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Revision as of 15:34, 19 September 2013
iReport templates provide the foundation on which IMSMA reports are based. A report template defines:
- the data source (e.g. Land, Activity, Accident)
- the attributes that should be displayed on the report (e.g. Land ID, Land Name and Areasize for a land report)
- the overall appearance of the report (title, formatting, etc.)
A tutorial on using iReport and building templates can be found in Use i-Report.
The IMSMA Report Template Manager
The IMSMA Report Template Manager allows adding, changing and deleting report templates. To access the Report Template Manager, choose Customisation > Report Template Manager.
This opens the Report Template Manager.
Add a new iReport Template into IMSMA
To add a new iReport template:
- Click the
button. The Add Report Template window displays. - Enter a name for the IMSMA report template in the Name field.
- Enter a description for the IMSMA report template in the Description field.
- Select the iReport template that you would like to associate with IMSMA report template by doing the following:
- Click the Browse button.
- Navigate to the directory where the iReport .jrxml files are saved.
- Select the .jrxml file associated with the iReport template. You do not need to include any .jasper file. IMSMANG will not be able to read a .jasper file.
- Click the Open button.
- The name of the .jrxml file displays in the File field.
- Click the Save button.
Preview, Change and Remove iReport Templates
iReport templates can be previewed, changed and removed using the following buttons in the Report Template Manager window.
| Preview, Change and Remove Buttons in the Report Template Manager | |
| Button | Description |
| Preview | Allows you to preview a report template. This will preview the layout, but no data will be included. |
| Edit | Allows you to update the existing report template, for example for assigning it a new name, or changing the .jrxml template file. |
| Delete | Allows you to delete a report template. You can only delete a report template if there is no report in IMSMA building on that template, because then the report would get unusable. Therefore, if you really would like to delete a template, you have to first delete all the associated reports. |
