I'm pretty new to JasperReports, Jaspersoft Studio, and JasperServer but I've got a JasperServer instance up and running and have been using it to create reports from Ad Hoc views. This works well but I'd like to make some report templates so that reports run from JasperServer can have branded headers/footers etc.
I worked through this tutorial and was able to create what I thought was a fine template but when I try export it as a JasperServer template I get all sorts of validation warnings and indeed trying to run reports using it from the server results in errors.
Here's an example of the warnings I'm seeing:
The style ChartValueAxisTickFormat was not found in the template
And the errors I get on the server when trying to use these templates look like those described here. I have tried using templates without any text fields or variables though. In fact, the unexpected tokens it complains about are usually actual field ids... do I need to anticipate the fields that would be used when creating a template? Wouldn't this defeat the purpose of having templates for reports created from ad hoc views?
Anyway, there's quite a lot of information out there around creating templates for Jaspersoft Studio (iReport) reports but not a whole lot on templates for JasperServer reports.
It seems like there's something fundamental about templates for JasperServer reports that I'm missing. I'd appreciate any help with either the issues I am describing or being pointed toward better documentation for creating these templates specifically.
Edit:
I'm using Jasper Studio Profession 5.5.0.final on the desktop and a Jaspersoft BI Professional for AWS 5.5 instance as the server.
Report Template as in tutorial you have linked are for Jaspersoft Studio / static reports only. Adhoc templates are different types of objects which are described here
I have encountered the same errors, and I have solved it by simply adding a styles to my report, in other words:
In the outline of your report, Right click on Style -> create Style, then just change the name of the style by each name of missing styles apperead (for example, ChartValueAxisTickFormat).
After creation of 55 styles in your report template in jasper Soft Studio, save the report, then export it as report template.
I hope this will help you.
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BIRT Report - using Library as basis for report design files, adding new Report Parameter not reflected in all report design files.
I designed several report parameters into my library file and created 40+ report designs from it. Now I'm adding a couple new report parameters to the Library file that I'd like to see in all of my Birt Reports. If I open a report design file, Eclipse signals me that the library changed if I modify something on the Master Page, but not when I add a new Report parameter to the library file. Is this a defect or do I have to got to each and every report and add the new report parameters manually?
I saw that for individual Report parameters while editing the report design, there is a button in the Properties (bottom window) to "Restore Properties from the original library item", if it were manually overridden in the report, but nothing to reflect additional parameters.
Here is my library outline showing my parameters missing from the report; followed by what my report reflects.
Library Report parameters
Design shows missing Report parameters
... Is this a defect or do I have to got to each and every report and add the new report parameters manually?
This is intended.
You'll have to add each parameter manually.
A BIRT library is a collection of items like layout items, data sets, data sources, report parameters etc.
A BIRT report is more or less the same, the difference being that a report has a body.
Individual items in the report can reference library items.
But there is no such thing like an "item group" - which you would need.
But if you have a lot of reports and a lot of new parameters, you can use the BIRT design engine API (DE API) to open the reports and add the parameters programmatically. Since examples for using the DE API are rare, doing it manually will probably be faster than creating a program for this. Aapprox. 3min x 40 reports = 2h for doing it manually, developing a program will take you at least twice as long, but could be useful in the future.
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 had downloaded the Microsoft SQL Report Builder and installed in my system. I designed the simple report with the help of Report Builder which contains one text box and saved it in D drive. Then I created the asp.net application and added the aspx page with Report Viewer. I had assigned the report to report viewer when I try to execute report is not loaded. I got the following error.
The report definition is not valid. Details: The report definition has an invalid target namespace 'http://schemas.microsoft.com/sqlserver/reporting/2016/01/reportdefinition' which cannot be upgraded.. I hope I make it clear. Please do mail me if any one have Idea about this. MailId:sujibiit#gmail.com
i think its is possible.
There are a lot of websites that help out with this problem. You can refer SSRS 2016. here are some of the links i found useful.:
https://www.codeproject.com/Questions/993309/The-report-definition-is-not-valid
The report definition is not valid
hope this helps.
I am using jasper reports in my project to generate html reports. But the generated reports are static. Now we want to add some interactive features in it, like simple sorting and searching of columns. This is preferably to be done the client side. How can this be achieved ? So far I have tried to embed jquery into the generated report with no luck. Does jasper report provide such kind of functionality?
Use parameters and re compile the report every time you want to filter the data.
With your meaning of the word "interactive", nope that is not possible. A report is only a report - a presentation medium that shows data in such manner that is required by the business rule. You can format data here. You can stylize it, add image and what not. A client side application is probably what you want.
Well, your exact requirement can be achieved if you publish the Jasper Reports on the Jasper Server. Once published, all your reports become interactive (For Charts, you must use the PRO charts and not the basic HTML charts but for tables, it works automatically.)
Once you publish it on the Jasper Server, the features that you get are:
Sort button with various types
Export the Report to many formats (PDF, XML, etc - more than 10).
Zoom IN and Zoom Out.
Bubble for your charts making them interactive, etc.
Yes, interactivity is possible in Jasper Reports, but the thing is that you need a Jasper Server Pro or Enterprise version for achieving this. If you are using a community version, it is impossible to create interactive reports. You can download the free trail pro version of jasper server for 60 days from this link https://www.jaspersoft.com/download
For much more details go through this link https://www.jaspersoft.com/community-commercial
Choose according to your requirement.
I have created a custom report template and used this custom template in many report.
Now I have added a new formula and text field in report header of custom report template,
the problem is that this new changes in custom template not showing any of the reports using this custom template.
If any changes done is custom report template it should auto refresh all other reports using this custom template...how it can be done??plz help
Thanks
Templates don't work the way that you describe--they are NOT linked to any of the other reports.
Instead, a template is applied to a target report; its settings (fields, fonts, etc.) are thus transferred to the target.
You will need to re-apply the templates to the desired reports (as painful as that may be).
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A template can be applied programmatically using the report-application server (RAS) SDK. Review the CrystalDecisions.CrystalReports.TemplateEngine assembly. I believe that RAS is a feature of BusinessObjects Enterprise and Crystal Reports Server only.
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You could skip the template approach entirely, enumerates a report's object hierarchy, and apply formatting as appropriate. You could adapt RptToXml's code for your needs.