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Previous sections describe creating and using data sources and data sets and laying out and formatting report items. A single report developer with a requirement for only a few reports can use these approaches effectively. For a larger project, either with more developers, or that requires more reports, many designs need to use the same elements or layouts. In these cases, the manual techniques are cumbersome. Developing the same components repeatedly wastes time and is prone to errors. Even if you use the copy and paste features of BIRT Report Designer, a report design does not provide convenient access to standard elements and layouts.
BIRT provides the following solutions to designing reports that must conform to standards:
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