Applying styles to customize web report appearance

This example explains how to customize the appearance of a new report by doing the following tasks:

• Modify the style elements of the report
• Edit the table header of the report

To apply table styles to a report

1. To open the file of a report in the BIRT Report Designer, choose File > Open File, and then select the file.
   The report opens in the Layout tab of the layout editor.
2. In the Data Explorer tab, right-click a data set under the Data Sets node, and drag and drop it into the layout editor.
   Data set element dragged into layout editor in the BIRT Report Designer
   
   After you drop the data set into the layout editor, the table is automatically created with the fields you selected for the data set.
3. In the bottom left corner of the table, click the Table icon.
   The icons for other parts of table appear on the left, such as Table-Header, Table-Detail, and Table-Footer.
   Table for an unformatted report
   
4. Right-click the icon of the report element to which you want to apply a style, and choose Style > Apply Style, and select a style appropriate for the report element.
   For example, apply the bmcReportTheme:TableHeader theme to the Table-Header.
   Selecting a style
   
   
5. Save the report.
6. To preview the report, choose Run > View Report > In Web Viewer.

To rename the report header

1. In the Layout tab of the layout editor, right-click the report header and choose Edit.
   Layout editor
   
   
2. Type the updated title of the report.
3. Click Save.

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