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2280588 - How to find out if a Table report is using a BIRT Template?

Symptom

How do I know if a Table report is using a BIRT template?

This document will provide some examples on how you can identify a Table report with BIRT Template and provide some comparison with the same report without one.

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Environment

SAP SuccessFactors HCM Suite

Resolution

There may be many different ways to understand if a Table report with BIRT Template like the layout, result, columns content, format etc.

  1. The easiest way is to check if a BIRT Template is uploaded to the Table report via Edit > Data Sets drop down: 

    Ad Hoc with BIRT template.jpg

  2. Table report without BIRT template should look like this:

    Ad Hoc without BIRT template.jpg

  3. You can also figure it out from the layout of the Table report result (with BIRT Template):

    Ad Hoc result with BIRT template.jpg

  4. Table report result without BIRT template should look like this (without BIRT template):

    Ad Hoc result without BIRT template.jpg

  5. If the Table report result contains charts is also a clear sign that a BIRT Template was used:

    Ad Hoc result with chart BIRT template.jpg 

See Also

2283529 - Support Guidelines for Table Reports with BIRT Templates

Keywords

BIRT, Ad Hoc, report, template, tool, Table, birt,bts,eclipse,premium report,dataset,custom report, ad hoc report , KBA , LOD-SF-ANA-BIR , BIRT Reports , LOD-SF-ANA , Analytics & Reporting (Ad Hoc, YouCalc, ORD) , How To

Product

SAP SuccessFactors HCM Suite all versions