Installating and Configuring Java, MySQL and BIRT.

Lesson 1 Installation AND Configuration Using Eclipse BIRT to Develop Reports in a Java Based Application

Hardware Requirements Minimum Requirements 1 GHz 512 MB RAM (1 GB recommended) 300 MB free disk space

Software Requirement PC with following operating System: Windows Server 2008/2003/Vista Enterprise/Vista Business/XP Pro or UNIX platform Eclipse BIRT MySQL Apache (optional) Adobe Acrobat Reader & Flash Player (optional) Internet Connection (optional)

Steps to Get Started Install & Configure MySQL http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/mysql/5.1.html Install Eclipse BIRT Platform with All-in-one option http://download.eclipse.org/birt/downloads/ Configure Eclipse BIRT and MySQL using JDBC connection. http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/j/

Installation and Configuration mySQL

Download mySQL To Download MySQL, go to http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/mysql/5.1.html Scroll down to MySQL Community Server Download by selecting Windows 32-bit and clicking on Downloadbutton. (Appox.imately 40 M)

Download mySQL Click to Proceed to next step

Download mySQL Click on Save, to save the zip file to the local disk.

Download mySQL Click on Run button to start the MySQL installation process. Click on Run

Download mySQL Click on the Next button.

Download mySQL Select Typical Install and click on Next button.

Download mySQL Click on the Finish button.

Download mySQL Add a check mark to include folder in the PATH

Download mySQL To test, type the following command in the cmd window: Mysql –uroot –pdba (type exit to exit out of MySQL)

You should have mySql installed Congratulations!! Now it time to create a database in MySQL

Installing MySQL Administration and Development Tool (Optional) MySQLAdministrator

Reference http://www.evaria.com/v3/index/article/23/how-to-install-mysql-5.0.x-on-windows.html Tools: http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/gui-tools/5.0.html (17 MB) MySQL Administrator 1.2 Generally Available (GA) MySQL Query Browser 1.2 Generally Available (GA) MySQL Migration Toolkit 1.1 Generally Available (GA)

http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/gui-tools/5.0.html Download and Run

Create Company Database Start | Programs | MySQL | MySQL Administrator Server Host: localhost Port: 3306 Username: root Password: dba

Create Company Database ,[object Object]

Move the mouse to the Schema panel and right click the mouse.

Type company in the Create new Schema,[object Object]

MySQL Browser Select Open Script.. Option in the File menu Select EFC.sql (Included on the CD with the course). Click Open button when done.

Select company on the right pan (Schemata Tab) Click on Execute button to execute the script. Exit the mySql application.

Now, you should have mySql installed and a database Company created Congratulations!! Now it time to install Eclipse/BIRT

Installing BIRT Report Designer In browser, type the URL http://download.eclipse.org/birt/downloads/ 2. Select All-in-One option (it includes the Eclipse platform, Eclipse Modeling Framework and BIRT report Designer)

All-in-One Option All-In-One Option contains the BIRT Report Designer Full Eclipse Install package with: Eclipse Platform Graphics Editor Framework Eclipse Modeling BIRT Report Designer

Select the download to download BIRT. Size: approximately 220MB

Unzip the file and extract the archive file.,[object Object]

Connecting MySQL and Eclipse BIRT using JDBC Connection

Download Java Connect Download the Java connector from the mySQL website http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/j/

Download Java Connect Select source and Binary (zip) option Platform Independent (Architecture Independent), ZIP Archive

Download Java Connect Select save option

Download Java Connect Save in MySQL folder.

Setup Environment Variable Start | Setting | Control Panel | System Control Panel

In the System Properties Window, select Advanced Tab | Environment Variables…. Click OK when done. Setup Environment Variable

Setup Environment Variable Set the PATH variable to the bin folder for MySQL. Click OK to save the changes.

Set Environment Variable ,[object Object],Click OK to save the changes. Log out and log back in.

Now, you should have Eclipse BIRT and MySQL installed, configured and integrated Congratulations!! Now it time to start a project using Eclipse/BIRT with MySQL to store data

Creating A Simple Report Starting Eclipse

Steps to Create A Simple Report Create a Project Create a New Report Build a Data Source Build a Data Set Lay out the report

Starting Eclipse Open the Eclipse folder, double click on the Eclipse icon to start Eclipse.

In the Workspace Launcher, click on the Browse button and select the folder where you want the Eclipse to store the files.

Eclipse’s Welcome Screen Overview of the features supported by Eclipse Find out what is new Sample Project Tutorial

Report Design Perspective To start BIRT Report Designer, on Eclipse’s main menu, select window-> open Perspective -> Report Design

Report Design Perspective Report Design Perspective Report Editor Palette/ Data Explore / Library Explore Navigator / Outline Properties Editor / Problems

1. Create A Project Chose File-> New -> Project On the New Projects window, select Report Project under Business Intelligence and Reporting Tools and then click Next

Create A Project (cont) Enter Project Name and then choose Finish.

Create A Project (cont) MyFirstReport project can be seen in the Navigator window.

2. Build a Data Source Choose the Data Explorer or choose Window->Show View->Data Explorer

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