This presentation introduces the Business Intelligence and Reporting Tools (BIRT) project, a powerful reporting framework that is part of the open source Eclipse initiative. BIRT is a recommended reporting and analytics component of a MySQL Data Warehouse Scale-out Solution Set. Using BIRT, MySQL developers can cost-effectively create reports against their MySQL data and quickly deploy these reports to a wide audience.

This session explains the process for harnessing BIRT’s features for your java reporting needs. Topics covered include:

• BIRT Overview and Architecture
• Content Development and Distribution Model
• Report Development Strategy
• High Level BIRT Architecture
• BIRT 2.0 Feature Set: What's New
• Report Designer Features
• Report Engine Features
• Chart Features
• BIRT Integration and Customization
• Extension Point Overview
• API Overview
• Example BIRT Deployment Models
• BIRT In Action
• Tour a real world BIRT Implementation