JasperReports is a powerful open source Java reporting tool that has the ability to deliver rich content onto the screen, to the printer or into PDF, HTML, XLS, CSV and XML files.

It is entirely written in Java and can be used in a variety of Java enabled applications, including J2EE or Web applications, to generate dynamic content.

JasperReports is main purpose is to help creating page oriented, ready to print documents in a simple and flexible manner.

Here are some key features of "JasperReports":

· Report Design
· Header Sections
· Footer Sections
· Columns
· Groups
· Calculations
· Text format
· Images

What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]

· new "footerPosition" attribute added to report groups to control the rendering
· position of the group footer sections;
· new "keepTogether" boolean flag added to report groups to prevent groups from
· splitting across two pages or columns, but only on their first break attempt;
· new < orderByExpression > tag added to crosstab group definitions to allow
· sorting the crosstab by measure totals;
· axis tick labels in charts can now be rotated using the new "verticalTickLabels"
· flag (for numeric or datetime axis) or at an angle, using the new "labelRotation"
· numeric attribute (for category axis);
· minor bug fixes and improvements;