Custom Input Control using Jasper Server API

[jphayes]

I would like to create a custom input control so that I can read the user attribute information from the Jasper API and use that to pupulate a dorpdown or multi-select.

Client wants one report that only shows certain selectable information for certain users. 

If you have a better way of doing this please let me know.  I really do not want to have to create and maintain 20 different reports just because the dropdown is changed by one value.

Commercial Version 7.5.0

[rmeadows]

Profile attributes (I assume that is what you mean by attributes) are available already in input controls and queries.   If you have a profile attribute named mypa then you can reference it as a built-in parameter in queries as $P{LoggedInUserAttribute_ mypa}.  Profile attributes can be set and retrieved at the server, tenant, and user level.

Please see chapter 5.5.2

Built-in Parameters for Query-based Input Controls

in your

JasperReports-Server-Admin-Guide.pdf

under the /docs folder of your 7.5 JasperReports Server installation for more in depth usage. 

Also see chapter

2.4 Managing Attributes

for more in depth usage of profile attributtes. 

Thanks.