Hi, I have just started to use iReport with Hibernate and I think it is a great tool. I felt the constraint to use "hibernate.cfg.xml" to connect Hibernate is too restrictive hence I added a new TextField to the Hibernate Connection Dialog. In this way, i can choose to use any name other than the default "hibernate.cfg.xml". There is only one weakness, the new hibernate config name is not made persistent and one must re-establish the connection each time iReport launches. Below, I have attached the files i have modifed. [file name=iReport_change.gz size=24551]http://www.jasperforge.org/components/com_joomlaboard/uploaded/files/iReport_change.gz[/file]