Index for User's Guide

User's Guide: Organization of This Part

Installing and Launching JReport Designer
System Requirements
Installing JReport Designer on Windows
Uninstalling JReport Designer on Windows
Running JReport Designer On Windows
Installing, Running and Uninstalling JReport Designer on Unix
Setting up the ODBC/JDBC Driver
Launchers Under JReport Designer
Starting a Catalog
Catalog
       Catalog Overview
       Using Catalog Browser to Manage Resources
       Using Reference Table to Clarify Resource Relationships
       Setting Default Values for Objects
       Creating Catalog and Connections
       Catalog in XML format
Connection
       What's a Connection
       Creating a New Connection
       Adding Tables/Views to Connection
       Modifying an Existing Connection
Pre-join
       Pre-join Overview
       Pre-join Definition
       Pre-join Editor
       Use Pre-joins In Your Query
Merging catalogs
       Specifying the Checking Level
       Merging Catalogs
Cached Query Result
Developing Reports with Report Wizard
Selecting a Report Template
Creating a Report with Report Wizard
       Data Tab
       Joins Tab
       Condition & Display Tab
       Group & Sort Tab
       Summary & Graph Tab
       CrossTab & Subreport Tab
       Other & Style Tab
Creating Reports with Multiple Data Source
Previewing a Report
Work Area
Design Mode
View Mode
JReport Designer Window
Main Menu
Resource Viewer
Toolbars
Hot Keys
Work Area
Refining the Report Layout
Introduction
Selecting, Moving and Resizing Objects
Overlapping
Font
Deleting, Copying, Cutting and Pasting
Report Inspector
Using Styles in Your Report
Introduction
Setting up Styles in JReport Designer
Modifying the XML Style Files
Viewing Reports on JReport Enterprise Server
Using Styles in Your Report
Limitations
Editing a Report
Editing a Report by Inserting/Editing Objects
       DBField, Formula
       Parameter, Drawing Objects
       Special Fields, Section, Group/Sort, Summary
       Subreport, Embedded Subreport
       Map, Barcode
       CrossTab, Text
       Data Object
Query Editor
Dynamic Query
Editing a Report For DHTML Use
Switching on/off the drilling feature of the summaries for DHTML
Showing detailed information for comprehensive data using master/detail reports
Setting display names for DHTML sort, filter, and drill functions
Pre-defining DHTML sort & filter conditions
Using DHTML control objects in your reports
Charts
About Chart
Creating Chart
       How is data represented in a chart
       Create a chart
       Create a combination chart
Changing the Type of a Chart
       Change the chart type at design time
       Change the chart type at run-time
Changing the Display, View, or Placement of a Chart
       Change the display of walls, gridlines, axes, or legends
       Add labels to a chart
       Zoom or size the chart display
       Rotate a chart
Formatting Axes, Legends, and Other Chart Elements
       Select a chart and its elements
       Move or resize chart elements by using the mouse
       Change the size, color, and appearance for the chart elements
       Format axes
       Format gridlines and wall backgrounds
       Format legend
Filtering chart data source
Printing a Report
Introduction
Specifying Printing Methods
Printing a Report with JDK1.1 Printing Method
Printing a Report with JDK1.2 Printing Method
Printing a Report with JDK1.4 Printing Method
Report Manager and Data Manager
About the Report Manager
Working with the Report Manager
Data Manager
Tuning Performance of JReport Designer
Problem Diagnosis - Catalog Doctor
What are in a Catalog
What errors can Catalog Doctor Detect
Using Catalog Doctor
       Connection
       Tables and Fields
       Formulas
       Query
Developing Reports from a Query File
SQLs in connection
Creating a Report from a Query File
Developing Reports from Stored Procedures
Stored Procedure
Developing Reports from Stored Procedures
Stored Procedure for Oracle Database
Developing Reports from User Data Source
Introduction
Case 1: Address Data Source
Case 2: SQL Data Source
Case 3: Applying UDS for Stored Procedure in Oracle
Case 4: Creating Reports from Java Object Data Source
Developing Reports from Hierarchical Data Source
Introduction
XML Data Source
General Hierarchical Data Source
Parallel Hierarchical Data Source
Developing Reports with OOJDBC
Introduction
Case 1: XML
Case 2: Direct XML Import
Case 3: XML with Dynamic Parameters
How does OOJDBC Work with Java Objects
Case 4: Importing the Product Table via Model Wizard
Case 5: Importing com.jinfonet.jdbc.demo.common.RecordResult via Model Wizard
Supporting EJB via OOJDBC in JReport
Case 6: Supporting EJB Deployed in J2EE
Case 7: Supporting EJB Deployed in BEA Weblogic's Server 5.1.0
Case 8: Supporting EJB 2.0 Deployed in BEA Weblogic's Server 6.1
Deploying Resources From JReport Designer
Introduction
Deploying Resources From JReport Designer
Executing Reports from JReport Beans or APIs
Introduction
JReport Engine Bean
JReport Result Viewer Bean
JReport Catalog Bean
JReport Designer API
JReport Catalog API
Using JReport Beans in Java IDE
Using JReport Beans in Forte for Java
Deploying JReport Engine Bean as EJB to WebLogic 8.1 on Windows/Linux
Deploying JReport Engine Bean as EJB to WebLogic 6.1
Deploying JReport Engine Bean as EJB to WebSphere 5.1 on Windows/Linux
Deploying JReport Engine Bean as EJB to J2EE
Deploying JReport Engine Bean as EJB to JBoss 3.0.7
Using JReport Beans in Novell ConsoleOne
Exporting Report Result to Multiple File Formats
Introduction
Exporting to JReport Result
Exporting to Text
Exporting to HTML
Exporting to PDF
Exporting to Fax
Exporting to Postscript File
Exporting to Mail
Exporting to Applet
Exporting to RTF
Exporting to Excel File
Exporting to XML
User Defined Object (UDO)
Introduction
Creating a UDO Manually
UDO Maker
Case: ChartAPI
Using JHyperlink
True Type Font
JReport Font System
Designing Reports with TTF
Deploying TTF to Production Environment
Delivering the Result in Excel/RTF/HTML/Txt
Delivering the Result in PDF
Report Template
Introduction
How does a Template Work
Saving a Report as a Template
Managing Templates
Modifying a Template File
Writing and Using Formulas
Introduction
Operations on a Formula
Formula Examples
Using a Formula
Writing and Using User-defined Formula Functions
JReport Parameter and its Applications
Introduction
Operations on a Parameter
Creating or Modifying a Parameter
Sorting Parameters
Parameter Application Cases
Importing Parameter Values
Exit Functions
Exit Functions
Using Exit Functions
National Language Support
Introduction
Using National Language Support
NLS for JREntServer
Appendix I: Language
Appendix II: Region
Page Level Security
Introduction
Setting Page Level Security
Viewing a Report in JReport Enterprise Server
Scheduling a Report in JReport Enterprise Server
Record Level Security and Column Level Security
Introduction
Catalog Scope Security
       Setting up Security Policy
       Applying a Security Policy to the Report
       Deploying to JReport Enterprise Server
Report Scope Security
       Setting up Record Level Security
       Running Reports with RLS on Server
Security Context Support
Converting Crystal Reports to JReport Reports
Introduction
Installing Crystal Converter
Converting Crystal Reports to JReport Reports
Tips
Trouble Shootings
Connecting to the Databases