I am using JasperReports in my project. During the generation of reports, I am forced to retrieve data from different tables in the database. I have used subreports, but this solution is not satisfactory for me. Main reason for this is fact that for each report I have to prepare two jrxml files. For the assumptions of my project this is not effective.
Is there an alternative to subreports? If it is important I use Hibernate.
Mateusz, you can prepare data source manually in java code and pass is to the report.
Sometimes the good subreport's alternative is using group(s) in report.
At a higher level what are you trying to achieve ?
If the reason you're using subreports is to embed mulitple graphs/chart widgets that display different but related data, then an alternative way to doing this is using subdatasets
Innformation on using subdatasets can be found in iReport Ultimate Guide, but basically they are extra sub queries you can run in addition to the main report query, whose results can be access by Charts/Charts Pro widgets (see the chart data tab in these widget properties)
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I will be creating a sales report using java my source is db2 database i was wondering what is the best method to create(fastest,efficient)?
it will be a comma seperated
JasperReports is a cool tool to create different kind of reports in different formats. It can also be integrated into NetBeans and Eclipse. So just design the report, test it and if you are fine, use the java-libraries coming with Jasper to run your report in Java. The library also has the possibility to hand over parameters.
I have weblogic where I can deploy this java application and database where I have data. Can you recommend me some free java library which can generate charts from my data ?
I found http://oreports.com/ but their forum seems to be inactive for a long time so when I want to advice I have problem
Try out Jasper Reports.
List of open source options for generating reports in java.
I personally recommend JasperReports.
I found this: http://art.sourceforge.net/ which is exactly what I need
Assuming nothing like presenting charts from data directly without any java app. (So no informatica like tools) jfreechart is an option. have a lookt at fusion-charts too
I need to have a preview&print option on some of my pages in order to print some tables containing information.
Is it possible to create a template page containing headers and footers and the information contained in the html table? It's the first time i'm doing this.
I've used once Crystal Reports in c#. Are there any similar plug-ins / sdks available for Java? If so, how can i accomplish this?
Of course Jasper Reports will do.
If you already have the data displayed in the page and need it only style differently, you can do it using only CSS - just define appropriate style for media type print.
I think http://jasperforge.org/projects/jasperreports will be fine for this.
I have developed a Java application and now i want to give some simple printing support. Something like printing invoices , some reports etc.
Right now I'm creating that stuff in html, showing it on JEditorPane. but html support is quite poor and I'm really fade up of that thing. Is there any better way of doing such thing?
Any better browser component, or better tool to create such simple reports? (JDK 1.6)
I love JasperReports for that. In combination with iReport (a GUI for creating the reports) is the best I could find for free in Java to do reporting.
You can also generate PDFs files with iText for printing. Although I think it will be easier to use iReports.
JasperReports is a pretty nice reporting tool for Java. It could be a bit heavy weight for what you want.
Another solution is BIRT which is very simple to use : it is an Eclipse project with a visual editor for your reports. The report is built in 3 steps :
create a DataSource
create a DataSet on this DataSource
create your report, based on the DataSet
DynamicReports is an open source reporting tool. You can create reports quickly without needing to use a visual designer. See the examples.
When printing invoices and reports, no doubt you want them to look more than basic - hence your problem. If your swing application has a server-side component, then look at libraries like Jasper and Docmosis to produce decent reports from the server (since heavy-weight server side is typically aok). If you really need a library just for a client app, there's an old library called JViewPro which is pretty yuk to code with, but can let you layout reports in code for displaying and printing and is a single jar (just be careful about memory usage).
I have a java desktop application with information about several entities. There is a "print" button than WHEN pressed various information should be collected and printed.
The question is: How can i select WHAT will be printed ON a specific location on the paper?
A more general question would be: How can i format information to be printed on paper?
I would suggest using something like iText for generating a PDF and print the PDF instead. As a bonus, the output can be saved easily and attached to an e-mail.
You need the Java Print Service - http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/technotes/guides/jps/index.html
We've successfully use JasperReports -- really great tool scaling from simple to complex reports. Supports working directly with a list of entities (very convenient), and also RDBMS communication via JDBC and even HQL (Hibernate Query Language). There is also a visual design tool for it called iReport, so one can visually design the look and feel of the report.