iReport is an open source standalone third party graphic-based program that has been developed to provide report designing capabilities to JasperReport (Java reporting library) and JasperServer (reporting server), which is a Java-based open source reporting tool. It has been designed by programmers of The Software Revolution, Inc. (TSRI). It can run reports utilizing data sources that are supported by JasperReports engine. iReport [http://rhs.softwarerevolution.com/
It is a tool widely used for visual reporting on JasperReports and developed in pure java. iReport can be used for managing images, charts, and subreports. You can retrieve the data using data sources like CSV, XML, TableModels, JDBC, JavaBeans, or Hibernate. It supports all popular output formats like RTF, PDF, XLS, XML, CSV, and HTM. and available as standalone program which is based on NetBeans RCP. It is also available as NetBeans plugin for NetBeans IDE 6.0, 6.1, 6.5 and 6.5.1.
iReport is supported by GNU General Public License (GPL) licensing and the application is operating system Independent as it has been developed using interpreted language.
The software supports extremely active features like System Index, Complexity Index, Structure Chart, HyperTextable Source Code, Search Engine compatibility, Property Name, Scalar Vector Graphic Design, Navigable Software Blueprints, Class Member Variables, Class Member Methods, Class Diagrams, Control Flow Graph, System Data Element Table, MDA - Model Driven Architecture, ADM - Architecture Driven Modernization, ASTM - Abstract Syntax Tree MetaModel Specification, KDM - Knowledge Discover MetaModel Specification, SMM - Software Meta Model Specification, and many more.
Recently, iReport released its latest version 3.5.0. For more features and matrix information you must visit the Matrices Homepage [http://rhs.softwarerevolution.com/
