JSS Pro enables you to create sophisticated, pixel-perfect reports on the desktop and upload those reports to JasperReports Server on AWS for secured management, scheduling, and sharing.
Downloading JSS
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| Downloading JSS |
You can download product installers, patches, hot fixes, etc. from the Online Support Portal. Click Downloads in the left navigation panel and select Jaspersoft Studio Professional . The Jaspersoft Studio download page appears.
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| Choosing your Operating System |
Click the Download link for your operating system.
License Downloads
Download the JSS Pro license, valid for one seat for use with Jaspersoft for AWS. In the Online Customer Portal, go to Licenses/Keys.
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| Downloading a license |
Launch JSS Pro and go to Help > License Manager to install the license key.
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| JSS License Manager menu |
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| JSS License Manager installation |
Click Install new license, then browse to your downloaded license and click Open to install it.
Connecting JSS Pro to Your Data
| 1. | Create a new DataAdapter (called Data Source in JSS). |
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| New DataAdapter button |
In Jaspersoft Studio, click the New Data Adapter icon to display the DataAdapter wizard.
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| DataAdapter wizard |
| 2. | Name your DataAdapter and click Next. |
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| Selecting a data source type |
| 3. | Select the data source type. For Amazon RDS and Redshift, use JDBC. Then click Next. |
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| Entering your database location |
| 4. | Add the JDBC Driver. You may need to search the web for one that corresponds to your RDBMS or other technology on your EC2 instance. |
| 5. | Enter the JDBC Url. This is the Endpoint URL from your Amazon EC2 dashboard (including the port) and database type. |
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| Locating the Endpoint |
| 6. | Click the Driver Classpath tab and select the local path of the driver. |
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| Selecting the driver classpath |
| 7. | Test the connection. |
Connecting JSS Pro to the JRS Repository
You'll need to connect to the JSS repository to manage and schedule reports
To define the Repository Explorer's connection:
| 1. | In JSS, select Window > Show Views > Other…. |
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| Window > Show Views > Other…. menu |
| 2. | Select Repository Explorer. |
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| Selecting the Repository Explorer |
| 3. | Select the instance’s URL. It should start with ec2. |
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| Selecting the instance URL |
| 4. | Right-click the name of your instance to create a JRS repository connection. |
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| Creating the JRS repository connection |
| 5. | Fill in the instance’s url, but don’t add the port ID number. Make sure to include “/jasperserver-pro/” at the end of the path. |
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| Filling in the instance URL |
From here you should follow the Jaspersoft Studio documentation on how to create reports. There is also online training and tutorials available here:
http://community.jaspersoft.com/wiki/jaspersoft-studio-tutorials-archive
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