Integrating and Extending BIRT

Chapter 17. Developing a Report Item Extension

This chapter describes how to create a BIRT extension in the Eclipse PDE using the sample report item extension, rotated label. You learn about creating a BIRT report item extension in the following sections:

• Understanding a report item extension

• Developing the sample report item extension

• Understanding the sample report item extension

• Building, deploying, and testing the rotated label report item plug-in

Understanding a report item extension

A report item extension adds a new type of report item to the BIRT framework by implementing multiple extension points. A plug-in that defines an extension point typically contains an XML extension point schema definition (.exsd) file in a schema subdirectory. This ...