Janet Crum and Carla Pealer Oregon Health & Science University Library NWIUG 2008 October 17, 2008

Outline Getting started – settings Editing templates Using iReport Introduction to iReport Purchase Order templates Spine label templates Routing list templates Miscellaneous information about templates

Getting Started: System-wide Settings Enable Print Templates in System Options: A – A – S – O – D. Option 40 – Enable Print Templates. Assign the following authorizations to anyone who will use print templates: 282 – Preview print templates 283 – Update print templates tab 284 – Import/export print templates 285 – Delete print templates

Getting Started: Configuring Individual Login Check the Use Print Templates box for the desired output type(s) Go to Admin -> Settings -> Print Templates

Editing Templates Simple customizations Add library name, logo, etc. Can be done in Notepad – see ngWithATextEditor ngWithATextEditor May be easier in iReport More elaborate customizations Rearranging layout, adding data fields, etc. Use iReport

Meet iReport Free report designing tool from JasperSoft Download from CSDirect or JasperForge.org Note: Some III templates don’t work right in version of iReport, so probably best to download version from CSDirect to get a compatible version. Designed to generate reports from external data sources (e.g. databases) using JDBC

Get iReport Available for Windows, Mac, and Linux Download from CSDirect: Download from JasperForge: hp?group_id=83

Editing Templates with iReport Click on a sample template III includes with Release 2007 Click Export, give the file a name, and save it.

Edit the template in iReport Open the file in iReport Familiarize yourself with the layout Report layout in the center Data properties on the right Change units from cm to in., mm, or pixels

Template Data Details Compile information

Click here and scroll down Data is here

Data Manipulation Change field name, add expression, etc.

Successful Compile Select and then compile

Purchase Order Printout

Editing the Print Layout If the field contains nulls, do nothing; Otherwise, carriage return Get the field and print the field

Print copy # only if it’s not 1 Get the Copy number. If it equals 1, do nothing; Otherwise, print “c. “ and then the copy number

Queue spine labels

Preview spine labels Custom Spine Label Default Spine Label

Name and ShortAddress come from routing file

Routing Slip Printout

Hold Slip Printout

Resources Presentation on CSDirect: printmille.zip Print Templates wiki: _s Manual pages #107616: Enable Print Templates #107521: Printing with Print Templates #107687: Creating Customized Print Templates #107516: Purchase Order Data Definitions #107522: Print Templates Settings #107534: Monographic Labels Data Definitions #107535: Routing Slips Data Definitions #107612: Hold Slip Data Definitions #107613: Transit Slip Data Definitions