You run a report executable when you want Actuate Deployment Kit to generate a report with the most current data. A report executable file contains compiled code that specifies how the server generates a report and what data it retrieves for the report. A specific run of a report executable or opening of a document file is called a job. You run BIRT Report Design (.rptdesign) files and open BIRT Report Documents (.rptdocument) files using Actuate BIRT Deployment Kit.
When you run a job, Deployment Kit provides some default settings. You change these settings to filter report data by report parameters.
Running a BIRT report job
Running a job instructs the server to process a report executable or open a document immediately. When the job successfully finishes, the generated output appears. If the job takes a few minutes to finish, Actuate Deployment Kit displays the completed pages as they become available.
How to run a job
This procedure describes how to run a BIRT report design executable (.rptdesign) file.
1 Navigate to the folder that contains the .rptdesign file.
2 Choose the link to the report. You can choose either the file name or the version name. If the report executable uses parameters, Run—Parameters appears, as shown in Figure 3‑1.
Figure 3‑1 Run—Parameters
3 Select values for the parameters if the report uses parameters. When you complete filling the blanks, choose Finish.
