How to create, print barcodes in Eclipse BIRT reports?

The following Barcode BIRT plugin install guide is for BIRT latest version, 4.21.0 to 4.10.

• Copy com.onbarcode.barcode.birt_9.7.0.jar to your Eclipse plugins directory "\eclipse\plugins\"


• Add the following content to the end of the file "{Eclipse home}\configuration\org.eclipse.equinox.simpleconfigurator\bundles.info"
  
  com.onbarcode.barcode.birt,9.7.0,plugins/com.onbarcode.barcode.birt_9.7.0.jar,4,false

After restart the Eclipse BIRT report designer IDE, you will find the installed barcode item in BIRT report designer Palette > Report Items > OnBarcode.Barcode



We recommend you to remove all temp files in folder configuration, keep only the following files during installation
"\configuration\org.eclipse.equinox.simpleconfigurator\* (all files in the folder)"
"\configuration\org.eclipse.update\platform.xml"
"\configuration\config.ini"

If you cannot find the "OnBarcode.Barcode" report item in BIRT Palette, the Eclipse may not load the barcode plugin automatically.

• Open config file "bundles.info" in {Eclipse home}\configuration\org.eclipse.equinox.simpleconfigurator\
• Find and change "org.eclipse.equinox.p2.reconciler.dropins,...,false" To "org.eclipse.equinox.p2.reconciler.dropins,...,true"

After the change, every time you re-start the Eclipse BIRT report designer, it will reload all plugins automatically.

To improve the Eclipse BIRT loading speed, you can restore the file "bundles.info" to the previous config. "org.eclipse.equinox.p2.reconciler.dropins,...,false.

Install BIRT Barcode Generator plugin is an easy and simple job:

• Copy com.onbarcode.barcode.birt_9.7.0.jar to your Eclipse plugins directory "\eclipse\plugins\"
• You have installed the BIRT Barcode plugin

Sometimes you might need to reinstall the BIRT Barcode plugin or upgrade the trial version of jar to licensed one, and here's how:

Here we will build a new BIRT report project and create a simple BIRT report with Code 128 barcodes printed.

Create a new BIRT report project

• Open "BIRT Report Designer All-In-One", go to File - New - Project...
• In the "New Project" window, choose General -> Project, click button "Next >"
• Name the new project "OnBarcode", click button "Finish".

Add a new report

• Add a new BIRT report in the project
• Go to menu File - New - Report
• In the "New Report" windows, select the project "OnBarcode", click button "Finish"

Print the first barcode in report

• In report designer "Palette", drag and add the item "OnBarcode.Barcode" to the report layout.
• Run the "View Report" command from toolbar.
  
  
• You will find a Code 128 barcode printed in the report in the open web browser.
  

Add data source to the report

• In report design interface, go to tab "Data Explorer".
• Right click "Data Sources", select "New Data Source".
• In "New Data Source" window, choose Classic Models Inc. Sample Database from "Create from a data source type in the following list". Click button "Next >"
• Click button "Finish"

Add data set to the report

• Right click "Data Sets", select "New Data Set"
• In "New Data Set" window, click button "Next >"
• In the left "Data Source" list, choose CLASSICMODELS > CUSTOMER. Add "CUSTOMERNUMBER" and "CUSTOMERNAME" to the query.
  And you will get the following SQL query in the "Query Text" textbox
  

  select CLASSICMODELS.CUSTOMERS.CUSTOMERNUMBER, CLASSICMODELS.CUSTOMERS.CUSTOMERNAME
  from CLASSICMODELS.CUSTOMERS
  

  
  
• Click button "Finish"
• In "Edit Data Set - Data Set" dialog, click button "OK"

Add data to table in report

• In Palette, add a Table item to the report. In the "Insert Table" dialog, click button "OK"
  


• In Tab "Data Explorer", add CUSTOMERNUMBER to the first column, "Detail Row".
  Add CUSTOMERNAME to the second column, "Detail Row".
  

Add barcode to table in report

1. In Tab "Palette", drag and add OnBarcode.Barcode item to the third column "Detail Row" in report.
2. Select the barcode item in report layout, in properties section, go to tab "General", and input the following content to "Data" textbox.
   row["CUSTOMERNUMBER"]
3. In toolbar, click "View Report" command to view the BIRT report with barcodes printed
   
4. In the popup web browser, you will view the list of Code 128 barcodes printed on the third column in BIRT report.