Jasper Report

REPORT GENERATION USING JASPER

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Lifecycle/Phases Of Jasper Report

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Steps To Jasper Report Creation

Designing the Report (Generates .jrxml file)
Jaspersoft Studio (Independent or Embed in Eclipse) iReport (Independent) Jaspersoft Studio iReport Jasper API (Java) Jaspersoft Studio iReport Jasper API (Java)

Executing the report (Generates .jasper file)

Exporting to the desired format (PDF, HTML etc)

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Designing The Report

Eclipse
Go to Eclipse Marketplace and download Jaspersoft or use the respective Jar shown here Create New Project as Jasper Report Design Report

Jaspersoft Independent Installer

Install application Design Report
Install application Design Report

iReport Independent Installer

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Executing the report

Eclipse
Click on Generate Preview Click on Play/Run Button Click on Generate Preview Click on Play/Run Button Click on Generate Preview Click on Play/Run Button Code Sample shown here
Step 1

Jaspersoft Independent Installer

JasperReport jasperReport = JasperCompileManager.compileReport(" Reportname.jrxml"); OR

Step 1

iReport Independent Installer

JasperDesign jasperDesign = JRXmlLoader.load(reportFile); //Here

reportFile is File Object of .jrxml file Step 2

Using Java (Jasper API)

JasperReport jasperReport = JasperCompileManager.compileReport(j asperDesign);

Note:
JasperReport Class compiles .jrxml file to .jasper, but it will be jasper version specific

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Jasper Report API Structure

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Exporting to the desired format

Eclipse
Click on Generate Preview Select Desired Option Click on Play/Run Button Click on Generate Preview Select Desired Option Click on Play/Run Button Click on Generate Preview Select Desired Option Click on Play/Run Button Code Sample shown here
Step 1 Call Jasper Fill Manager

JasperFillManager.fillReport(jasperReport, null, con);

Step 2 Use The Desired Option By Exporter

Jaspersoft Independent Installer

iReport Independent Installer

For PDF JasperExportManager.exportReportToPdfFile (jasperPrint, filename.pdf"); For HTML JasperExportManager.exportReportToHtmlFil e(jasperPrint, filename.html");
Note:
Its recommend to use .jasper directly rather than compiling .jrxml programatically.

Using Java (Jasper API)

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References
http://www.tutorialspoint.com/jasper_reports/ http://www.rcss.org/publication/newsletter/7178531-The-Jasper-ReportsUltimate-Guide.pdf http://community.jaspersoft.com/ http://www.infoap.utcluj.ro/bdate/jreports.pdf

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