An EGL BIRT handler (that is,
an EGL handler of type BIRTHandler)
contains functions that are invoked when EGL is creating a report
document.
The process of creating a BIRT handler is to create a source file
and, within
that file, to code the handler. For details on what to code, see "EGL
BIRT
handler" in the Reference Guide.
To create a BIRT handler,
do as follows:
- Identify a project or folder to contain the
file. If necessary, create
the project or folder.
- In the workbench, click .
- Select the project
or folder that will contain the EGL source file and
then select a package.
- In the EGL Source File
Name field, type the name
of the handler source file. The file name will be identical to the
name of
the report handler name.
- Click Finish.
- The next step works only if the capability "EGL with BIRT support"
is
in effect. To put that capability into effect, click and, when
the Preferences dialog is
displayed, highlight and,
at the right, select the checkbox for EGL with BIRT report
support.
- In the EGL source editor,
type handler with no subsequent
space and press Ctrl-Space. At the context
menu, select Handler
- EGL BIRT Handler.
- Type the handler name.
For an overview of EGL support for BIRT, see "Creating
reports with BIRT."