Properties
ID
org.eclipse.birt.sample.reportitem.rotatedlabel
 
Version
1.0.0
 
Name
RotatedLabel
 
Vendor
yourCompany.com or leave blank
 
Execution Environment
JavaSE-1.7
Options
Generate an activator, a Java class that controls the plug‑in’s life cycle
Deselected
 
Activator
Not available; leave blank
 
This plug-in will make contributions to the UI
Deselected
 
Enable API Analysis
Deselected
Rich Client Application
Would you like to create a 3.x rich client application?
No
New Plug-in Content appears, as shown in Figure 23‑2. Choose Finish.
Figure 23‑2 Specifying the report item plug-in project content settings
The rotated label report item extension project appears in the Eclipse PDE Workbench, as shown in Figure 23‑3.
Figure 23‑3 Viewing the report item plug-in project overview