Install Jaspersoft studio for Eclipse - Visual design tool for JasperReports
1. Introduction
In this document, I will instruct you to install Jaspersoft Studio, a visual tool to programme JasperReport.
This document is based on:
Eclipse 4.6 (NEON)
Jaspersoft Studio (6.3.1)
2. Differentiate iReport, JasperSoft and JasperReport
Sometimes you confuse three of them:
- iReport
- JasperSoft
- JasperReport

JasperReport: is a library reporting and programming reports with different formats like PDF, Html,...
Therein:
- JasperSoft is a visual design tool for JasperReport. JasperSoft can be installed in Eclipse as a Plugin.
- iReport is similar to JasperSoft. It is a visual tool for designing JasperReport report. It can be installed in Netbeans as a Plugin.
Therefore, to programme JasperReport report on Eclipse, you need to install JasperSoft Studio.
3. Install Jaspersoft for Eclipse NEON
Note: This installation apply for Eclipse 4.6 - NEON:
You can select one of the following versions to install.

Update Site URL:
- https://sourceforge.net/projects/jasperstudio/files/updatesite/6.3.0/
- https://sourceforge.net/projects/jasperstudio/files/updatesite/6.2.2/
Or newest Jaspersoft 6.3.1 (Still Beta):
- https://sourceforge.net/projects/jasperstudio/files/beta-release/updatesite/
Install into Eclipse:

Enter:
- Name: Jaspersoft Studio for NEON
- Location: https://sourceforge.net/projects/jasperstudio/files/updatesite/6.3.0/




After installation is complete, restart Eclipse. Now you can be ready JasperReport programming on Eclipse.
- File/New/Other...

4. Install JasperSoft Studio into Eclipse (LUNA & MARS)
This installation apply for Eclipse 4.4 (LUNA) & 4.5 (MARS).

Search with keywords:
- Jaspersoft Studio


After installation is complete, restart Eclipse. Now you can be ready JasperReport programming on Eclipse.

- File/New/Other...

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