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Product type Book

Published in Sep 2017

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781788298995

Pages 470 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

Java

Concepts

Data Processing

Authors (2):

Jasmine Kaur

Francesco Corti

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Table of Contents (25) Chapters

Title Page

Credits

About the Author

About the Reviewers

www.PacktPub.com

Customer Feedback

Dedication

Preface

1. Introduction to Pentaho Reporting

2. Getting Started with Report Designer

3. Getting Started with Reporting SDK

4. Creating a Report with Report Designer

5. Design and Layout in Report Designer

6. Configuring JDBC and Other Data Sources

7. Including Graphics and Charts in Reports

8. Parameterization, Functions, Variables, and Formulas

9. Internationalization and Localization

10. Subreports and Cross Tabs

11. The PRPT Format and the Java API to Build It

12. Developing Using Data Sources

13. Internationalization, Subreports, and Cross Tabs Using Java

14. Building Interactive Reports

15. Using Reports in Pentaho Business Analytics Platform

16. Using Reports in Pentaho Data Integration

17. Pentaho Reporting Nightly Build and Support

Chapter 12. Developing Using Data Sources

In this chapter, you will work with various methods for loading data in the Pentaho Reporting Engine, and dig deep into how the Pentaho Reporting Engine interacts with these data sources to render a report. In Chapter 6, Configuring JDBC and other data sources, you learned how to create and use all the available types of data sources, right within Pentaho Report Designer. In this chapter, you will see, with the help of examples, how to embed the included DataFactory implementations in your environment. You will also learn the details of the Pentaho Reporting Engine Data API specification, allowing you to implement your own DataFactory, if necessary.

This chapter is highly technical and written as a tutorial for pure Java developers. At the end of this chapter, you will feel comfortable with all types of data sources, from a developer's perspective, for creating all the possible Pentaho reports. The content explained in this chapter is relevant if...