Getting Started
Requirements
You need a J2SE 6.0 (or higher) compatible Java VM to run the i-net Designer.
Installation
You can use the i-net Clear Reports setup tool to install the i-net Designer in a directory on your hard disk.
First steps
- Start the i-net Designer with:
- startDesigner.bat (on Windows) or startDesigner.sh (on Linux)
- a double click on the file
"Designer.jar"
or - with the command
"java -jar Designer.jar"
.
- Now you need to perform the following steps if you would like to create a report template with a database connection:
- Create a new report (File â New) or open (File â Open) an existing report template.
- Configure the database that will be used with this report template in the Database Configuration dialog.
- Add one or more tables to the report in the dialog "Database â Database Wizard".
If you have more than one table in the report then add one or more links between the fields of these tables. - Add database fields to the report.
Expand the node "Database Fields" in the "Field Browser" and drag some fields into the report design section. - Click on the "Result" tab to see the preview of your report in the Java viewer.
Documentation
The i-net Designer documentation is included. You can use the help buttons or menu "Help" to get the help for the used dialog. The i-net Clear Reports documentation is available online or it can be installed using the setup tool of i-net Clear Reports.
Support
Please read:
- i-net Designer documentation,
- i-net Clear Reports documentation online at: https://www.inetsoftware.de/documentation/clear-reports/online-help/index,
- i-net Clear Reports FAQ's at: https://www.inetsoftware.de/documentation/clear-reports/online-help/support/faq/index.
If you have not found your problem in the documentation or FAQ's then post your problem to our support email account providing as much information of what occurred or happened as possible: Designer@inetsoftware.de.