Designing a BIRT application involves the following tasks. You do not have to perform all the tasks in the order in which they are presented here, but if you are new to designing BIRT data objects and dashboards in BIRT Designer Professional, you can use the following task list as a starting point:
Plan the application.
Add content to the project.
Add a BIRT data object.
Add a dashboard.
Add a BIRT design.
Publish to a server.
Edit the landing page.
Publish as a BIRT application.
Preview and test the BIRT application.
For more information about starting BIRT Designer Professional, navigating the interface, and how to create a BIRT report, see Learning the basics.
Plan the application.