About the report design environment

BIRT Report Designer provides a flexible environment that meets the needs of both beginning report developers and experienced report developers who want the power of programming. It provides the following features:

n	Report templates that include instructions to help new report developers get started quickly

n	Customizable views that enable report developers to tailor the environment to their style of working

n	User-friendly tools for designing, debugging, and previewing reports

n	Sample reports that demonstrate how to use various product features

n	Accessibility features, such as not needing to use a mouse and using arrow keys to select report elements in the outline window