Installing the BIRT Report Designer to work with web reports

Before you can modify or create reports using the BIRT Report Designer, complete the following high-level steps:

1. Download version 4.8.0 of the BIRT Report Designer, as described below.
2. Copy three AR System plug-ins in their proper location, as described below.
3. Specify the BIRT library and template location in the BIRT Report Designer.

To download and open the BIRT Report Designer

1. Download the RCP Designer version of the BIRT Report Designer.
2. Extract the BIRT Report Designer zip file to a destination directory.
   For example, if you extract the zip file to c:\birtdesigner48 folder, the BIRT installation directory is c:\birtdesigner\birt.
3. To open the BIRT Report Designer application, click the BIRT.exe file.

To copy AR System plug-ins for use with BIRT

1. Go to the BIRTInstallDir/plugins folder.

2. Copy and paste the following plug-ins from your mid-tier plugins directory (MidTierInstallDir/WEB-INF/platform/plugins) to :

   com.bmc.arsys.oda.designtime_versionNumber.buildNumber.jar
   com.bmc.arsys.oda.runtime_versionNumber.buildNumber.jar
   com.bmc.arsys.studio.api_versionNumber.buildNumber.jar

3. Modify the BIRTInstallDir/configuration/config.ini file, and then add the following bundles in osgi.bundles property at the end:
   com.bmc.arsys.oda.designtime_versionNumber.buildNumber.jar
   com.bmc.arsys.oda.runtime_versionNumber.buildNumber.jar
   com.bmc.arsys.studio.api_versionNumber.buildNumber.jar
   
   For example, after adding these bundles the osgi.bundles property looks like:
   osgi.bundles=reference\:file\:org.eclipse.equinox.simpleconfigurator_1.3.0.vXXXXXXXX-XXXX.jar@1\:start, com.bmc.arsys.oda.designtime@start, com.bmc.arsys.oda.designtime_9.1.10.build009.jar@start,com.bmc.arsys.oda.runtime_9.1.10.build009.jar@start,com.bmc.arsys.studio.api_9.1.10.build009.jar@start
4. In the BIRTInstallDir directory, launch BIRT.exe.
   The BIRT Report Designer application opens.

If the datasource is not displayed after configuring BIRT Designer, see the knowledge article BIRT Designer - Remedy AR System Server BMC datasource is not appearing in BIRT after following directions

Where to go from here

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