JasperSoft iReport versus BIRT
8 October, 2012
I see that reports created in iReport or BIRT can be uploaded to Yellowfin.
Which one should I use? Should I just avoid both of them?
Can iReport or BIRT access a View created in Yellowfin, or do all the reports have to include its own sql query?
Which one should I use? Should I just avoid both of them?
Can iReport or BIRT access a View created in Yellowfin, or do all the reports have to include its own sql query?
Hi,
That is correct, both BIRT & Jasper reports are supported in Yellowfin.
It's worth noting that Yellowfin simply gets the report definition from an Existing Birt/Jasper report and imports it into yellowfin for use.
Yellowfin cannot be used to create a Jasper/Birt report from scratch.
Birt/Jasper reports do not use a Yellowfin views as they connect directly to the database.
More information on this can be found via the links below:
Jasper XML Reports
Birt XML Reports
Enabling Birt functionality
In saying this I would suggest using Yellowfin to create your reports (if possible) as this will allow you to fully modify the report if need be. E.g. You can remove columns, modify the view that it is based on etc..
Hope this helps, and please let me know if there was anything else you were after.
Regards,
David
That is correct, both BIRT & Jasper reports are supported in Yellowfin.
It's worth noting that Yellowfin simply gets the report definition from an Existing Birt/Jasper report and imports it into yellowfin for use.
Yellowfin cannot be used to create a Jasper/Birt report from scratch.
Birt/Jasper reports do not use a Yellowfin views as they connect directly to the database.
More information on this can be found via the links below:
Jasper XML Reports
Birt XML Reports
Enabling Birt functionality
In saying this I would suggest using Yellowfin to create your reports (if possible) as this will allow you to fully modify the report if need be. E.g. You can remove columns, modify the view that it is based on etc..
Hope this helps, and please let me know if there was anything else you were after.
Regards,
David