New User Questions

[swisssteve]

Hi,

I am evaluating JasperServer for inclusion in our software and was wondering if someone coud answer this question.  Have searched the forum but without luck.

I am using JasperServer and have a seperate Java application.  What is not clear is how my client shall interface with JasperServer?

I know there are web services and API's which I can use to start a report operation and I guess I can either pass in report parameters from the application.   But what is not clear to me is

1.   How do I get / show the requested report to the user in my Java application after it has run.

 2.  How does the user select a report format e.g. PDF, CSV etc.

 

Basically I am not sure what I need from the client side.   I was wndering if I needed JasperReports client side with a cnnectio to the Jasper Server but am not sure.

 

Your help is appreciated 

[wobby]

Hi,

when you working with a java application and you need "just" the reporting function, use the JasperReports.
 

http://jasperforge.org/plugins/project/project_home.php?group_id=102

JasperReports is also a "part" of JapserServer.
If you like to use the JapserServer for emailing, scheduling reports, I would use the webservice.

Hope that helps

Tobias

[swood]

If you pull down the JasperServer source, there is a JSP based sample application that shows you how to connect via web services, run reports (defining what output format you want) and displaying the content.

 

Sherman

Jaspersoft