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Why would I use a Jasper Report?
A Jasper report may be used if you want:
- To create a production / banded style report such as an invoice.
- Create specific report layouts which are not otherwise catered for in Yellowfin.
Create Japer Report
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- Create your Jasper Report XML file using a 3rd party tool such as iReports.
- Select ‘I want to create the report using Jasper’ on the report initialisation page
- Select the data source that the Report will run from.
- Click the next button to continue to the report definition load.
- On the Jasper Report page you will be prompted to load your Jasper report definition file.
- At this stage you can make a comment about the file for future reference.
- On the right hand side nav you can make selections for report broadcast and saving the report details.
- Click the browse button to search your file system for your Jasper report definition XML document.
- Click Confirm to Continue.
- On Confirm you will see the file definition displayed. This information is useful if you return to the report later for editing.
- If your XML includes links to images Yellowfin will prompt you to load these images in separately.
- Click the browse button to search for your images. Each image will have to be loaded separately.
- Click the browse button to search for your images. Each image will have to be loaded separately.
- If you wish to edit or replace the XML file click the replace file tick box. Add the new file in.
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