JasperReports Server - Features - FAQs

The same database support seen in JasperReports Library, available from the Server.
- JDBC and JNDI connections
- Java Bean DataSources
- File CSV data sources
- Custom JRDataSources
- Hibernate Connections
- Mondrian OLAP Connections
- XMLA Server Connections
- Hadoop-Hive Connector
- MongoDB Connector
- Other Big Data/NoSQL Connectors
Powerful Semantic/Domain layer to simplify end user report development (Commercial Only)

Note: Refer to the relevant TIBCO JasperReports Server documentation for the full list of updated supported data sources.

Open Standards architecture based on the Spring Framework
REST web services and HTTP APIs for simplified integration with Applications and workflows
Connectivity to existing identity managment and external authentication and authorization systems (LDAP, CAS, JAAS, etc.)
On-premise, virtualized, and Cloud (SaaS and PaaS) deployment options
Mobile application and multi-touch application capable
Extensible architecture, supporting extension points for custom data sources, security enhancements, and more
Skinnable UI with standards based CSS theme management
High performance data caching and storage architecture
Multi-tenant architecture (Commercial Only)

Self-service access to reporting and analytics
Output to formats such as HTML, XLS, XLSX, PDF, CSV, DOCX, RTF, Flash, ODT, ODS, etc.
Central report scheduling and distribution based on calendar and cron style schedules
Report interactivity features including drill-down, filtering, formatting, animated charting, and more
Dynamic queries based on end-user controls and selections
Repository of reusable data sources, input controls, subreports, images, and other resources.
10 Reports (Community Only)

User and Role based access to reports, dashboards, resources, and folders.
Column and Row level data security within the semantic/domain data layer (Commercial Only)
Access and Usage Auditing for compliance (Commercial Only)
Tenant or Organization management w/ Multi-tenancy (Commercial Only)

Web-based, drag-and-drop designer for bringing multiple reports together into a single dashboard. (Commercial Only)
Web-based, drag-and-drop report designer supporting interactive tables, charts, cross-tabs, and analytic views (Commercial Only)

Analyze data across multiple attributes and time periods
Multi-dimensional Expression Language (MDX) support for complex analytic queries
Standard JPivot based analytic interface
Integrated Ad Hoc Analytic Interface supporting drill down, drill across, drill up, filtor, pivot, sort, and chart against OLAP and In-Memory data (Commercial Only)
OLAP driven ad hoc reports and dashboards (Commercial Only)

JasperReports Server - Features