Install Jaspersoft studio for Eclipse - Visual design tool for JasperReports

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)

Sometimes you confuse three of them:

1. iReport
2. JasperSoft
3. 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.

Note: This installation apply for Eclipse 4.6 - NEON:

You can select one of the following versions to install.

• https://sourceforge.net/projects/jasperstudio/files/updatesite

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.
 

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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.

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You can see the JasperReport programming tutorial for beginners at: