Creating an XML report rendering plug-in project
Create a new plug-in project for the XML report rendering extension using the Eclipse Plug-in Development Environment (PDE).
How to create the XML report rendering plug-in project
1 From the Eclipse PDE menu, choose FileNewPlug-in Project.
2 In Plug-in Project, modify the settings as shown in Table 24‑4.
Table 24‑4 Values for the XML emitter plug-in project fields
Section
Option
Value
Plug-in Project
Project name
org.eclipse.birt.report
.engine.emitter.xml
 
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
Not selected
Working Sets
Add project to working sets
Not selected
Choose Next.
3 In Content, modify the settings as shown in Table 24‑5.
Table 24‑5 Values for the XML emitter plug-in content fields
Section
Option
Value
Plug-in Properties
ID
org.eclipse.birt.report
.engine.emitter.xml
 
Version
1.0.0.qualifier
 
Name
BIRT XML Emitter
 
Vendor
yourCompany.com
or leave blank
 
Execution Environment
JavaSE-1.7
Plug-in Options
Generate an activator, a Java class that controls the plug‑in’s life cycle
Selected
 
Activator
org.eclipse.birt.report
.engine.emitter.xml
.XmlPlugin
 
This plug-in will make contributions to the UI
Not selected
 
Enable API Analysis
Not selected
Rich Client Application
Would you like to create a rich client application?
No
Choose Finish.
The XML report rendering extension project appears in the Eclipse PDE Workbench, as shown in Figure 24‑10.
Figure 24‑10 XML report rendering extension project