Task 2:  Build a data source

Before you begin designing the report in the layout editor, you create a data source to connect the report to the Classic Models database.

1	Choose Data Explorer.

2	Right-click Data Sources, and choose New Data Source from the context menu.

3	Select Classic Models Inc. Sample Database from the list of data sources, use the default data source name, then choose Next. Connection information about the new data source appears.

4	Choose Finish. BIRT Report Designer creates a new data source that connects to the sample database. The new data source appears within Data Sources in Data Explorer.