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Using IXIASOFT CCMS Desktop features
This section provides information and instructions about how to use IXIASOFT CCMS Desktop functionality to perform other actions with the objects in the CMS.
Working with BIRT Reports
You can perform data-mining operations on the Content Store for use with the report-generating capabilities of the BIRT Report Designer.

CCMS Desktop User Guide
- Introduction
  IXIASOFT CCMS is a documentation solution that combines the mechanics of an extensible environment, a powerful Content Management System (CMS), and the elegant modularity of DITA.
- Overview of the IXIASOFT CCMS Desktop
  This section provides a brief explanation of what DITA is and an overview of the IXIASOFT CCMS Desktop interface.
- Getting Started
  This section provides a starting point for working with IXIASOFT CCMS Desktop.
- Working with DITA
  This section provides information and instructions about how to author content using IXIASOFT CCMS Desktop.
- Using IXIASOFT CCMS Desktop features
  This section provides information and instructions about how to use IXIASOFT CCMS Desktop functionality to perform other actions with the objects in the CMS.
  - Using the Documents view
    The Document view gives you several document tracking functionalities, such as identifying recently used documents or frequently used documents.
  - Viewing where documents are used
    The Dependencies view displays the relationships that a specific document has with other DITA documents in your system.
  - Assigning work to others
    Work can be assigned to different sets of users at different points in the document development cycle.
  - Adding labels to objects
    Labels let you apply additional information to any object in the repository.
  - Creating snapshots
    You can capture then contents of a map at a particular point in time using the snapshot feature.
  - Branching a map
    Branching lets you create a new, editable version of a previously published map.
  - Using the Build Manifest feature
    This section describes how to use the Build Manifest feature.
  - Creating a taxonomy
    You can create taxonomies that reflect the structure of the information contained in your documents.
  - Managing projects
    The project management feature lets coordinators handle project-wide tasks that may involve multiple deliverables.
  - Creating and generating reports
    You can create and generate reports.
  - Working with BIRT Reports
    You can perform data-mining operations on the Content Store for use with the report-generating capabilities of the BIRT Report Designer.
    - Install the BIRT feature
      Use this procedure to install the open-source reporting tools.
    - Preparing data for use with the BIRT Report Designer
      Before you can begin to create a BIRT report, you need to prepare your data in the DITA Perspective.
    - Overview of the BIRT report process
      BIRT report production begins in the DITA Perspective with a TEXTML query and finishes in the Report Design Perspective.
    - The Data Set Definition dialog
      The Data Set Definition dialog lets you create complex XML-based queries without having to go in and edit the code by hand.
    - Create the data set definition
      A data set definition sets up the criteria that produce your data source.
    - Modify a data set definition
      You can modify existing data set definitions and save them under another name.
    - Create the IXIASOFT CCMS data source
      After you create the data set definition, you use it to generate the IXIASOFT CCMS data source.
    - Create a new BIRT project
      BIRT reports must be stored in a project folder.
    - Create a new BIRT report
      This procedure describes how to create a new report within your BIRT project folder.
    - Obtain data source directory location
      This procedure gives you a quick way of obtaining the full path of the IXIASOFT CCMS data source for use within the Report Design Perspective.
    - Create a new BIRT data source
      Once you have created a report design, you connect it with the data source you want to use.
    - Create a new BIRT data set
      After you create your BIRT data source, you select the data set columns that you want to use in the current report.
    - BIRT example one: generating a report
      This example illustrates the entire process of generating a BIRT report.
    - BIRT example two: using stamp information
      This example uses information from the Authored Stamp to compare the review rates of different writers.
- Localizing documents
  Localization is the process of translating content and adapting it for use in another language.
- Glossary
- Shortcut keys
  Shortcut keys let you perform many routine actions with just two or three keystrokes.
- Copyright notice
- Technical support
  IXIASOFT Customer Support staff are available to answer your questions. We welcome your comments.

Working with BIRT Reports

You can perform data-mining operations on the Content Store for use with the report-generating capabilities of the BIRT Report Designer.

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