> Task 4: | Lay out the data

> In this procedure, you create a layout that displays the data in a simple row‑and-column format.

> 1 | Drag the Products data set from Data Explorer, and drop it in the layout editor. BIRT Report Designer creates a table that contains all the data set fields and corresponding labels, as shown in Figure 12‑12.

> Figure 12-12 | Layout editor displaying product data in a table

> 2 | Edit and format the labels in the table’s header row (the first row).

> 1 | Double-click PRODUCTNAME. Change the text to:

> Product Name

> 2 | Press Enter to accept the change.

> 3 | Similarly, edit the PRODUCTVENDOR and QUANTITYINSTOCK labels so that they appear as follows:

> Vendor
> Quantity In Stock

> 4 | Select the row that contains those labels.

> 5 | In Property Editor, in General properties, choose B to format all the label text as bold text.

> 3 | Preview the report. It should look like the one in Figure 12‑13.

> Figure 12-13 | Report preview

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