How to set a datasource for a BIRT report programmatically?

Question

I have a BIRT report which connects to our test database. In the productive environment I would like to supply a datasource which is provided by the container through jndi.

Answer 1

You can create a Report Parameter for the database connection string.

Then, set the JNDI URL under Data Source -> Property Binding -> JNDI URL, as: params["Database"].value
(Where "Database" is the name of the report parameter)