Actuate Overview

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ACTUATE OVERVIEW


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- $ivin Conditions in "%& 'uer( editor )A*D ,

+R

- Passin Parameters

- Runtime Parameters

- Ad#oc Parameters

- Conditional Frames

- $roup Reports

"inle rea. "inle rea. Report
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What is e.reporting ?What is e.reporting ?

What it is e.reporting ?

e/reportin is a tec#nolo( t#at dra0s data

!rom diverse data sources, suc# as databases,

!lat !iles, in!ormation ob1ects, and presents t#e

data as a structured content !or vie0in in a

0eb bro0ser/


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About maor Actuate !eaturesAbout maor Actuate !eatures

%upporting intelligent report navigation&sers can vie# Actuate D'()* reports using their #eb bro#sers! identify

ite+s of interest! and navigate to those ite+s ,uickly.

~ Actuate generates a table of contents for each report. This table of contents

displays the report structure elements.The table of contents can be

customised.

~ Actuate provides field based search. Users can download search results for

use in external applications such as word processors and spreadsheets.

~ Defining hyperlinks in a report enables the user to create a link from one part

of report to another part, to another report, or to other related information.


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Developing a report using obect-oriented technology

~ Actuate supports using flexible data connections, combinations, and

filters. ou can use multiple data sources for Actuate

reports.Additionally you can combine, filter and transform data from

these sources using Actuate data filters.

~ Actuate provides a rich framework for application development. The

Actuate foundation classes implement a framework for building reports

with components such as text, numeric data,charts, database

connections, !ueries and pages.



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"calin deplo(ment across t#e enterprise"calin deplo(ment across t#e enterprise

Actuate provides the follo#ing sophisticated deploy+ent capabilities.

enerating data fro+ any data source

%upporting +ultiple for+ats /D'()*! D0! 2cel 3

roviding page level security.

%cheduling reports and notifying users

roviding archiving service

%upports third-party reports /Crystal! %CR45 etc3

%upporting Clustering and 0ail over

%upporting +ultiple ncyclopaedia volu+es.



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Application Re,uire+entsApplication Re,uire+ents

%upport +illions of users! often in different countries

728 high availability

ersonalied portal integration nd user analysis and develop+ent using spreadsheets



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Allo# incre+ental syste+ gro#th to +eet business

de+ands

Re+ain on-line #hile syste+ is e2panded

rogressive vie#ing

:eb-based )anage+ent Console

%yste+ +anage+ent and +onitoring facilities



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Clone 0eature - create +any obects #ith si+ilarcharacteristics! such as users #ith si+ilar privileges!role +e+berships! and so on

4nternationaliation



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(ransient Reports

enerated on-de+and /synchronous3

(he user re,uests the report (he report is generated #hile the user #aits

Report output /R$4! etc3 is not saved to the Reportncyclopedia

(he report is ;thro#n a#ay< i++ediately a definedti+e after report is last vie#ed



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Component reuseComponent reuse Visual DevelopmentVisual Development ScriptingScripting


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Actuate Report Server: A server application that generates Live

Report Documents, manages them in the Report Encyclopedia, and

makes them available to users.

Actuate Management Console:An application for system andnetwork administrators to manage and control the Actuate report

servers.

Actuate Active Portal: An end user product to access reports in an

encyclopedia volume.

Actuate eRDPro:An obect oriented application to design reports.

ACTUATE CO"#O$E$T%ACTUATE CO"#O$E$T%


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e/reportin arc#itecture

Data sourcesXML

ODBC

EJBs

Java Objects

COM objects

CORBADCOM

Ascii !lat !iles

E"cel !iles

#or$ $ocuments

Etc %

DatabasesOracle

S&base

'BM DB(

'n!ormi" Online

MS S)LServer

*rogress

Etc %

E&'E&'

CO"CO"

e+RD *ro

ROD

ROX

Report Server

D,-ML

eSprea$s.eets

V-/

Enc&clope$ia

ManagementConsole

Create Manage Deliver


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Dep(oying an e.ReportDep(oying an e.Report


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DE%I)$I$) ACTUATE RE#ORT

2sin t#e Actuate e Report Desiner

pro!essional


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*ets %tart.. +pen t#e

Actuate e/ReportDesiner

Pro!essional/

"elect t#e Create

a *e0 Report

Tab/


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*ets %tart..II T#en C#oose t#e

option as per(our use/

*ormall( 0e

select t#e 3lan.

Report4 option

!or our .ind o!

reportin

re'uirements/

5avin done t#is

0e are read( !or

desinin/


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Too(bars

6ain Toolbar

Format Toolbar

%uer( Editor Toolbar Data Toolbar

Vie0er Toolbar


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#a(ette


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Dragging Components +rom the pa(ates

E7pand t#epalates/

"tructure

Control

$rap#icsPae

Data


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Dragging Components +rom the pa(ates II

Dra t#e

correspondin

controls !rom t#e

iven palates into(our report desin/


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Creating reports

Accessin Data

"tructurin report

Formattin report

Runnin and Distributin reports


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DataAccess


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Data 'ase Connecti,ity


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-uery Eitor

"%& $rap#ical Editor

"%& Te7tual Editor "tored Procedure Editor


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%-* Eitor

$rap#ical

Dra and drop t#e table and its contents !or

developin a "%& 'uer( in-order to et t#ere'uired datasource/

Te7tual

"%& 'uer( needs to be t(ped out to et t#ere'uired datasource


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The Connection Obect..

For database connection, please dra a connection ob1ect !rom t#e iven palates

and select t#e appropriate connection

Please set t#e appropriate properties !or t#ese ob1ects/


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The Data%tream/ata source0 Obect...

Dra and drop t#e appropriate data stream ob1ect in t#e structure pane/T#enViewData source to enter t#e 'uer( editor/5ere (ou select t#e re'uired columns!rom t#e re'uired tables, ive t#e order b(,roup b( conditions as per t#e report

re'uirement/


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#age %ection Re(ationship


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Types o! %ections

Report "ection

$roup "ection

"e'uential "ection

Conditional "ection

Parallel "ection


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Report "ection

"ection 8 e!ore"ection 8 5eader

"ection 8 Content

Frames9 Te7t bo7es

9 &abels

9 :/

"ection 8 Pae Footer"ection 8 A!ter

"ection 8 "ub-Pae

Di!! t T ! % ti


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Di!!erent Types o! %ections6ain Report "ection or

Root "ection

)AcReport

Conditional "ection

)AcConditional"ection

Report "ection

)AcReport"ection

Parallel "ection

)AcParallel"ection"e'uential "ection

)Ac"e'uential"ection


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%tructuring Report


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%tatic Contro(s

Display static elements, that donot interact with a data row.

Lines, images, text labels, drawing

controls Can be placed in a frame or

directly on a page.


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Data Contro(s

Display data from one or morevariables in a data row

Text, dynamic text, integer,

floating point, currency, anddate/time controls

Data controls that display data

from a data row must be placed ina frame. therwise, they can beplaced in either a frame or directlyon a page.


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+ormatting Report


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Report #agination

Concept o! !lo0

"ub pae Pae

Pae lists


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Actuate Charts


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Chart Components

data points data categories data series


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Aing +rames2

T#e Contents o! t#e

be!ore !rame are

e7ecuted onl( once/

T#e Contents o! t#e

pae #eader !rameare displa(ed on all

paes e7cept t#e !irst

pae

T#e Contents o! t#e

content !rame are

displa(ed as man(

times as t#e data

ro0s/

Dra and drop t#e !rames in t#e be!ore, pae #eader and content slot in t#e

structure pane as per t#e re'uirement/

Frames


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Aing #ages2

A!ter addin t#e

pae to t#e pae list,

include t#e !lo0

component/

;ou can t#en desint#e pae as per t#e

reportin

re'uirement/

Dra and drop t#e appropriate pae list and pae component on to t#e structure

pane/

Pae &ist

and Pae


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Renering the Output2

Clic. on Report

uild and Run/

To Render t#e output, (ou need to compile t#e desin and t#en run it/


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Actuate +i(e Types2

/bas !ile=T#is #as t#e source code o! t#e desin

/rod !ile= Report +b1ect Desin !ile/

/ro7 !ile= Report E7ecutable/T#is is created a!ter buildin t#e /rod !ile/

/roi !ile= Report +utput Instance

/rov !ile= Report Parameter File

Actuate 5as t#e !ollo0in !ile t(pes=


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Report )eneration #rocess

Report

Design

enerate

.bas Code

5uild

2ecutable

Run

Report

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Report

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"tored Procedures- "tored Procedure uilder

-

Reuse %uer( "inle Input Filter

6ultiple Input Filter

Accessin Flat Files
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CREATE +R REP&ACE PAC?A$E ACT2ATE

I"T;PE 6;C2R I" REF C2R"+R@

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E$I* +PE* 6;E6P F+R "E&ECT > FR+6 E6P


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"tored Procedure uilder

%tep 1= Ta.e a ne0 "tored procedure data stream

%tep 7= Clic. on procedures and open "tored Procedurero0ser

%tep 8= "elect t#e re'uired stored procedure/

%tep 9= "(nc#ronie "tored Procedure All I$ parameters 0ill be available in t#e outputparameter 0indo0/

> All OUTparameters 0ill be available in t#e properties0indo0 o! "toredProcedure"ource


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With Coe

T#e !ollo0in are eneral steps !or callin a stored procedure!rom an Actuate report=

Connect to t#e database/

Create and prepare t#e statement to e7ecute t#e stored procedure

usin t#e connections Prepare) met#od/ I! (ou are passin a value or values to t#e stored procedure,

de!ine t#e procedure input parameters usin t#e statements

De!ineProcedureInputParameter) met#od/ Do not embed t#e

input parameter de!initions in t#e statement itsel!/

To et a value !rom t#e stored procedure=

De!ine output parameters usin t#e statements


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De!ineProcedure+utputParameter) met#od/

Call t#e "tart*e7t"et) met#od/

E7ecute t#e stored procedure usin E7ecute) /

$et t#e output parameter value or values usin

$et+utputParameter) /

I! t#e stored procedure returns ro0s=

Create a cursor usin t#e statements AllocateCursor) met#od/

ind columns to data-ro0 variables usin t#e cursors

indColumn) met#od/

Create t#e data-ro0 ob1ect usin *e0) / Retrieve t#e ro0s usin t#e cursors Fetc#) met#od/

I! t#e stored procedure returns a status, et t#e return status value

usin $etProcedure"tatus) /

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%uer( Reuse

Ta.e a se'uential section 1ust ne7t to *e0Report App/

Ta.e a ne0 report section/ Ta.e memor( bu!!er/

Ta.e ne0 input datasource

+verride t#e !inis#stream) and !inis#) met#ods o! !irstreport section/

Ta.e a ne0 report section as part o! t#e se'uentialsection/

+verride t#e Finis#stream met#od o! second reportsection/

Ta.e datastream as memor( bu!!er in t#e second reportsection


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