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1. On the top, click on Report Datasources icon.

   

2. Click on New, select Database JDBC connection and do Next.

   

3. Fill out the following fields:

   Name	your data source name
   JDBC Driver	select MySQL (com.mysql.jdbc.Driver)
   JDBC URL	jdbc:mysql://localhost/database_instance_name
   Username	database user
   Password	user password

4. Click on Test to check your connection. Do Save to finish your data source creation.

   

See also...

• Getting Started with iReport.