Chapter 1, Introduction to Pentaho Reporting, covers the typical uses, history, and origins of Pentaho Reporting, along with a more detailed overview of the reporting functionality that Pentaho Reporting provides.
Chapter 2, Getting Started with Report Designer, is focused on getting up and running with Pentaho Reporting. It'll begin by setting up an environment for building and embedding reports. From there, the reader will walk through creating a report using the wizard and will finish the chapter learning how to save the report into the filesystem.
Chapter 3, Getting Started with Reporting SDK, is about the Pentaho Reporting SDK. The reader will walk through embedding an existing report into a generic Java application.
Chapter 4, Creating a Report with Report Designer, goes one step further, covering the most commonly used features for creating a report from scratch instead of using the wizard. The core concepts, such as customizing the report, saving it in the Pentaho repository, and previewing the content, will be detailed step by step.
Chapter 5, Design and Layout in Report Designer, dives deep into all the concepts and functionality of Pentaho's Report Designer related to design and layout. The reader will explore in depth the ins and outs of design and layout of reports using the Pentaho Report Designer.
Chapter 6, Configuring JDBC and Other Data Sources, teaches you the configuration of the data sources in all the ways Pentaho Reporting is able to connect in. The data source definition will be shown using Pentaho Reporting Designer.
Chapter 7, Including Graphics and Charts in Reports, shows how to incorporate charts and graphics into Pentaho reports. You will learn about the different types of charts supported and how to configure them in Pentaho Report Designer. This chapter will also help you to populate a chart with various types of data.
Chapter 8, Parameterization, Functions, Variables, and Formulas, starts off by learning how to parameterize a report. This chapter covers all the predefined functions and expressions available for use within a report. It will help readers learn about Pentaho Reporting's formula capabilities, including the correct syntax and available formula methods.
Chapter 9, Internationalization and Localization, shows the details of internationalizing and localizing a report.
Chapter 10, Subreports and Cross Tabs, covers building from scratch some examples of subreports and cross tabs, exploring the capabilities offered by Pentaho Reporting. We will build a multi-page subreport that demonstrates the use of the sticky flag available for managing page headers and also build a subreport with a summary chart.
Chapter 11, The PRPT Format and the Java API to Build It, teaches Pentaho Reporting's PRPT bundle format, along with the details of Pentaho Reporting's Java API. This chapter focuses on the composition of the PRPT file representing the Pentaho report and how to build it using the Java API.
Chapter 12, Developing Using Data Sources, shows various methods of loading data into the Pentaho Reporting Engine, and digs deep into how the Pentaho Reporting Engine interacts with these data sources to render a report.
Chapter 13, Internationalization, Subreports, and Cross Tabs Using Java, covers the details of report parameterization. You also learn the various ways to dynamically render a report, including learning all the available functions and expressions but from a Java perspective.
Chapter 14, Building Interactive Reports, teaches you to enable interactive functionality within reports. You will also be able to modify report definitions to generate hyperlink events and many different HTML JavaScript events. You will learn how to render an HTML report on a server, along with including external script files within the HTML, rendered report.
Chapter 15, Using Reports in Pentaho Business Analytics Platform, shows the basics of the Pentaho Business Analytics Platform and the best practices on using Pentaho Reports stored in the repository or through dashboards.
Chapter 16, Using Reports in Pentaho Data Integration, covers how to use the developed Pentaho reports inside the Pentaho suite, particularly with Pentaho Data Integration (Kettle) to develop jobs/transformations managing Pentaho reports.
Chapter 17, Pentaho Reporting Nightly Build and Support, covers a potpourri of useful, short, and advanced Pentaho Reporting subjects.
