Pentaho 简明教程

Pentaho - Overview

What is Pentaho Reporting?

Pentaho Reporting 是一个套件（工具集合），用于创建关系和分析报表。使用 Pentaho，我们可以将复杂的数据转换成有意义的报表，并从中获取信息。Pentaho 支持以 HTML、Excel、PDF、文本、CSV 和 xml 等各种格式创建报表。

Pentaho Reporting is a suite (collection of tools) for creating relational and analytical reporting. Using Pentaho, we can transform complex data into meaningful reports and draw information out of them. Pentaho supports creating reports in various formats such as HTML, Excel, PDF, Text, CSV, and xml.

Pentaho 可接收不同数据源中的数据，包括 SQL 数据库、OLAP 数据源，甚至 Pentaho Data Integration ETL 工具。

Pentaho can accept data from different data sources including SQL databases, OLAP data sources, and even the Pentaho Data Integration ETL tool.

Features of Pentaho

Pentaho Reporting 主要包括报告引擎、报表设计器和商业智能 (BI) 服务器。它装载了以下特性：

Pentaho Reporting primarily includes a Reporting Engine, a Report Designer, a Business Intelligence (BI) Server. It comes loaded with the following features −

  1. Report Designer − Used for creating pixel perfect report.

  2. Metadata Editor − Allows to add user-friendly metadata domain to a data source.

  3. Report Designer and Design Studio − Used for fine-tuning of reports and ad-hoc reporting.

  4. Pentaho user console web interface − Used for easily managing reports and analyzing views.

  5. Ad-Hoc reporting interface − Offers a step-by-step wizard for designing simple reports. Output formats include PDF, RTF, HTML, and XLS.

  6. A complex scheduling sub-system − Allows users to execute reports at given intervals.

  7. Mailing − Users can email a published report to other users.

  8. Connectivity − Connectivity between the reporting tools and the BI server, which allows to publish the content directly to the BI server.