Language: English
Author: Will Gorman
Paperback: 384 pages [ 235mm x 191mm ]
Release Date: September 2009
Publisher: Packt Publishing
ISBN: 1847193196
ISBN 13: 9781847193193
ApproachChapters
Chapter 1: An Introduction to Pentaho Reporting
Chapter 2: Pentaho Reporting Client and Enterprise Examples
Chapter 3: Pentaho Reporting Examples in the Real World
Chapter 4: Design and Layout in Pentaho's Report Designer
Chapter 5: Working with Data Sources
Chapter 6: Including Charts and Graphics in Reports
Chapter 7: Parameterization, Functions, Formulas, and Internationalization in Reports
Chapter 8: Adding Sub-Reports and Cross Tabs to Reports
Chapter 9: Building Interactive Reports
Chapter 10: API-based Report Generation
Chapter 11: Extending Pentaho Reporting
Chapter 12: Additional Pentaho Reporting Topics
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Create advanced reports, including cross tabs, sub-reports, and charts that connect to practically any data source using open source Pentaho Reporting. |
Overview
- Create great-looking enterprise reports in PDF, Excel, and HTML with Pentaho's Open Source Reporting Suite, and integrate report generation into your existing Java application with minimal hassle
- Use data source options to develop advanced graphs, graphics, cross tabs, and sub-reports
- Dive deeply into the Pentaho Reporting Engine's XML and Java APIs to create dynamic reports
- Work with a multitude of examples throughout the book for quick learning on every topic
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, or HTML, this book also contains complete example source code that you can copy and paste into your environment to get up and running quickly. |
Details
Pentaho Reporting lets you create, generate, and distribute rich and sophisticated report content from different data sources. Knowing how to use it quickly and efficiently gives you the edge in producing reports from your database. If you have been looking for a book that has plenty of easy-to-understand instructions and also contains lots of examples and screenshots, this is where your search ends.
This book shows you how to replace or build your enterprise reporting solution from scratch with Pentaho's Reporting Suite. Through detailed examples, it dives deeply into all aspects of Pentaho's reporting functionalities, providing you with the knowledge you need to master report creation.
This book starts off with a number of examples to get you familiar with the tools and technology of the Pentaho Reporting Suite. Then, with additional examples, it goes into advanced subjects such as charting, sub-reporting, cross tabs, as well as API generation of reports. There are also details and examples on extending Pentaho's open source reporting engine. The reader will learn the ins and outs of Pentaho Report Designer, including a cheat sheet with all the available short-cut keys, to make report design efficient and painless.
Embedding reports into your Java application can be difficult. With Pentaho Reporting it's just a few lines of code. The book provides examples of how to embed reporting into your J2EE and client Java applications, as well as showing you how to build dynamic reports from scratch using Pentaho Reporting's simple Java Bean-based report generation API.
Setting up and integrating a reporting server in an enterprise environment can be arduous. In addition to learning how to build great embeddable reports, you'll also learn how to combine Pentaho Reporting with Pentaho's BI Server for a zero-code, easy-to-configure, enterprise reporting solution.
This example-rich practical guide walks you through every aspect of Pentaho Reporting, including report layout, data source support, enterprise deployment, along with advanced topics such as side-by-side sub-reporting, cross tabs, API report development, and more.