Summary

In this chapter, you learned the details involved in report parameterization. You also learned about the various ways to dynamically render a report, including learning all the available functions and expressions, as well as learning the environment variables and the LibFormula syntax and function list.

Now that you have read this chapter, you should feel comfortable with all the ways Pentaho Report Designer offers to manage parameters and functions in general (bundled and customized). This is an advanced task in developing complex Pentaho reports and makes you an expert in dealing with complex reports and behaviors.

In the next chapter, you will learn everything about internationalization and localization, to create your Pentaho reports in multi-languages.