Running NLS reports

When you have NLS edited for a report on the JReport Administration page, or have an NLS report published to the server from JReport Designer, you can then run the report in the specified languages. However, before doing this, you need to first make sure that the NLS feature is already enabled for the report by the administrator.

To enable NLS for a report:

  1. On the JReport Administration page, click Resources on the system toolbar and select Resources from the drop-down menu.
  2. In the Resources panel, browse to the report, then click its Properties button in the Control column.
  3. In the Properties dialog, check the National Language Support option, then click OK to confirm.

Previewing NLS reports

To preview an NLS report in a specified language, follow the steps below:

  1. On JReport Console page, Click Profile on the system toolbar, then click Customize Server Preferences on the task bar of the Profile page.
  2. Select the Advanced tab, check Specify Default Language and choose the language from the Language drop-down list.
  3. Click OK to save the changes.
  4. Click Resources on the system toolbar to switch to the Resources page.
  5. Browse to the report you want to preview and click its name. The report result will then be displayed in the language you have specified.

Running NLS reports in Advanced mode

To run an NLS report in a specified language in Advanced mode, follow the steps below:

  1. On the JReport Console > Resources page, browse to the report you want to run, put the mouse pointer over the report row and click the Advanced Run button on the floating toolbar.
  2. In the Format tab, select the Enable NLS checkbox, choose the language from the Using Language drop-down list, then select the corresponding encoding from the Encoding drop-down list.
  3. Finish the other related options and click Finish to run the report. The report result will then be run in the selected language.

Scheduling NLS reports

To schedule an NLS report, follow the steps below:

  1. On the JReport Console > Resources page, browse to the report you want to run, put the mouse pointer over the report row and click the Schedule button on the floating toolbar.
  2. In the General tab, select the Enable NLS checkbox, then choose the language from the Using Language drop-down list, select the corresponding encoding from the Encoding drop-down list.
  3. Finish the other related options and click Finish to perform the task. The report result will then be run in the selected language.