Viewing a report using a browser
After deploying the BIRT report viewer to your J2EE container, you can use the two available BIRT report viewer servlets to access your BIRT reports using a web browser. To view a BIRT report using a browser, use a URL of one of the following formats, where parameter_list is a list of URL parameters:
http://localhost:8080/birt/run?parameter_list
http://localhost:8080/birt/frameset?parameter_list
The run and frameset servlets display reports in two different ways. The run servlet displays the report as a stand-alone web page or a PDF file. If the report requires parameters, specify them in the URL. The frameset servlet displays a page in the browser with a toolbar containing four buttons to do the following tasks:
Print the report.
Display a table of contents.
Display a parameters dialog.
Display a dialog for exporting data.