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You're reading from Pentaho 8 Reporting for Java Developers Create pixel-perfect analytical reports using reporting tools

Product type Paperback

Published in Sep 2017

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781788298995

Length 470 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

Java

Tools

Pentaho

Concepts

Data Processing

Authors (2):

Jasmine Kaur

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 FREE CHAPTER

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 10. Subreports and Cross Tabs

In this chapter, you will learn the ins and outs of two advanced reporting topics: subreports and cross tabs. Subreports allow you to embed reusable reports within a master report. As you will see, with the help of examples, subreports can take on many forms, from multi-page detail reports to summary subreports that include charts. As two specific types of subreports, you will learn about table of content element and index element. Along with subreports, you will learn how to incorporate cross tabs in your reports. Cross tabs allow you to compare multiple variables in a single table of data values.

This chapter is written as a reference manual for developers and information technologists. Reading this chapter, you should feel comfortable with all the advanced features of subreports and cross tabs available in Pentaho Report Designer. This is the last chapter dedicated to Report Designer and it covers the last advanced features of this front-end tool of...