How to customize Reporting in Soffid
Using iReport
Steps
Once you have installed the Reporting add-on you must follow the following steps:
1. Download the iReport classes from Soffid.
1.1. Open the Reports screen.
1.2. Click on the "Reports definitions" tab.
1.3. Click on the hamburger icon.
1.4. Click on the "Download iReport componet" option and save in your computer the file.
1.5. Once you have saved the file, you need to customize the hibernate.cfg.xml file to point your development database.
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2. Download the iReport designer from sourceforge.
2.1. Execute iReport.
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- Be in mind, if you are using the proper Java version.
To execute iReport in Linux: ./ireport --jdkhome /usr/lib/jvm/jdk1.7.0_80/
2.2. Add iReport addon jar, previously downloaded on step 1.4
Go to: Tools > Options > Classpath
and then: Add JAR
5. Design your report, using the hibernate connector or open an existing one.
The data model documentation, including E-R diagrams is here.
6. Upload your report to Soffid Console.
7. Execute or schedule it!!!
Using JasperReports
Introduction
Soffid provides an addon to execute a custom Jaspersoft report designer. Configure a new Soffid data adapter will be mandatory with the proper data to connect to Soffid console, it will not be necessary to configure the database connection.
Then you can use your custom Jasper report designer, it will be in charge to make REST requests to the Soffid console, and Soffid console will make the requests to the database.
Steps
Once you have installed the Reporting add-on you must follow the following steps:
1. Download the Report designer from the Soffid download page.
You could donwload in the following link http://www.soffid.com/download/enterprise/ if you have Soffid user with authorization, or in the following http://download.soffid.com/download/ by registering.
2. Open the custom Jaspersoft report designer.
root@soffid:/home/user/Descargas/jaspersoftstudio# ./Jaspersoft\ Studio
3. Add a new Soffid Data Adapter
- Name: data adapter name.
- Soffid console URL: your Soffid console URL.
- User Name: user to connect to Soffid Console.
- Password: password to connect with the user to Soffid Console.
4. Design your report or open an existing one.
The data model documentation, including E-R diagrams is here.
5. Upload your report to Soffid Console.
6. Execute or schedule it!!!