How many times you have been asked to develop appealing reports with the most up-to-date technology in a few days (or probably less) in various different formats using a web-based solution or a custom Java project? If this is the case, this book will enable you to reach that goal using the dedicated tool of the Pentaho suite, named Pentaho Reporting.
This book is a definitive guide for Java developers and information technologists about the open source reporting tool, allowing you to create pixel-perfect reports of your data in PDF, Excel, HTML, text, RTF, XML, and CSV, based on a wide range of data sources, using a visual design environment and the SDK to embed the Pentaho Reporting Engine into your applications.
The book is written when Pentaho Version 8 were about to be officially released, and it is mainly based on this version. The description of the features, tips and tricks and best practices is done using a learning-by-example approach. To better guide you through the different topics and the definition of a learning path, the book is organized into four main parts:
- Introduction and basics of Pentaho Reporting
- Core concepts and advanced features of Report Designer
- All about the Reporting SDK
- Additional Pentaho Reporting topics
