I'm new to Java and looking to learn Jasper reports. Are there any good online video tutorials for Jasper Reports ?. I'm working with Spring 4.x, Hibernate 5.x and MySQL database.
When I used this frameworks with Jasper report but i didn't find any video already I did not do anything specific.Firstly i described "datasource" and passed value to report after that i learnt how to define subreport.I think this approach works.You can do research in this way.
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Currently in my work I started using ReportServer, I researched and apparently the way to create reports here is through other tools like JaspeReport, is this so?
I also have the need to generate a template (or background) that will change in this report, how is this done? Should I do it in JasperReport or ReportServer can do it?
JasperStudio by tibco is typically used to create a Jasper report. ReportServer is a BI server with which you can use different report formats (Jasper, Birt, Crystal) together in one server. At https://reportserver.net/en/documentation/ you will find a comprehensive documentation and at https://forum.reportserver.net/ a user forum for ReportServer questions.
I am currently working on web application based on Angular JS,HTML5. I have a report section on the same where i am displaying the report data through API calls.
I feel that displaying reports through API call is not the best practice so i did some research and came across TIBCO Jasper reports and its looking fine till now.
What i have done till now is
Installed Jaspersoft Studio in my local machine.
Connected the same to my DB and generated JRXML file.
Uploaded the JRXML file to jasper server and generated reports from DB.
What i need to do is
I see i can generate reports in various formats from jasper server like pdf, excel etc.. How do i integrate this to my web page?
Please assist me on this and share your thoughts. Thanks in advance.
Are you using the community or professional version? If you are using the professional version, you can use their Visualize.js library to access your reports from a web application. We have had success integrating Jasper reports into our Angular app, though we've found it to be pretty buggy and it has required several workarounds on our part.
We started by creating an Angular service that handles all the communication with Visualize/Jasper. Once you get all the service plumbing done, it's just a matter of creating an empty DIV tag with an ID and passing that ID to the Visualize function that generates the report. Visualize will handle the REST request to the Jasper server and automatically inject the JS and HTML returned into your empty DIV.
You can find more info on Visualize (including API docs) here:
community.jaspersoft.com/project/visualizejs
You can integrate JasperServer into your web app using iFrames with their HTTP API. This would allow you to reuse the UI that is part of JasperServer. It is possible to customize the look and feel of this UI using themes. More info here:
http://community.jaspersoft.com/wiki/embedding-using-http-api
I know how to design jasper report in jaspersoft iReport Designer.
I dont know how the designed report can bring to front end (web browser).
Please send me related links.
I know little bit JSP.
There are many ways to integrate your reports with your web application.
Refer this link
Also Refer this link
Refer this link for integration using java web application.
The simple way is to embed the jasperserver page in your web application using iFrame tag.
Note: One major thing is that you have to deploy your reports to your JasperServer
I'm a newbie in Jasper reports, did some research and found three options for Dynamic report creation:
1) JasperDesign Object of Jasper reports Library
2) DynamicJasper
3) Dynamicreports
What ares pros and cons or differences between these options. I need to start my project As soon as possible.
I would appreciate your help to get a better overview.
Thanks
Depending on the complexity of what you are trying to do, Dynamic Jasper could be the best option:
It has a lot of examples and docs
(you have test sources, that you can find them in the bundle, to test all examples they give you)
Make released very often
(You have released from JR 3.5 to JR 6.0)
It easier and you need less code to write a dynamic reports, compared to using JR capabilities
I have seen more usage of Dynamic Jasper than Dynamic Reports
I wouldn't use Jasper Design object if I were newbie or I were not used to working with the JR's API.
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Background
Developing Java EE application with DynamicReports and so far it's sufficient for me. Recently I found DynamicJasper and I would like to know if it could be better choice.
I can see that DynamicReports may have better support and community.
Questions
What have been your experiences with both libraries?
Which offers better functionality?
What are strengths and weakness of each other?
Thank you!
This question touches a few ways to create reports using the JasperReports API (either directly or indirectly):
iReport
JasperReports API
DynamicJasper
DynamicReports
DynamicReports (DR) and DynamicJasper (DJ) are two free and open-source software tools that abstract (and simplify) common tasks with the JasperReports API. If you are considering developing reports programmatically, these tools can cut the development time.
The DR and DJ API packages have the following features in common:
Dynamic design
Dynamic column widths
Stable
Mix iReport templates with code
iReport
iReport is a user interface that hides the complexity of calling JasperReports methods directly. In other words, iReport is a fancy and friendlier way to develop reports than coding Java calls manually. The end result is the same: a compiled report (.jasper) file.
JasperReports API
The JasperReports API provides programmers with a set of Java classes to have a computer create reports based on business needs. The API makes it possible to, for example, develop a web site that allows users to pick the columns they want within a report and then have the report template be created on-the-fly. After the template is ready, a user can then run the report to see the results.
One feature that iReport lacks is the ability to dynamically resize column widths. By using the JasperReports API directly, programmers can create a report template with the optimum column width for the report's result set.
The problem is that the JasperReports API is extremely complex, and parts of it could use more documentation.
DynamicJasper
The DynamicJasper website notes the following benefits over the JasperReports API:
Automatic layout
Barcodes
Clean Excel support
Struts & Grails support
The API examples show a good working of object-oriented principles. The web site offers many examples, and the Javadocs are sparsely commented. The forum is more active than DynamicReports.
Update: The project is now on GitHub. No more forum, but you can request a Professional Support
DynamicReports
The DynamicReports website notes the following benefits over the JasperReports API:
Inherited designs
The web site offers many examples, but unfortunately the Javadocs do not have a lot of comments. Further, the forum appears less active than either JasperReports or DynamicJasper.
Summary
If you are happy with DynamicReports I'd say stick with it, otherwise try DynamicJasper.
I've just spent a few days using and evaluating the different reporting options above and thought I would add my 2 cents into the mix.
I've built the same report (Profit & Loss) in JRXML, Dynamic Jasper and Dynamic Reports.
I needed a solution which would output well in both PDF and excel formats and had the ability to handle dynamic columns.
Here's what I found:
JRXML
Found it very tedious to use with and without using iReport. I've had experience using JRXML before and I still found it a real battle to get the report to display correctly in both PDF and Excel. I had to use a lot of workarounds by hiding and displaying some fields based on if it was going to be PDF or excel. Dynamic columns are not handled well.
Dynamic Jasper
At first I was finding Dynamic Jasper pretty good to work with but had some problems with having absolute control over the layout and putting additional controls on the report. It seems that if your report is column based than it works fine. I couldn't work out how to add a subreport to the detail section and had to add it to the group header or footer.
Dynamic Reports
In my opinion Dynamic Reports is the most flexible and easiest way to create dynamic jasper reports. The syntax is easy and intuitive and I found it very quick to get up and running. You do column based report like Dynamic Jasper but also have the options to drop components strait onto the title, detail or other areas of the report. It uses a flow layout so you just drop components into the report and the display in that order. Export to both PDF and Excel was consistent.
The last and most significant benefit of Dynamic Reports is the support and update activity. DynamicJasper has not had forum activity or support in well over half a year while DynamicReports is not only actively updated but also the developer (Ricardo Mariaca) actively monitors the forum and responds quickly to questions.
About a year ago, I came across DJ. My experience with DJ was the best as there were several minor glitches that needed workarounds. However, I found those problems when the project was almost completed and as those workarounds already existed, I continued to use DJ.
After few months, I found DR and learnt that DR has a better structure than DJ. My next project will definitely use DR.
To be frank, I use DJ 3.1.x series and did not try any newer version. I also did not use DR extensively yet.
I am a big fan of DynamicJasper but recently I switched to DynamicReports 4.0.1 (at the time, DynamicJasper latest release is 5.0.3).
With much better API in terms of readability and usability, DynamicReports provides much more flexibility to design reports on the fly. There are also plenty of samples on its website that fosters new ideas and some tutorials that help you start fast. This link is a good starting point too.
The only issue I had starting to use DynamicReports was that with JasperReports and DynamicJasper, I was used to create the JasperReport first (design) and then pass the JasperReport object along with a datasource to JasperFillManager.fillReport(...) method to create the JasperPrint object.
With JasperPrint, the only thing is to set the data source before creating the JasperPrint by report().toJasperPrint() method.
You can lookup for usages of a component builder or any utility in its source code to see how to make use of a special feature.