Pentaho Reporting is a collection of open source projects primarily focused on the creation, generation and distribution of rich and sophisticated report content from all sources of information.
* Full on-screen print preview;
* Data obtained via Swings TableModel interface (making it easy to print data directly from your application);
* XML-based report definitions;
* Output to the screen, printer or various export formats:
o PDF
o HTML
o CSV
o Excel
o Plain text (including special support for ESC/P and IBM compatible printers)
* Support for servlets (uses the JFreeReport extensions)
* Complete source code included (subject to the GNU LGPL);
* Extensive source code documentation
* Minimal footprint and dependencies
* Unmatched flexibility through a heavily modularized architecture
The Pentaho Report Designer simplifies and streamlines the report creation process, making it easy for report authors to quickly create sophisticated, visually rich reports based upon JFreeReports. It was originally developed by gridvision engineering GmbH and is now developed by Pentaho Corporation provided under the terms of the Mozilla Public License, Version 1.1, or any later version. Features include
* Drag & Drop Report Layout. No need to learn the JFreeReport XML syntax.
* Wizard allows to select data source and create a simple query in an easy to interface.
* View to see the full report structure.
* Powerful, allow access all the JFreeReport functions.
* Live preview of the final Report.
* Create Reports directly on your workstation without the need for a server.
* Live Report Validation always know what's wrong and why, without interrupting your workflow
* Merge Reports: Save common headers and footers as report and import them as you like
* Morph Element field types. Change a text field into a message field with one click.
* Edit multiple elements at once: Change attributes like color and alignment of multiple elements at once.
Pentaho Reporting Home Page
http://reporting.pentaho.org/
Download Pentaho Reporting
http://www.pentaho.com/download/ga.php