System's purposes
The purposes of the System is to integrate corporate data into reports and transform them into the high-quality printed documents (e.g. PDF, PostScript, AFP). The System works with corporate Data Bases (DBs) of arbitrary structure, i.e. classic relational as well as post-relational based on XML-documents processing, like Oracle XML DB.
Technologies used:
Web-interface, cross-platform pure-Java server-side, Oracle XDB, MS Word template design, XEP-engine, open standards: XML, XSLT, SVG.
Features
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Web-client |
| The System uses web interface for users access to reports and manages data merging process (e.g. filtering data). The client side was tested using the most popular internet browsers: Internet Explorer 6, 7; Firefox 1.5, 2.0, Opera 8, Konqueror. You can login from any computer – only web browser is needed. |
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Easy deployment of the server-side |
| Easy installation process and installation tuning. Installer allows to create all repositories needed for successful application running, including Tomcat configuration. |
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Simple Report’s template creating process based on MS Word environment |
| The environment for the creation and modification of templates is well known MS Word 2003 – 2007 and desktop application, working together with MS Word, to describe data in the report in a comprehensible way to the user. The System allows to create custom report using MS Word – no special editors, no programming knowledge needed. |
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Sophisticated data embedding process (filtering, master-details, calculated fields, formatting masks, SVG, etc.) |
| The System allows to create not just reports based on data stored in DB, but add features like filtering, totals and subtotals, formatting styles, etc. |
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Can work with any customer DB (JDBC-support needed, XML API must be supported) |
| Chargeable remote web-service. |
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Dynamic e-forms supported |
| It is possible to create custom report using existing template, to fill it out manually and to receive an output report "on-the-fly". |
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Multiple report formats |
| The System allows to choose different output formats defined by XEP – PDF, Postscript, AFP. |
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