Jasper-Reports-Publisher/docs/intro.rst

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Intro
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Overview
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JRI Publisher is a Webmin module that installs, configures, and manages Tomcat, Java, and `JasperReportsIntegration`_
.. _`JasperReportsIntegration`: https://github.com/daust/JasperReportsIntegration
It also provides Publishing, Scheduling, Email Formatting, and Report Management.
It can be used with or without Oracle APEX.
In additional to Oracle, JRI Publisher includes one-click JNDI support for PostgreSQL, MySQL, and SQL Server.
.. image:: _static/JRI-Publisher-Main.png
Use Cases
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* Those looking to get up and running quickly and easily with `JasperReportsIntegration`_
.. _`JasperReportsIntegration`: https://github.com/daust/JasperReportsIntegration
* Those looking for the advanced functionality JRI Publisher adds to `JasperReportsIntegration`_ (UI, Scheduling, Email Templates, and Dashboard)
.. _`JasperReportsIntegration`: https://github.com/daust/JasperReportsIntegration
* **Non-APEX** Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL, and MSSQL users who want a Jasper reporting solution. While `JasperReportsIntegration`_ was designed for Oracle APEX (and can be used with Oracle APEX), JRI Publisher does **not** require APEX or installing the JRI SQL objects.
.. _`JasperReportsIntegration`: https://github.com/daust/JasperReportsIntegration
System Requirements
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* CentOS 8 or
* Ubuntu 18 or 20
* Postfix
* 1 GB Ram
* 10 GB SSD
Authors
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* `David Ghedini`_
* `Kaloyan Petrov`_
.. _`David Ghedini`: https://github.com/DavidGhedini
.. _`Kaloyan Petrov`: https://github.com/kaloyan13
Components
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`JasperReportsIntegration`_
.. _`JasperReportsIntegration`: https://github.com/daust/JasperReportsIntegration
`Jasper Reports Library`_
.. _`Jasper Reports Library`: https://community.jaspersoft.com/project/jasperreports-library
`Apache Tomcat`_
.. _`Apache Tomcat`: http://tomcat.apache.org/
`OpenJDK`_
.. _`OpenJDK`: https://openjdk.java.net/
`PostgreSQL JDBC`_
.. _`PostgreSQL JDBC`: https://jdbc.postgresql.org/
`MySQL JDBC`_
.. _`MySQL JDBC`: https://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/j/
`Microsoft SQL Server JDBC`_
.. _`Microsoft SQL Server JDBC`: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/connect/jdbc/microsoft-jdbc-driver-for-sql-server?view=sql-server-ver15
`Responsive HTML Email Templates`_
.. _`Responsive HTML Email Templates`: https://github.com/leemunroe/responsive-html-email-template
Open Source
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JRI Publisher is Free, Open Source Software.
GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE v3