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Create reports using JasperSoft Studio


From iDempiere en

This guide explains how to use JasperSoft Studio to create complex reports and print-outs for use by the
JasperReports engine embedded in iDempiere. This is an alternative to using the standard built-in reports described
here.

Contents
1 Introduction
2 How to do it
2.1 JasperSoft Studio
2.2 Create a report
2.2.1 Database Adapter
2.2.2 Design the report
2.2.3 Compile the report
2.3 Installing the report
3 References

Introduction
The standard reporting mechanism is suitable for simple reports, but creating complex reports with sophisticated
layouts can be difficult and time-consuming using the built-in Print Format tools, so rather use JasperSoft Studio to
do the design of sophisticated reports and print-outs with professionally designed layouts, fonts, colours and logos,
then load the JRXML report definition into iDempiere for execution by the JasperReports engine.

The guide is based on this video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qupDLprUoJE) by Evenos.

How to do it
JasperSoft Studio
If you have not already done so, install JasperSoft Studio:

Download and install the Community Edition of JasperSoft Studio from the download page
(https://community.jaspersoft.com/project/jaspersoft-studio) (note: don't download the older iReport
Designer as this has been deprecated in favour of JasperSoft Studio);
Follow the installation instructions here (https://community.jaspersoft.com/documentation/tibco-jaspersoft-
studio-user-guide/v640/installing-jaspersoft-studio). JasperSoft Studio is built on the same framework as the
Eclipse IDE so the installation and usage is the same
(https://community.jaspersoft.com/documentation/v640/tibco-jaspersoft-studio-user-guide).

Create a report
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Database Adapter

The first step is to create a database adapter to connect JasperSoft Studio to your instance of the iDempiere
database server:

Start up JasperSoft Studio


Delete the two unnecessary Data Adapters (called One Empty Record and Sample DB)
Create a new Data Adapter to connect to the iDempiere database: Create Data Adapter > Database JDBC
Connection > Next >
Name: iDempiere Data Adapter
JDBC Driver: org.postgresql.Driver
JDBC URL: jdbc:postgresql://localhost:5432/idempiere (use localhost if the database is on the same
machine as JasperSoft Studio, otherwise replace localhost with the name of the database server)
Username: adempiere (the same username that was used when iDempiere was installed)
Password: *********
Click on Test to test the connection parameters
Click Finish if all is well

This only has to be done once. Thereafter you will use the same adapter to develop your reports.

Design the report

Now you can create the JasperReport:

Click on the New JasperReport icon


Select a Report Template (e.g. Blank Format A4)
Parent directory: MyReports (in the JaspersoftWorkspace), or create a new JasperReports Project
File name: Invoice.jrxml (JRXML is the XML format used by JasperReports)
Open the adempiere (CURRENT) schema to see all the tables and views that can be used in the report (note
that you can also create additional database views in the schema for your own reports)
In the Texts box (to the right of the schemas), write a SQL SELECT statement to assemble the items for the
report, for example:

SELECT a.documentno, a.docstatus, b.name, b.logo_id FROM adempiere.c_invoice a, adempiere.c_bpartner b WHERE a.c_bpartner_id

The SELECT can be as detailed and as complex as you require


Click Next > to choose the fields from the SELECT that you want to see in the report
Click Next > and add any GROUP BY clauses if required
Click Finish to generate the basic report definition
Use the Preview tab to run the report, then Save it regularly while you work on it.

Follow the video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qupDLprUoJE) to complete the design of the report, and see
the JasperSoft Studio documentation (https://community.jaspersoft.com/documentation/tibco-jaspersoft-studio-
user-guide/v640/getting-started-jaspersoft-studio) for more details.

Compile the report

When you are done, compile the report for use by iDempiere:

Select the Design Tab


Click on the Compile Report button (above the report design)

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This will generate the report binary file Invoice.jasper from the resource Invoice.jrxml. This is the file that you will
upload to iDempiere (see below). Note that you can upload either the binary .jasper or the XML description
.JRXML because iDempiere understands both, but the binary may be more efficient, and it may avoid version
inconsistencies between the JasperReports compiler in iDempiere and the one in JasperSoft Studio.

Installing the report


Once you are happy with the report, you can install it in iDempiere as follows:

Login as System/System
Select Report & Process and create a new entry:
Search Key: InvoiceJasperReport
Name: InvoiceJasperReport
Data Access Level: Client+Organisation (it is not useful to the System user)
Report: check the box for completeness
Class Name: org.compiere.report.ReportStarter (note that this is case sensitive)
Jasper Report: attachment:Invoice.jasper (this is the binary that was created above)
Save the record
Now click on the Attachment icon (the paperclip on the toolbar) and load the binary from the
JaspersoftWorkspace. This ensures that the binary is stored in the database with the Report Process record
and will get backed up with the database.

To try out the report:

Logout of System and into the client (e.g. GardenWorld Admin)


Select Invoice and find an invoice that will use the new report format
Click on the Print button (or Alt-P)
When the preview opens, click on Customize Report to open the Print Format Window
Find the field Jasper Report and use the dropdown to select the Report that you created above
Save the updated Print Format and reprint the document with the new report layout.

References
Creating reports using JasperReports
Evenos video about JasperSoft Studio (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qupDLprUoJE)
JasperSoft Studio Guide (https://community.jaspersoft.com/documentation/v640/tibco-jaspersoft-studio-
user-guide)
Making fonts available to your JasperReports

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