Browse Library
Sign In Start Free Trial
Close icon Search icon
Account
Browse Library Advanced Search Sign In Start Free Trial

Add to playlist

Create a Playlist

Modal Close icon
You need to login to use this feature.
  • Book Overview & Buying Pentaho 8 Reporting for Java Developers
  • Table Of Contents Toc
  • Feedback & Rating feedback
Pentaho 8 Reporting for Java Developers

Pentaho 8 Reporting for Java Developers

By : Jasmine Kaur, Corti
4 (2)
Buy this Book
close
close
Pentaho 8 Reporting for Java Developers

Pentaho 8 Reporting for Java Developers

4 (2)
By: Jasmine Kaur, Corti
Buy this Book

Overview of this book

This hands-on tutorial, filled with exercises and examples, introduces the reader to a variety of concepts within Pentaho Reporting. With screenshots that show you how reports look at design time as well as how they should look when rendered as PDF, Excel, HTML, Text, Rich-Text-File, XML, and CSV, this book also contains complete example source code that you can copy and paste into your environment to get up-and-running quickly. Updated to cover the features of Pentaho 8, this book will teach you everything you need to know to build fast, efficient reports using Pentaho. If your interest lies in the technical details of creating reports and you want to see how to solve common reporting problems with a minimum of fuss, this is the book for you.
Table of Contents (18 chapters)
close
close
close
Preface
Icon
Preface
Icon
What this book covers
Icon
What you need for this book
Icon
Who this book is for
Icon
Conventions
Icon
Reader feedback
Icon
Customer support
Free Chapter
1
Introduction to Pentaho Reporting
Icon
Introduction to Pentaho Reporting
Icon
Introducing Pentaho Reporting
Icon
Typical uses of Pentaho Reporting
Icon
Pentaho Reporting history
Icon
Feature overview
Icon
Pentaho Reporting architecture
Icon
Summary
2
Getting Started with Report Designer
Icon
Getting Started with Report Designer
Icon
Prerequisites of your environment
Icon
Setting up the Pentaho Report Designer
Icon
Introduction to the user interface
Icon
Creating your first report using the wizard
Icon
Previewing the report
Icon
Saving and opening the report
Icon
Summary
3
Getting Started with Reporting SDK
Icon
Getting Started with Reporting SDK
Icon
Obtaining the Pentaho Reporting SDK
Icon
Creating a web application using Pentaho Reporting and Maven
Icon
Summary
4
Creating a Report with Report Designer
Icon
Creating a Report with Report Designer
Icon
Creating a Pentaho report
Icon
Customizing Pentaho reports
Icon
Previewing Pentaho reports in different formats
Icon
Train yourself to learn faster
Icon
Summary
5
Design and Layout in Report Designer
Icon
Design and Layout in Report Designer
Icon
Report Designer user interface components
Icon
Master report and report bands properties
Icon
Report elements
Icon
Hiding and showing bands
Icon
Visual layout in Report Designer
Icon
Pentaho Report Designer shortcut keys
Icon
Considerations for different output formats
Icon
Summary
6
Configuring JDBC and Other Data Sources
Icon
Configuring JDBC and Other Data Sources
Icon
Introducing data sources
Icon
The JDBC data source
Icon
The metadata data source
Icon
The MongoDB data source
Icon
The Pentaho Data Integration data source
Icon
The OLAP data source
Icon
The XML data source
Icon
The table data source
Icon
The advanced data source
Icon
The Pentaho community data access data source
Icon
Summary
7
Including Graphics and Charts in Reports
Icon
Including Graphics and Charts in Reports
Icon
Including static images in reports
Icon
Including dynamic images in reports
Icon
Including charts in reports
Icon
Including sparkline charts in reports
Icon
Summary
8
Parameterization, Functions, Variables, and Formulas
chevron up
Icon
Parameterization, Functions, Variables, and Formulas
Icon
Report parameterization
Icon
Functions and expressions
Icon
Environment variables
Icon
Working with formulas
Icon
Summary
9
Internationalization and Localization
Icon
Internationalization and Localization
Icon
Internationalization and localization
Icon
Using resources to localize elements
Icon
Resources for localization
Icon
Testing the localization
Icon
An example of report localization
Icon
Summary
10
Subreports and Cross Tabs
Icon
Subreports and Cross Tabs
Icon
Subreports in Pentaho Report Designer
Icon
Table of contents and index elements
Icon
Cross tabs in Pentaho Report Designer
Icon
Summary
11
The PRPT Format and the Java API to Build It
Icon
The PRPT Format and the Java API to Build It
Icon
Understanding the serialized report format
Icon
Building a report using Pentaho Reporting Java API
Icon
Summary
12
Developing Using Data Sources
Icon
Developing Using Data Sources
Icon
Pentaho Reporting Engine Data API
Icon
Existing DataFactory implementations
Icon
Summary
13
Internationalization, Subreports, and Cross Tabs Using Java
Icon
Internationalization, Subreports, and Cross Tabs Using Java
Icon
Internationalization and localization using Java
Icon
Subreports using Java
Icon
Cross tab using Java
Icon
Summary
14
Building Interactive Reports
Icon
Building Interactive Reports
Icon
Interactive reports in HTML
Icon
Example of interactive reports using Java
Icon
Summary
15
Using Reports in Pentaho Business Analytics Platform
Icon
Using Reports in Pentaho Business Analytics Platform
Icon
Introducing Pentaho Business Analytics Platform
Icon
Publishing a report in the Business Analytics Platform
Icon
Previewing a report
Icon
Managing permits and schedule
Icon
Creating a dashboard with Pentaho reports
Icon
Summary
16
Using Reports in Pentaho Data Integration
Icon
Using Reports in Pentaho Data Integration
Icon
Introducing Pentaho Data Integration
Icon
Introduction of Spoon client
Icon
The Pentaho Reporting output step
Icon
Introducing Pan and Kitchen
Icon
Creating a transformation with Pentaho reports
Icon
Summary
17
Pentaho Reporting Nightly Build and Support
Icon
Pentaho Reporting Nightly Build and Support
Icon
Pentaho Report Designer nightly build
Icon
Pentaho Reporting SDK nightly build
Icon
Getting help from the community
Icon
What to do once you become an expert
Icon
Summary

Functions and expressions

Pentaho Reporting provides many functions and expressions that may be used during report creation. A function in Pentaho Reporting is used to calculate a computed value, while an expression in Pentaho Reporting is a function whose scope is limited to the current dataset row. A function may maintain state, having access to many rows of data.

Functions and expressions in Report Designer

Starting from the Report Designer user interface, functions and expressions live in two different places because their scope is different. Functions can be found in report explorer, in particular, in the Data tab under the Functions group. The following screenshot shows how the report explorer looks with two functions defined:

Expressions, being related to the dataset, live in a different place: in the element properties panel. In particular, expressions live on each property of the panel, in the fourth column of the table showing an icon. There are two possible icons: the green plus...

Unlock full access

Continue reading for free

A Packt free trial gives you instant online access to our library of over 7000 practical eBooks and videos, constantly updated with the latest in tech
Start a 7-day FREE trial
End of Section 2
Next Section

Create a Note

Modal Close icon
You need to login to use this feature.
notes
bookmark search playlist download
font-size

Change the font size

margin-width

Change margin width

day-mode

Change background colour

Close icon Search
Country selected
Close icon Your notes and bookmarks

Delete Bookmark

Modal Close icon
Are you sure you want to delete it?
Cancel
Yes, Delete

Delete Note

Modal Close icon
Are you sure you want to delete it?
Cancel
Yes, Delete

Edit Note

Modal Close icon
Write a note (max 255 characters)
Cancel
Update Note

Confirmation

Modal Close icon
claim successful
Order Page Read Now

Buy this book with your credits?

Modal Close icon
Are you sure you want to buy this book with one of your credits?
Close
YES, BUY