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==Introductionto iReport==__NOEDITSECTION__===i-Report===iReport Designer (also known as iReport) is a third-party application that allows you to generate custom-defined reports on IMSMA data. Using iReport, you may define the attributes that are returned by a report and also customise the appearance of the report.===How To Use This Manual===This guide provides information for using Report templates designed in iReport with IMSMAcan be imported into {{IMSMANG}} and run by {{IMSMANG}} users to extract data based on search criteria. It provides the steps for configuring Reports can be exported to PDF, RTF, XLS, and using other formats. iReport to report on IMSMA dataDesigner version 5.0. It 1 is not intended included with the {{IMSMANG}} distribution. Using iReport Designer, users create .jrxml iReport templates, a kind of xml report definition, that can be used by {{IMSMANG}} to serve as [[Producing Reports Using IMSMANG|produce a complete guide for using formatted report]]. {{note|iReportdoes not support Java 8. For detailed information on using }} ==iReport Basics==__NOEDITSECTION__iReport, uses standard reporting terms to refer to the iReport help or documentationbasic building blocks of report templates.CONVENTIONS===Data Sources===__NOEDITSECTION__Table 1 lists Data sources in iReport refer to the connection between the report template and the conventions used {{IMSMANG}} database. Each iReport template will have one data source. Data sources in iReport generally refer to items in the manual{{IMSMANG}} such as Land, Activity, Education, Accident, Victim, etc.<center>Available data sources include:{| class="wikitable" widthstyle="500margin: 1em auto 1em auto;"|+Available Data Sources|-| Accident Device ||MRE |-| Accident ||MRE Detail |-| Assistance Classification ||Needs Assessment Classification |-| Cause Classification ||Ordnance |-| Field Report ||Organisation |-| Gazetteer ||Place |-| Geopoint ||QM |-| Geospatialinfo ||Question |-| Hazard ||Received MRE |-| Hazard Device ||Task

| align="center" colspan="2" Hazard Reduction | '''Table 1. Conventions'''|Victim

| width="100pt" Hazard Reduction Device | '''Convention'''| align="center" width="400pt" | '''Meaning'''Victim Assistance

| ''Bold'' Impact Survey || Indicates menu, button, icon, or list names.Victim Assistance Assistance

| ''[Bold in brackets]'' Interviewee || Indicates a keyboard key.Victim Cause

| Link ||Victim Needs Assessment |-| Location ||Work Item  |} The iReport datasource management and selection window can be found just below the menu bar in iReport Designer.[[Image:IReport Datasources Window.png|center|500px| ''ItalicsDatasource selection window'' || Indicates text ]]<div align="center">''iReport Datasource Selection Window''</div> ===Fields===__NOEDITSECTION__ Fields in iReport refer to individual IMSMA data elements that should be typed exactly are available from a data source. Fields are denoted in iReport using the following syntax '''''$F{fieldname}''''' (e.g. '''''$F{guid}'''''). Each data source contains a list of available fields.===Variables===__NOEDITSECTION__ Variables in iReport are created within the iReport template to manipulate or calculate data. Using variables, users can create calculations such as it is shown sums, counts, averages, or other totals. Variables are denoted in iReport using the user manual into a following syntax '''''$V{variablename}''''' (e.g. '''''$V{SumAreaSize}'''''). Variables can use fieldand/or parameter data. Italicized text is also ===Parameters===__NOEDITSECTION__ Parameters in iReport are used to note options that may be selected accept and transfer external information, such as information from another report. Parameters are denoted in iReport using the following syntax '''''$P{parametername}''''' (e.g. '''''$P{ParentGuid}''''')===Bands===__NOEDITSECTION__ Bands are used in iReport to specify areas on the resulting report. Each band acts differently in a listreport.The most used bands in iReport are:{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;"

| [[File:Warning.jpgTitle |40px]] || Indicates steps for completing a task.Displayed once at the beginning of the report

| [[Image:MobilePenColumn or Group Header || Displayed at the top of each page or section|-| Detail || Displayed once for each data row returned by the report. Most often data elements will exist in this band.png|-|40px]] Summary || Indicates an error that you might encounterDisplayed once at the end of the report. Useful for charts, crosstabs, and totals.

</center>===Groups===__NOEDITSECTION__ Groups in iReport are used to display records with one or more common values together on a report. For example, Land with the same value for "Province" could be grouped together in a report. Groups can be added in the iReport Wizard or after a report has been created.===Subreports===__NOEDITSECTION__ Subreports are used in iReport to include more than one data source in a report. For example, to include information about Activities performed on a particular Land, you would include an Activity subreport in the Land report.===Crosstabs, Charts, and Formatting Elements===__NOEDITSECTION__ In addition to the iReport elements addressed above, additional specialized iReport elements are available to include in iReport templates including Crosstabs, Charts, and additional formatting elements such as lines, rectangles, etc. Crosstabs and chart elements typically belong only in the Summary band of a report while formatting elements including images can be included anywhere within the report template. {{Note | All field, variable, and parameter references in {{IMSMANG}} are case-sensitive}} {{NavBox HowTo Standardizing Data Analysis and Information Reporting}}[[Category:NAA]]