UNIFIED REPORTER SERVER USER GUIDE RELEASE 8.0 JasperReports Server User Guide Copyright © 2012 Jaspersoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Printed in the U.S.A. Jaspersoft, the Jaspersoft logo, Jaspersoft iReport Designer, JasperReports Library, JasperReports Server, Jaspersoft OLAP, and Jaspersoft ETL are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Jaspersoft Corporation in the United States and in jurisdictions throughout the world. All other company and product names are or may be trade names or trademarks of their respective owners. This is version 1112-JSP50-18 of the JasperReports Server User Guide. 2 Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1 Introduction to JasperReports Server . 9 1.1 Logging In . 10 1.1.1 Logging into a Server with Multiple Organizations . 11 1.2 The Getting Started Page . 12 1.3 The Library Page . 13 1.3.1 Created vs. Modified Dates . 14 1.4 Browsing the Repository . 14 1.5 Searching the Repository . 14 1.5.1 Searching the Entire Repository . 14 1.5.2 Filtering Search Results . 15 1.6 Using Repository Resources . 17 1.7 Moving Folders . 18 1.8 Sorting the Repository List . 18 1.9 Mastering Report Design . 19 1.9.1 Locating JasperReports Samples . 19 1.9.2 Learning about the Samples . 19 Chapter 2 Working with Jaspersoft Dashboards . 21 2.1 Viewing a Dashboard . 22 2.2 Creating a Dashboard . 23 2.2.1 Dashboard Overview . 23 2.2.2 Creating a Simple Dashboard . 24 2.2.3 Adding Controls to a Dashboard . 25 2.2.4 Localizing Controls . 26 2.2.5 Adding a Custom URL to a Dashboard . 26 2.2.6 Refining a Dashboard’s Layout . 28 2.2.7 About Screen Sizes . 29 2.3 Editing a Dashboard . 29 2.4 Tips for Designing Dashboards . 29 2.4.1 Input Control Tips . 30 3 JasperReports Server User Guide 2.4.2 Miscellaneous Tips . 30 Chapter 3 Running Reports and the Report Viewer . 33 3.1 Overview of The Report Viewer . 33 3.1.1 The Report Viewer Tool bar . 34 3.1.2 Column Menu . 35 3.1.3 Data Snapshots . 35 3.2 Running or Creating a Simple Report . 35 3.2.1 Running a Simple Report . 35 3.2.2 Creating a Report . 36 3.3 Getting New Perspectives on Data . 37 3.3.1 Column Formatting . 37 3.3.2 Conditional Formatting . 38 3.3.3 Interactively Filtering Report Output . 41 3.3.4 Interactively Sorting a Report . 42 3.3.5 Moving, Resizing, and Hiding Columns . 42 3.4 Navigating the Report . 43 3.5 Exporting the Report . 43 3.6 Running an HTML5 Chart . 44 3.7 Running a Flash Chart . 44 3.8 Running a Report with Input Controls or Filters . 46 3.8.1 Simple Input Controls . 47 3.8.2 Cascading Input Controls . 49 3.9 Scheduling Reports . 50 3.9.1 Setting Up a Job . 51 3.9.2 Setting Output Options . 53 3.9.3 Viewing the List of Scheduled Jobs . 55 3.9.4 Changing Job Schedules . 55 3.9.5 Stopping a Job from Running . 56 3.9.6 Running a Job Repeatedly . 56 3.9.7 Running a Job in the Background . 58 3.9.8 Adding a Date/Time Stamp to Scheduled Output . 58 3.10 Event Messages . ..