BIRT Designer Pro is a designer with additional features that works within the Eclipse IDE. If desired, the Eclipse Workbench Plug-in can add the functionality of the Eclipse IDE such as creating and manipulating Eclipse projects, working with source code control, and invoking other tools such as Java development tools. JavaScript, Java and Eclipse-like IDE capabilities can be used to further control report layout, data access, data transformation and report rendering.
BIRT Designer Pro is available through a standalone Windows installer or as a plug-in to
your existing Eclipse IDE.
BIRT Designer is a designer with additional features from Actuate that works outside the Eclipse IDE. It is for report developers who want a stand-alone report designer. JavaScript can be used to custom report functionality, behavior and business logic without compiling.
| BIRT Designer |
BIRT Designer Professional | |
|---|---|---|
| Current Version | Actuate 10 | Actuate 10 |
| Supported Platforms | Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2003 Windows Vista Enterprise Windows Vista Business Windows XP Pro Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS 4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 4.0 & 5.0 |
Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2003 Windows Vista Enterprise Windows Vista Business Windows XP Pro Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS 4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 4.0 & 5.0 |
| Memory Requirements | 512 MB minimum | 512 MB minimum |
| Disk Requirements | 300 MB minimum | 300 MB minimum |
| Download Size | 351 MB | 434 MB |