This book covers the JavaOne award winning JasperReports tool at length. Written by JasperForge’s Teodor Danciu, Founder and Architect JasperReport, this authoritative book: Shows the power that this open source Java reporting tool has and its ability to deliver rich content onto the screen, to the printer, or into PDF, HTML, XLS, CSV and XML files Demonstrates how JasperReports can be used in a variety of Java-enabled applications, including Java EE or web applications, to generate dynamic content Teaches you how to create page-oriented, ready-to-print documents in a simple and flexible manner

JasperReports is an open-source java reporting engine. JasperReports is a Java class library, and it is meant for those Java developers who need to add reporting capabilities to their applications. This simple and user-friendly book covers almost all the basics of JasperReports that a beginner should know. This book is designed for Software Professionals as well as for all those beginners who would like to learn the concepts of JasperReports. Before proceeding with this book, it is expected that you have a basic understanding of the Java programming language. A basic understanding of Java and other associated programming will be an added advantage to understand the topic.

"The book has been fully updated to use JasperReports 3.5, the latest version of JasperReports. Previously accepted techniques that have now been deprecated have been replaced with their modern counterparts. All examples in the book have been updated to use XML schemas for report templates. Coverage of new data sources that JasperReports now supports has been added to the book. Additionally, JasperReports can now export reports to even more formats than before and exporting reports to these new formats is covered in this new edition of the book. Starting with the basics of adding reporting capabilities to your application and creating report templates, you will first see how to produce your reports through the use of JRXML files, custom ANT targets, and then preview them in both the web browser and the native browser of JasperReports. All examples have been updated to use XML schemas. New export formats, such as OpenDocument Text, and new data sources now supported by JasperReports are now covered in this updated edition"--Resource description p.

JasperForge.org is the open source development portal for the JasperSoft Business Intelligence Suite, the JasperSoft Business Intelligence solution that delivers comprehensive tools for data access, data integration, analysis, and reporting, including iReport. This definitive, authoritative book: Covers iReport as an intuitive and easy-to-use visual report builder/designer for JasperReports, written in 100% pure Java. Shows how users can visually edit complex reports with charts, images, and subreports, as iReport is integrated with leading open source chart libraries for Java Demonstrates how the data to print can be retrieved through several methods including multiple JDBC connections, TableModels, JavaBeans, XML, MDX, EJBQL, and Hibernate.

Create, Design, Format and Export Reports with the world's most popular Java reporting library Get started with JasperReports, and develop the skills to get the most from it Create, design, format, and export reports Generate report data from a wide range of datasources Integrate Jasper Reports with Spring, Hibernate, Java Server Faces, or Struts In Detail JasperReports is the world's most popular embeddable Java open source reporting library, providing Java developers with the power to easily create rich print and web reports. This book shows you exactly how to get started, and develop the skills to get the most from JasperReports. The book steers you through each point of report setup, to creating, designing, formatting, and exporting reports with data from a wide range of datasources, and integrating JasperReports with other Java frameworks. Starting with the basics of adding reporting capabilities to your application, and creating report templates you will first see how to produce your reports through the use of JRXML files, custom ANT targets, and then see preview them in both the browser and the native browser of JasperReports. Getting data into your reports is the next step, and you will see how to get data from a range of datasources, not only databases, but XML files, and Java Objects, among others. You will create better looking reports with formatting and grouping, as well as adding graphical elements to the report. You will export your reports to a range of different formats, including PDF and XML. Creating reports will be made even easier with a walkthrough of the iReport Designer visual designing tool. To round things off, you will see how to integrate your reports with other Java frameworks, using Spring or Hibernate to get data for the report, and Java Server Faces or Struts for presenting the report. Concise, practical guidance introduces you to JasperReports, and gets you creating complex and elegant reports Visit the Free Online Edition for JasperReports for Java Developers and learn more about the book and discover what each chapter from this book has in store. http://jasperreportsbook.packtpub.com.

Step-by-step example-driven tutorials make this book very easy to follow. Practical, realistic business examples, many relevant screenshots, and simple discussion of prior concepts help readers to understand from the simplest to the most complex concepts. This book is for business intelligence reporting tool users and developers who have working experience in Java but are new to iReport. The book covers from developing a simple report to charting and producing summary reports in iReport, so it is suitable both for the initial learners and experts who produce extensive reports for business applications.