BIRT barcode fonts

Barcoding can be useful for many things, such as putting one on a workorder details report and when the work is completed, the person at the front desk can quickly scan those barcodes and change the status of the workorder to complete.  This guide … Read More

BIRT reporting on a seperate server

Maximo 7 comes with BIRT automatically installed.  The problem with this is that if you have a high traffic production environment, having all reports run on the same machine can be taxing and cause performance issues.  There are a few options to … Read More

BIRT tutorials and resources

These tutorials and resources are great for those of you who are just starting out with the development of BIRT reports. BIRT Overview BIRT Tutorial Introduction BIRT Report Examples BIRT Demo (Flash Video) BIRT "My First Report" … Read More

Upgrade report utility for BIRT 2.3.2

If you are upgrading your Maximo to the latest fixpack version 7.1.1.5, you are gonna be using the new BIRT version 2.3.2.  Of course, along with any new version comes the tedious task of upgrading old files.  By upgrading to the latest version of … Read More

WebCast: Introduction to BIRT framework STE

What this STE will cover: -BIRT components -Installing and Configuring BIRT -Learning Basics -Creating a listing report using BIRT templates -Creating a listing report using Maximo templates -BIRT Report Designer Maximo extension -Connecting … Read More

Configuring BIRT Designer 2.3.2 with Maximo v7.1.1.5

Maximo 7.1.1.5 now uses BIRT 2.3.2, so to start developing reports for this version, you will need to install and configure the new BIRT Designer.  You can begin by reading this BIRT Report Designer 2.3.2 configuration guide for base services 7.1.1.5 … Read More

Known Issues with Printing BIRT Reports using Maximo v7

There are two known issues which have been identified with printing BIRT reports: Issue# 08-21515: 7.1.1 Direct print issue (Serious issue in production). After first user logs out functionality does not work for all users in Maximo 7.1.1 … Read More

BIRT report templates

BIRT , out-of-the-box, has six templates available for the report developer. These templates are: Tivoli MAXIMO List Report Template: This is used for simple listing reports with traditional row and column format. Labor List and Asset Move … Read More

Configuring BIRT Designer 2.1.2 with V7

There is a newer version of BIRT that you use with Maximo 7.1.1.5, but this document will guide you through the setting up eclipse so you can start developing BIRT reports for Maximo 7.1.1.4 or lower.  If you don't have any idea what BIRT is, then … Read More

Modifying BIRT master report library

This document explains in detail how to modify the master report library for BIRT.  It focuses on page size, page orientation and page area.  By default, all the out of the box (OOB) reports are in landscape.  Personally, I don't like it in landscape … Read More

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