BIRT Studio can be deployed in three ways:
Re-usable Templates and Themes
Uses reusable BIRT Report components that are provided out-of-the box, or that developers create for them, that define report layout, structure, look, and available data for business intelligence reporting.
Self-service Report Creation
Business users can add columns, calculations, aggregations, conditional formats, filters, parameters, charts, tables or pre-built business intelligence report objects; sort, group and organize data; and format columns, fonts and values.
Query and Analysis
Serves as query and analysis business intelligence tool for BIRT reports: business users can select data; apply calculations and aggregations; and control how data is displayed, filtered, and sorted.