JasperAssistant User Guide

Version 1.4.0

JasperAssistant Soft

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Table of Contents

1. Introduction
1.1. What is JasperAssistant ?
1.2. What is JasperReports ?
1.3. Features
2. Installation
2.1. Downloading JasperAssistant
2.2. Prerequisites
2.3. Installing JasperAssistant
2.4. Enabling JasperAssistant
2.5. Memory Settings
3. Configuration
3.1. Designer Settings
3.2. Compiler Settings
3.3. Data Sources
3.3.1. Empty Data Source
3.3.2. Database Data Source
3.3.3. XML Data Source
3.3.4. Custom Data Source
4. Getting Started
4.1. Creating New Report
4.2. Opening Existing Report
5. User Interface
5.1. Design Editor
5.2. Rulers
5.3. Palette
5.4. Preview Viewer
5.5. Outline View
5.6. Properties View
5.7. Problems View
5.8. Toolbars
5.9. Menus
5.10. Key Bindings
6. Report Structure
6.1. Expressions
6.2. Report
6.3. Fonts
6.4. Parameters
6.5. Fields
6.6. Variables
6.7. Report Sections
6.8. Groups
6.9. Report Objects
6.9.1. Common Properties
6.9.2. Ellipse
6.9.3. Image
6.9.4. Line
6.9.5. Rectangle
6.9.6. Text Objects
6.9.6.1. Common Properties
6.9.6.2. Static Text
6.9.6.3. Text Field
6.9.7. Subreport
6.9.8. Element Group
7. Developing Reports
7.1. Designing Reports
7.1.1. Adding Fonts
7.1.2. Adding Parameters
7.1.3. Adding Fields
7.1.4. Adding Variables
7.1.5. Adding Groups
7.1.6. Adding Report Sections
7.1.7. Adding Report Objects
7.2. Compiling Reports
7.3. Previewing Reports
A. Resources
B. License Agreement
C. Registration

List of Figures

3.1. Data source configuration page
3.2. Empty data source configuration dialog
3.3. Database data source configuration dialog
3.4. XML data source configuration dialog
3.5. Custom data source configuration dialog
4.1. Report creation wizard
4.2. Opening an existing report
5.1. Main parts of the user interface.
5.2. Opening the filters dialog
5.3. Enabling report compilation problems
7.1. Project properties dialog
7.2. Project classpath
7.3. Preview viewer

List of Tables

5.1. Palette Tools
5.2. Preview Viewer Toolbar
5.3. Toolbars
5.4. View Menu
5.5. Context Menu
5.6. Key Bindings