Viewing BIA Content Within Eclipse

This section will guide you through the process of configuring the Eclipse environment used for BIA Report development.

  1. Import the CuramBIRTViewer project. To import the CuramBIRTViewer project into eclipse, go to File->Import->General-> Existing Projects into Workspace and click Next. Select the root directory to be CURAM_DIR\BIApp \CuramBIRTViewer and hit Finish.
  2. Select the CuramBIRT Viewer project in eclipse, then window->preferences->java-> compiler->compile compliance level. and set to 1.5
  3. Select the CuramBIRTViewer project in eclipse, right-click and select Tomcat Project-Update context definition.
  4. From the Window Menu select Preferences->Tomcat->JVM Settings and on the classpath window select the directory button and add in the full path to the CURAM_DIR\EJBServer \project\properties directory from your installed location.
  5. To view licensed content via the Reports Tab (ignore this section if you do not have a Reports tab), then from the Window Menu select Preferences->Tomcat->JVM Settings and on the classpath window select the directory button and add in the full path to the CURAM_DIR\Reporting\project\properties directory from your installed location.
  6. You must now publish all BIA content to the BIRT Viewer, from the directory CURAM_DIR\BIContent execute the command build client.birt.
  7. Start Tomcat, to verify your BIA viewer is open for business execute the follow URL:
    1. http://localhost:9080/CuramBIRTViewer/
    2. Execute the report /birtsamples/test.rptdesign to verify the viewer is serving static BIRT reports.
    3. Execute the report /components/core/birt/curamsamples/ SampleBIReportPDF.rptdesign to verify the viewer is serving dynamic BIRT
    4. Execute the report /components/core/birt/curamsamples/ SampleBIReportFlex.rptdesign to verify the viewer is serving dynamic Flex based BIRT reports.
  8. If you are using H2 as your RDBMS ensure it is started in remote mode.
  9. If you are experiencing issues please refer to the Troubleshooting guide at the end of the document.
  10. To publish content to the CuramBIRTViewer application execute the following steps.
If you are experiencing issues please refer to the Troubleshooting guide at the end of the document.

For BIA Report Dependencies, please refer to the Appendices.

Parent topic: Viewing and Integrating BIA Content