Built on open-source Eclipse platform, Birt is a powerful reporting system that provides the ability to report the end--end solution, from creating and distributing reports to integrate in enterprise applications. The first in a two-book series about this exciting technology, Birt, Second Edition: Field Guide Reporting is the authoritative guide to using the Birt Report Designer, graphical tool that allows users of all levels to build reports, simple to sophisticated, without programming. Birt, Second Edition: Field Guide Reporting is an important resource for users who want to create presentation quality reports from a single day. By the time you finish this book you learn the following and more Design effective business and corporate reports that convey information through pictures, graphs, tables, and cross tabsBuild report using data from various sources, including databases, XML documents, spreadsheets, and reports servicesEnliven web with interactive features, such as hyperlinks, Tooltips, and consistent highlightingCreate style report and collaborate with other report designers through the use of templates and a library of reusable elementsLocalize report to an international audience Second edition, revised and expanded, adds updated examples and covers all the new and improved product features, including Cross tabs and OLAP cubesNew chart types, including Gantt, bubble, tube, and cone as sourceNew chartsWeb service report data output new formats, including doc, ppt, xls, and the ability to report for reference PostScriptThe CSSLocalization report parameters and data values