This section covers examples that answer most commons “how to” question about how to get things done using DynamicJasper.

Bellow, a list of the posts related to the “How to” category.

Charts

• HOW-TO Add a chart (new API)
• HOW-TO Add a chart (old api)

Crosstabs

• HOW-TO Crosstabs
• HOW-TO Multiple measure Crosstabs

Data Manipulation / Data sources

• HOW-TO Create a grand total (with no groups)
• HOW-TO Create a percentage column
• HOW-TO Create Custom Expressions
• HOW-TO Create Value Formatter
• HOW-TO Define behavior when a resource is missing
• HOW-TO Define behavior when empty data source
• HOW-TO Register invisible fields
• HOW-TO Setup columns when using a XML data sources
• HOW-TO use report query

Exporting / Generating the report

• HOW-TO Create a clean Excel report
• HOW-TO Export to HTML
• HOW-TO export to jrxml
• HOW-TO Tricks when exporting to HTML
• HOW-TO Use Virtualizers

Grouping and Layout

• Add labels in group header and footer
• Grouping Styles
• HOW-TO Add header and/or footer to a report
• HOW-TO Avoid splitting of rows
• HOW-TO Create a report with columns [like the telephone guide]
• HOW-TO Create Autotext [ie: Page x/y] out of the box
• HOW-TO Create colspan headers
• HOW-TO Create variables and define specific behavior
• HOW-TO Hide a column

HTML

• HOW-TO Add hyperlinks in columns

Images / Bar code / i18N

• HOW-TO Add banners to report’s headers
• HOW-TO Create bar code columns
• HOW-TO Use images in columns

Integration with other frameworks

• DynamicJasper for Grails
• DynamicJasper Grails Plugin
• HOW-TO Integrate DynamicJasper with Struts 2
• HOW-TO Integrate DynamicJasper with Webwork

Styles & Templates

• HOW-TO Reference a style that exists in a jrxml file
• HOW-TO Use conditional Styles
• HOW-TO Use custom fonts
• HOW-TO Use custom jrxml templates
• HOW-TO Use inherited styles

Sub reports

• HOW-TO Add Concatenated Subreports
• HOW-TO Add Subreports (fast way)