Task 1:  Open the report design

In the first tutorial, you created Customers.rptdesign in a project folder named My Reports. Open that report using one of the following procedures depending on the designer you are using:

In BIRT Report Designer, open the file through Navigator, using the following steps:

1	If necessary, open Navigator by choosing Window→Show View→Navigator. Navigator shows all the project folders and report files you create.

2	Navigate to the My Reports folder, then double-click Customers.rptdesign.

In BIRT RCP Report Designer, use the main menu to open the file.

1	Choose File→Open File.

2	Navigate to and select Customers.rptdesign, then choose Open.

The file opens in the layout editor, as shown in Figure 8-1.

Figure 8-1  Customer report design in the layout editor