Hi,
Jasper Server Version: 6.4.2
I'm trying to work with subreports in the jasper server, at my first test a simple report with one subreport (Generic Header which I share to all the others reports), it works. I'll explain how I did it work, because I'm in doubt if I did correctly:
1. I publish the subreport as a reportUnit in repo:/reports/
2. In the other report, I put the expression in the subreport component: "repo:/reports/Cabecalho_Landscape_files/main_jrxml" and when I publish this report I Overwrite the Expression passing the same expression.
It works, the generic report could be accessed by all the other reports.
But now I have a report with the same generic header as subreport and it have other subreport where I show some data, but it also have the same generic header.
Report Example 2 Tree:
- Main Report
- Generic Header (Subreport)
- Summary (Subreport)
- Generic Header (Subreport)
When I publish this Main Report, Jasper Server identify 3 resources, but doesn't have any hint ou description about them. All of them are main.jrxml and I can't identify.
This is how Jasper identify resourcers: https://imgur.com/a/S2NAm
Is there a better way to work with subreports in Jasper Server?
Thanks in advance
1 Answer:
I will explain my way.
1. Create subreport in local project as a normal jrxml file.
2. Create a repository jrxml resource in your subreport's location.
3. Import from jrxml file create at 1to repository jrxml resource create at 2
4. Create your Report Unit
5. Copy repository jrxml resource and Paste as link in your Report Unit. This insert a link with the same name as resource(without folders).
6. Insert subreport component from Palette in your Report Unit
7. Select subreport element -> Properties -> Subreport -> Expression and set with the value : "repo:NAME_OF_THE_LINK_TO_JRXML"
No matter where repository jrxml resource are, with the link and using "repo:....." works well.
I had much troubles with subreports, since I use this way it's very easy.
Mariano
Are you not using Jasper Studio to edit the reports ?
Using jasper studio would allow you to visually see the subreport layout and modify it