With the release of version 7.1, IBM® Rational® ClearQuest® provides a powerful new, reporting paradigm with capabilities for real-time reporting and metrics, based on technology from the open source Business Intelligence and Reporting Tools (BIRT) project of the Eclipse Foundation.

This whitepaper gives an overview of the new reporting paradigm and capabilities that BIRT brings to ClearQuest. It also reviews how the BIRT product line from Actuate extends the functionality of the built-in reporting features to add capabilities that include report scheduling, end-user interactivity, ad-hoc reporting and more.