A set of properties that defines the resource group and server service settings for a server configuration template. Default capacity options include small, medium, large, and disable.

A set of report parameters that have a hierarchical relationship, for example:

In that set, each report parameter displays a set of values. Selecting a value from the top-level parameter determines the values that the next parameter displays, and so on. Cascading parameters display only applicable values to the user.

A condition in which the letter case is significant for the purposes of comparison.

The intersection of a row and a column that displays a value in a cross tab, grid element, or table element.

A graphic representation of data or the relationships among sets of data. Chart types include bar, bubble, line, meter, pie, radar, and stock charts.

A report item that displays values from a data set in the form of a chart.

An extension that adds a new chart type, a new component to an existing chart type, or a new user interface component to the BIRT chart engine.

A mechanism that duplicates properties of an item within a volume. For example, a user or a user group can be cloned. The process copies all memberships, properties, and relationships and the properties shown on the Properties page for the item.

In the Actuate product environment, a cloud deployment is a replicated instance of an installed BIRT iHub image that contains only the run-time environment. On a network, nodes having the same cluster ID detect each other and join to form a cluster. All nodes share the same stateless BIRT iHub image.

A group of active BIRT iHub nodes on the same network.

See server configuration template.

A tool that specifies colors for parts of a report such as fonts, backgrounds, lines, and report element backgrounds.

A named column that defines an expression specifying the data to return. Column bindings form a required intermediate layer between data set data and report elements.

An expression used to group data rows into columns and sub-columns in a cross tab element.

A chart that represents multiple data series as different chart types in the same plot area. In Figure G‑1, for example, products A and B sales appear as vertical bars with the y-axis values on the left, and total downloads appears as a line with its y-axis values on the right.

A flat file format that stores data in a tabular structure, separating the rows by new-line characters, the column values by commas, and delimiting the column values containing special characters by quotation marks.

In Metrics Management, an explanation that appears in the dashboard. Typically, the measure owner uses commentary to communicate information about the performance of a measure or initiative. There are four default commentary types: action plan, customer quotes, discussion forum, and owner’s commentary.

In Metrics Management, a reference point that is measured against another reference point to produce meaningful data. Comparative series are added to measures, either as a base or comparison series. Default comparatives include actual, budget, benchmark, target, and previous year.

In Metrics Management, a series used to calculate index values for measures. The calculation uses a base series and a comparison series. Examples of comparison series include actual, budget, and target.

A scheduled job on an iHub volume that has succeeded or failed.

In Metrics Management, a period of time for which data is considered complete. By default, briefing books and views display data for the completed period.

A column in which each cell displays the result of an expression.

A field that displays the result of an expression.

The result of a calculated expression. To display a computed value in a report, use a data element.

An expression that returns value A or value B depending on whether a Boolean expression evaluates to True or False. For example:

A format that applies to a report item when a specified condition is met. For example, text appears in red when the value is negative.

See System Console.

An Extensible Markup Language (XML) file containing the parameters and settings used to set run-time values in a program environment. In BIRT Designer Professional, a file that specifies data source connection settings for a report or information object. The settings in a configuration file override the settings in a report executable file located in a volume. In BIRT iHub server, the file, acserverconfig.xml, specifies settings such as the server configuration template, e‑mail SMTP settings, resource groups, and services.

A Java object that provides access to a data source.

A communication link to a database or other data source, defined by a set of data source connection properties.

A shareable set of connection properties created using BIRT Designer Professional that defines a data source. The connection profile is stored in an encrypted file. A report design accesses separate connection profiles in development and production environments.

A named value used to connect to a data source. Properties vary depending on the data source type. Typical connection properties are user name and password.

In Metrics Management, an operation that combines data across periods and locations, for example, sum, average, and take last known value.

A predefined value. A constant does not change during the time that a program runs.

A data structure that holds one or more different types of data. For example, a grid element can contain label elements and other report items.

A relationship among instantiated objects in a report. One object, the container, defines the scope of other objects, the contents.

A hierarchy of objects in a report.

A tool that converts data from one format to another format. Actuate BIRT technology provides an AFP converter, Excel converters, PDF converters, an HTML converter, a PostScript converter, PowerPoint converters, Word converters, and an XHTML converter.

A report that arranges data into a concise summary for analysis. Aggregate values or charts appear in a matrix of rows and columns. A cross tab shows how one item relates to another, such as monthly sales revenue totals aggregated by product line.

A report item that uses data from a cube to define a cross tab.

A multidimensional data structure that uses dimensions and measures to group and summarize large quantities of data for analysis. A cube also defines a data object for use in Interactive Viewer, Interactive Crosstabs, and reports.

A display of data from a cube, formatted and filtered using Interactive Crosstabs. A cube view can be saved to a cube view (.cubeview) file in a volume.

A file containing formatted and filtered data from a cube, created using Interactive Crosstabs.

In Metrics Management, a period of time for which a user can enter data.

See open data access (ODA).

A mechanism that supports scheduling a report to run as a job when a custom event occurs. BIRT iHub continuously polls the service using the event name and parameters.

A report item that enables integrating third‑party interactive data visualizations into BIRT reports. The Custom Visualization item supports inserting custom HTML, HTML5 code, client-side JavaScript, JavaScript libraries, and CSS code in a report, and connecting the BIRT data to that visualization.