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Pentaho 8 Reporting for Java Developers

You're reading from   Pentaho 8 Reporting for Java Developers Create pixel-perfect analytical reports using reporting tools

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Product type Paperback
Published in Sep 2017
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781788298995
Length 470 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Francesco Corti Francesco Corti
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Jasmine Kaur Jasmine Kaur
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Table of Contents (18) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Introduction to Pentaho Reporting FREE CHAPTER 2. Getting Started with Report Designer 3. Getting Started with Reporting SDK 4. Creating a Report with Report Designer 5. Design and Layout in Report Designer 6. Configuring JDBC and Other Data Sources 7. Including Graphics and Charts in Reports 8. Parameterization, Functions, Variables, and Formulas 9. Internationalization and Localization 10. Subreports and Cross Tabs 11. The PRPT Format and the Java API to Build It 12. Developing Using Data Sources 13. Internationalization, Subreports, and Cross Tabs Using Java 14. Building Interactive Reports 15. Using Reports in Pentaho Business Analytics Platform 16. Using Reports in Pentaho Data Integration 17. Pentaho Reporting Nightly Build and Support

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As described in Chapter 1, Introduction to Pentaho Reporting, Pentaho Reporting is a suite of open source tools, including Report Designer, Reporting Engine, and Reporting SDK. All the preceding tools are written in pure Java, allowing any operating system that supports the Java runtime environment to run the application. The latest version of Pentaho Reporting, the 8th, requires the use of JDK 8 or more recent version.

Pentaho Reporting tools are cross-platform applications and will run in Linux, Windows, macOS, and other Java supported environments. The Reporting Engine is backward compatible with previous versions of JDK, but it is always recommended to use the latest one.

As stated in the introduction, in this chapter we are going to focus our attention on Pentaho Report Designer. The discussion on Pentaho Reporting SDK will be covered in the next chapter. About Reporting Engine, it is used as core component in the designer and the SDK, so it will be treated...

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