On Sat, Jul 3, 2010 at 8:31 AM, Girish Venkatachalam <[email protected]> wrote: > I also never understood what you mean by reporting tool. > > Can you elaborate please?
Reporting tools are the class of tools that specialize in only one thing - Reporting. it can generate reports in PDF, Email, HTML, CSV, charts, etc.The underlying principle is that all the data required is available as-is in the database, and the developer has made a template. The end user "invokes" this report to get it with the latest data. You can think of a SQL view versus a normal SQL Query. Hence, reporting tools are generally coupled with BI (Business Intelligence) and Data Warehousing (DWH) softwares. To answer the original question: My first choice would be Jasper Reports for web applications and Eclipse BRIT framework for a local setup. HTH, Natarajan. _______________________________________________ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
