> ### Next steps

> You just built your first report and worked with some of the basic tools and features of BIRT Report Designer. There are many more tasks that you can accomplish to build more sophisticated reports. Some of these tasks, described in other chapters of this book, include

> n | Connecting to your own data source

> n | Creating charts

> n | Creating cross tabs

> n | Creating report parameters for user input

> n | Building reports that contain subreports

> n | Formatting report elements based on conditions

> n | Hiding report elements or sections based on conditions

> n | Adding hyperlinks to link your report to web locations or to link one report section to another

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