X2Birt is a service for accessing data from a variety of sources and using the extracted data in BIRT reports. Possible sources of information for X2BIRT include, but are not limited to, high-volume print streams, archived high-volume electronic documents in Enterprise Content Management (ECM) systems; operational reports from mainframes and more. X2BIRT turns previously dormant information into interactive report content with the use of Actuate BIRT products, including BIRT Designer Pro, BIRT Studio, BIRT Interactive Viewer, and BIRT Scorecard. Information is transformed into a data source for ActuateOne that comes alive with user serviceable dashboards, in-memory, archived data analytics™, scorecards and more, deployed in the form of custom business intelligence applications and information applications that guarantee the best BI user experience available today. X2BIRT is the only available product of its kind.
X2BIRT is ideal for organizations that consistently produce high-volume documents, either printed or presented online, including financial institutions, telecommunication organizations, government agencies, manufacturers and more. The product taps into banking, telephone, credit card, and investment statements, making it easier to translate the information provided into actionable reports.
The batch load using iServer option utilizes the following services/tools:
Xenos transformation services for documents (TS4DOCS) is comprised of the Print Stream Parser, Xenos XFT, Indexer (optional) and BIRT Generator (calls the BIRT Report Engine)
BIRT IDAPI Service
BIRT IDAPI Publisher
BIRT Report Engine
BIRT Designer Pro
ActuateOne BIRT products
The steps required to use batch loading with iServer deployment option are as follows:
The BIRT IDAPI service creates a pool of connections to the iServer
The BIRT IDAPI Publisher (API) publishes documents to iServer, which are then accessible to BIRT Designer Pro
The BIRT IDAPI Document Query queries iServer for an existing BIRT Report
The BIRT Report Engine prepares content for use with the BIRT Report Designer Pro
BIRT Designer Pro developer creates report templates for use with ActuateOne products