Ad Hoc Reporting

The Pentaho ad hoc reporting interface is an interactive, AJAX-based, Web client that delivers self-service reporting to business users of any skill level. Powered by Pentaho metadata, the ad hoc reporting interface provides:

  • Simple, four-step wizard for creating template based reports
  • Report generation in a variety of formats including PDF, HTML, Excel, and RTF
  • Metadata-based query creation without requiring end users to know SQL
  • Interoperability with Pentaho Report Designer file format

 
 
 

Centralized Metadata Layer

To use the ad hoc reporting interface with your own data, you must design a metadata model using the Pentaho Metadata Editor. Pentaho metadata provides the following features:

  • For designers, the ability to create one report that satisfies multiple end-user needs
  • For business users, the ability to create their own ad hoc reports based on centralized business rules, without any technical skills or knowledge of SQL
  • Centralized maintenance for data connectivity, security, formatting, and more.
 

To launch the Pentaho Report Designer and begin designing your own reports:

Windows

From the Windows Start menu, select Program Files > Pentaho > Pentaho Open BI Suite > Metadata Editor

 

Linux

Run metaeditor.sh found in the metadata-editor directory under your root Pentaho installation directory

 
 
 
 

Additional Information

Reporting Documentation – Pentaho Reporting Documentation Wiki
Pentaho Metadata Editor – Documentation Home for Pentaho Metadata Editor
Getting Started with the BI Platform – Introduction to Pentaho Open BI Suite
Pentaho Reporting Forums – Collaborate with other members of the Pentaho Reporting community

  

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