Training
BIRT and e.Spreadsheet training classes from Actuate are available in two formats: instructor-led classroom training and instructor-led online training. Classroom training is available in 10 cities in North America, London, Paris, Frankfurt, Singapore, Sydney and Tokyo. On-site training can also be arranged by contacting us.
BIRT Training
Working with BIRT Report Designer
Working with BIRT Report Designer is a 2-day class intended for developers and project managers who have never used BIRT before, or have just started using it. The cost of the class in North America is $1,500 per student for classroom training and $1,000 per student for online training. Pricing for the class in other regions of the world can be found through the registration links below.
Class topics include:
- Creating your first report
- Formatting a report
- Sorting, grouping, and aggregating data
- Creating reports that use parameters
- Writing expressions
- Building a report that contains sub-reports
- Connecting to JDBC, text, and XML data sources
- Joining data sets
- Creating charts
- Designing a multi-page report
- Designing master pages
- Creating hyperlinks
- Adding interactive features to a chart
- Creating and using libraries
- Creating and using templates
View upcoming dates and register for classroom training: North America, UK, France, Germany, Asia-Pacific.
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Integrating and Deploying BIRT
Integrating and Deploying BIRT is a 3-day class that covers advanced scripting with BIRT reports, as well as using the BIRT Java APIs to embed BIRT reports in Java applications. The cost of the class in North America is $2,250 per student for classroom training and $1,500 per student for online training. Pricing for the class in other regions of the world can be found through the registration links below.
The course is intended for developers and project managers who are experienced Java programmers with a working knowledge of the BIRT Report Designer and Eclipse IDE. Topics include:
- Customizing the report-generation process
- Controlling both the run phase and render phase of the report engine
- Sending commands to the BIRT Viewer to display reports
- Incorporating complex business logic in reports
- Adding reporting capabilities to a Java application
- Creating report designs programmatically
- Deploying BIRT reports to an application server
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Developing a Customized BusinessReport Studio Environment
Developing a Customized BusinessReport Studio Environment is a one-day class that teaches students how to set up and customize BusinessReport Studio to meet the reporting needs of business users. The cost of the class in North America is $750 per student for classroom training and $500 per student for online training.
The course is intended for software administrators and project managers. Topics include:
- Overview of BusinessReport Studio
- Creating and publishing report templates
- Creating and publishing information objects
- Customizing the appearance of BusinessReport Studio
- Configuring user access to volume contents
- Customizing BusinessReport Studio functionality
- Creating and integrating a custom data source
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e.Spreadsheet Training
Designing, Customizing and Publishing e.Spreadsheet Reports
Designing, Customizing and Publishing e.Spreadsheet Reports is a two-day class that teaches students how to design a range of e.Spreadsheet reports, from reports with simple formatting to reports using parameters, pivot ranges, macros and other advanced features. The cost of the class in North America is $1,500 per student for classroom training and $1,000 per student for online training.
The course is intended for report developers with a working knowledge of SQL and familiarity with HTML and/or XML. Topics include:
- e.Spreadsheet reporting concepts
- Creating and formatting e.Spreadsheet reports
- Using parameters, multiple report ranges and defined names
- Adding charts and hyperlinks
- Outlining a report
- Publishing reports to the web
- Using pivot ranges
- Setting up security features
- Using macros in reports
- Accessing multiple data sources
- Programming a report using callback classes
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View upcoming dates and register for online training: North America.