Jasper Report in OpenERP

JasperReports is an open source Java reporting tool that can write to a variety of targets, such as: screen, a printer, into PDF, HTMl, Microsoft Excel,  RTF, ODT, Comma separated values  XML files.


Working With the OpenERP Jasper Reports:

    For working with OpenERP jasper Reports you need to download  jasper i-report and  OpenERP jasper reports module.

    you can Download jasper i-report latest version from Jasper official site and download  OpenERP jasper reports module and install it in OperERP 6.1. and install it
  
Jasper i-report:- http://community.jaspersoft.com/project/jasperreports-library

OpenERP  Jasper reports module: https://code.launchpad.net/~jasper-reports-commiters/openobject-jasper-reports/jasper-reports-6.1
      
After successfully installing jasper report module in OpenERP 6.1 there is menu in Client, To navigate menu of jasper-reports.

Setting -> Customization -> Jasper Reports

there is Two new menu in Jasper Reports:

1] Create Data Template:- From this menu we can create XMLTempalate file Which used as Data source.
2] Jasper Reports :- We can load report in OpenERP related object.

To create XML template file Open wizard and click on Create data template button, it create template file which use as connection with ireport.

In screen shot we see the wizard in model field select require model which you want create report, in Depth filed select depth 1, 2, it useful to access the other object relation field like one2many and many2one field. Then click on create button so here  xml template will be created and save it to proper path.

After Creating Template file open i-report and make connection using template file. Create new data source.

Working With the I-report :

Select template file which created from OpenERP client then press save, if you want test connection click on test it show successfully test connection.
 

After Creating data source, click on new and open jasper report template  chose one from list, as show in below figure.

Then save this .jrxml file in OpenERP jasper_report modules custom_reports directory. After that select field from data source and add filed.

After adding field in data source drag and drop all filed form report inspector tab in to Designer page. As show in figure.

After drag and drop filed we need show report in client so close i-report and go on Openerp client.

Go on Jasper report menu Setting > Customization > Jasper reports

it show the list view of jasper report created by you.

Click on create button, form view is there and fill required field name of report that you want so on particular object then select model, give service name and then select output of type of your like pdf, xls, .. etc.

In Jasper report files Field click on create button, form view open in this view select .jrxml file created form the i-report tick on Default and save and close it.

After following the step sale order jasper report is created when you click on save button

Finally report is created on sale order on object to view this report click on sales menu click on sales order in side bare sale order is there.

 

Hope that was helpful.


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