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JASPERS iREPORT

Course outline

2 days
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Duration

2 days

OVERVIEW

iReport is an open-source Java class library designed to aid developers with the task of adding reporting capabilities to Java applications by providing an API to facilitate the ability to generate reports from any kind of Java application. Though primarily used to add reporting capabilities to web-based applications, it can also be used to create standalone desktop or command-line Java applications for report generation. iReport provides a highly interactive, drag-and-drop reporting environment for users to design and produce pixel perfect reports via an easy to use, ad-hoc design. Through this 2 day course you will learn how to create crosstabs, tables and chartbased reports which can be sorted, filtered and formatted online.

PROGRAM OBJECTIVES

At the end of this program participants will be able to:

Use iReport to create and format interactive, pixel-perfect reports and publish them in various formats such as PDF, word or excel.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

This course is aimed at an audience of report developers, data analysts, data architects, system architects and software developers.

Day 1

GETTING STARTED

  • 1. Requirements
  • 2. Setting Up the Start and Base Configuration
  • 3. The Windows Installer and iReport.exe
  • 4. First iReport Execution
  • 5. Creating a JDBC Connection
  • 6. Creating Your First Report
  • 7. Specifying start-up Command-Line Options

BASIC NOTIONS OF JASPERREPORTS

  • 1. Understanding the Report Life Cycle
  • 2. JRXML Sources and Jasper Files
  • 3. Data sources and Print Formats
  • 4. Compatibility Between Versions
  • 5. Report Expressions
  • 6. A Simple Program Using JasperReports

REPORT STRUCTURE

  • 1. Document Sections (Bands) Overview
  • 2. Title
  • 3. Page Header
  • 4. Column Header
  • 5. Group Header
  • 6. Detail
  • 7. Group Footer
  • 8. Column Footer
  • 9. Page Footer

10.Last Page Footer

11.Summary

12.Background

13.Specifying Report Properties

14.Columns

15.Advanced Options

REPORT ELEMENTS

  • 1. Inserting and Selecting Elements in a Report
  • 2. Positioning and Elements Order
  • 3. Managing Elements with the Elements Tree
  • 4. Basic Element Attributes
  • 5. Graphic Element Attributes
  • 6. Line
  • 7. Rectangle
  • 8. Ellipse
  • 9. Image

10.Text Element Attributes

11.Static Text

12.Text Field

13.A Brief Look at Subreports

14.Working with Frames

15.Special Elements

16.Barcode Element Attributes

17.Inserting Page and Column Breaks

18.Adding Hyperlinks to Elements

19.Hyperlink Type Option

FONTS AND STYLES

  • 1. Working with Fonts
  • 2. Using TTF Fonts
  • 3. Font Loading and Font Paths
  • 4. Character Encoding
  • 5. Use of Unicode Characters
  • 6. Working with Styles
  • 7. Creating Style Conditions
  • 8. Reusing Styles through the Styles Library

FIELDS, PARAMETERS, AND VARIABLES

  • 1. Working with Fields

Day 2

SUBREPORTS

  • 1. Creating a Subreport
  • 2. Linking a Subreport to the Parent Report
  • 3. Passing Parameters
  • 4. Specifying the Datasource
  • 5. Specifying the Subreport
  • 6. Returning Values from a Subreport
  • 7. Using the Subreport Wizard
  • 8. Create a New Report via the Subreport Wizard
  • 9. Specifying an Existing Report in the Subreport Wizard

DATASOURCES AND QUERY EXECUTERS

  • 1. How a JasperReports Datasource Works
  • 2. Understanding Datasources and Connections in iReport
  • 3. Creating and Using JDBC Connections
  • 4. ClassNotFoundError
  • 5. URL Not Correct
  • 6. Parameters Not Correct for the Connection
  • 7. Working with Your JDBC Connection
  • 8. Fields Registration
  • 9. Sorting and Filtering Records

10.Using JavaBeans Set Datasources

11.Fields of a JavaBean Set Datasource

12.Using CSV Datasources

Programme scope, delivery arrangements and suitability are confirmed during enquiry.