Use of Templates in Report using BIRT

BIRT is an open source business intelligence and reporting tool, built on top of the Eclipse Framework. BIRT is used by developers for building reports that can best represent data and tell a story of that data that is easy to follow. In addition, BIRT can be integrated into a product, to allow that product to provide reporting capabilities.

In this article by John Ward,author of BIRT 2.6 Data Analysis and Reporting we will look at templates. Templates are existing report layouts that can be used as a starting point for new reports. This is useful if we use a similar layout in all our reports; we can then create a template and build from that for each new report.

Use of macros in IBM Cognos 8 Report Studio

Cognos Report Studio is widely used for creating and managing business reports in medium to large companies. It is simple enough for any business analyst, power user, or developer to pick up and start developing basic reports. However, when it comes to developing more sophisticated, fully functional business reports for wider audiences, report authors will need guidance.

In this article, by Abhishek Sanghani, author of IBM Cognos 8 Report Studio Cookbook, we will show you  that even though macros are often considered a Framework Modeler's tool, they can be used within Report Studio as well. These recipes will show you some very useful macros around security, string manipulation, and prompting.

Uploading Videos and Sound Files on Your Posts Using Apache Roller 4.0

This article by Alfonso Romero, teaches you how to insert video files in your posts.The article tells you how to offer your spectators the easiest, quickest, and most attractive way to see what you have to offer.

Upgrading OpenCart

It is wise to update our OpenCart environment to the latest version regularly. It protects our system against security vulnerabilities and allows us to use new features. It is also possible that the new OpenCart version will have several bug fixes.

Moreover, new versions can have new bugs. Because of this, it is a common practice to wait while a version with major changes matures and gets rid of serious bugs with minor release fixes.

In this article by Murat Yilmaz, author of OpenCart 1.4 Beginner's Guide, we shall learn about:

• Making a backup of current OpenCart system
• Downloading the latest OpenCart version
• Uploading the new files to a server
• Running the upgrade script
• Checking whether everything works as expected or not
• Restoring the OpenCart system if an upgrade fails or has serious problems

Updating Software in Koha

The Koha software is always changing, almost every day. These changes contain bug fixes, minor revisions to existing features, and entirely new features. You should keep the software updated to benefit from these changes.

Even if the new versions do not contain changes of interest to you, it is good practice to keep the software updated. If your version falls too far behind the current version, the update process to the latest version is likely to be very difficult.

In this article, by Amit Gupta & Savitra Sirohi, authors of Koha 3 Library Management System, we will learn how to download and install software updates. We cover the article in two steps—an orientation followed by a demonstration of the process.

Unreal Development Toolkit: Level Design HQ

In this article, I'm going to explain how to download and install the Unreal Development Kit (UDK), show you how to launch the editor, how to move and rotate around the editor, and finally briefly explain Binary Space Partitioning (BSP) brushes and static meshes.

In this article by Richard Moore, author of Unreal Development Toolkit: Beginner's Guide, we will learn the following:

• UDK download and installation
• Launching the editor
• Movement and rotation
• Using BSP brushes and static meshes

Unity iOS Essentials: Flyby Background

Our game menu system is a critical component for drawing players into our game. One of the best ways to make the menu system engaging is to have the player fly through one or more of the game scenes as a backdrop to the menu system.

In this article by Robert Wiebe, author of Unity iOS Essentials, we will learn the following:

• How to set up a background scene that gives the player a feel for the expansive nature of our game?
• How to create a path that a camera can follow?
• How to create a main menu that overlays the camera, flying through our scene?
• How to save time by creating a menu that can be tested as easily in the editor as on an iOS device?
• How to set up Unity3D for iOS build settings to create an App that will run on all iOS devices?
• How to deploy an iOS app on multiple devices?

Unity Game Development: Interactions (Part 2)

In the previous part of the article by Will Goldstone, we saw how to add an outpost model to our project and also learned how to position, scale, assign colliders to objects as well as tag objects. In this part, we will look at the two differing approaches for triggering the animation giving you an overview of the two techniques that will both become useful in many other game development situations. In the first approach, we'll use collision detection—a crucial concept to get to grips with as you begin to work on games in Unity. In the second approach, we'll implement a simple ray cast forward from the player.

Unity books now added to the e-learning Library in PacktLib

Unity books now added to the e-learning Library in PacktLib