Archive:User Manual 2.3/Jasper Reports

Openbravo has been integrated with JasperReports!

Now there is a new way to develop reports for Openbravo ERP. Both methods are going to be available, each one with its own strengths.

• XmlEngine permits total control of the output page as the template is programmed in the output format, html or fop. Also, with XmlEngine it is possible to include links and ajax technology.

• JasperReports uses an intermediate format and permits the ability to export the report to several different formats, html, pdf, excel, and csv. It also has a very advanced development tool (iReport) that makes the creation of new reports very easy. The management of the computer resources is better resulting in a faster generation of results for huge reports.

This integration has been focused on two main goals:

• The possibility of uploading a Jasper Report template to the application and defining the parameters needed to be able to open it from the application menu. *Improving the export of the grid from the windows switching to Jasper Reports and including new output formats.

More information about JasperReports