Visual Publisher Overview and Demo Mike Macomber Manager, Solutions Consulting

Visual Publisher – What is it? Complement to AdHoc Report Builder, standalone desktop app Based on BIRT, market-leading Open Source Report Builder tool from Actuate Takes data produced by Report Builder (AdHoc Reporting Tool) Provides detailed formatting, calculations to generate highly- customized reports Integrates directly into Report Builder Reporting Analysts use VP, users see only output

Visual Publisher (BIRT) Report Builder vs Visual Publisher AdHoc Report Builder Function: User-Friendly, Wizard-Based List Generator Target User: “Super-User” who likes to dabble in Excel, Reporting Primary Features List Output Sortable, Filterable, Groupable Output to Excel, PDF, PowerPoint Sharable Reports Function: Robust, Fully-Functional Report Design Studio Target User: Reporting specialist trained in or willing to learn higher-end reporting application skills Primary Features Custom-formatted tabular and/or graphic output Complex calculations, subtotals, cross-tabs, etc. MultiPage templates for report ‘packages’

Visual Publisher (BIRT) 5. Save Report Template Integration: How does it work? AdHoc Report Builder 1. Build list output 2. Export Dataset 6. Upload template 7. Run report 3. Import Dataset 4. Design Report Template

Visual Publisher (BIRT) Building an Enhanced Report: AdHoc Report Builder Describe Report Define ScopeDefine ColumnsDefine Filters and Groups Preview ReportExport Dataset

Visual Publisher (BIRT) Report Builder With Visual Publisher AdHoc Report Builder

Visual Publisher in Action (demo)

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