Install BIRT viewer to WAS 6.1 Prepared by: Daron Whitehouse Notes: Tested on WAS v6.1 and v7.0 (windows) using BIRT runtime engine v2.3.0
Login to WAS admin console – or - – From workbench > Servers tab > right click server > run Administrative console
Install new application – Expand Install New Application – Browse to locate birt.war from BIRT runtime folder – Specify Context root (“viewer” in this example) – Click Next until the Summary page (next slide)
Finish Installation – Click Finish
Save installation Click Save
Install jdbc jar(s) – Copy jdbc jar to BIRT viewer driver folder – ${USER_INSTALL_ROOT}\installedApps\{node}\birt_war.ear\birt.war\WEB-INF\platform \plugins\org.eclipse.birt.report.data.oda.jdbc_2.3.0.v \drivers – Use Environment > WebSphere Variables to check ${USER_INSTALL_ROOT} value
Start BIRT viewer web application – Expand Applications and click Enterprise Applications – Check off birt_war and press Start
Install BIRT report(s) into viewer web – Copy/Move any BIRT report – *.rptdesign into birt.war folder where deployed on server – Better yet, create folders to organize reports by business unit Excecute report via URL – – Pass parameters: &parm1=somevalue&parm2=anothervalue – Specify render format: &__format=pdf, or &__format=xls – Check out the following link for further options: