zuckarReport Manual for SugarCRM 5.2.0i

[sugarcrm10]

Is there any Zucker ReportCE 1.10 or 1.11 installation Manual for SugarCRM

Thanks

[gregbaskind]

1. Download Zucker Reports Module from SugarExchange
http://www.sugarexchange.com/product...php?product=30

2. Installl:
Goto
Your SugarCRM instance > Admin > Module Loader
That allows upload and install of the Zucker Reports Module zip package.

If you have trouble, then search forums: http://www.sugarforge.org/forum/forum.php?forum_id=87

3. !!!Optional!! !!Advanced!!
Japser (Java) Report support in Zucker
If you want to use Jasper (Java reports) inside Zucker, then you have to configure your server to make Japser work with Zucker (only for brave admins and developers)
You will need to install the Java Runtime Environment (JRE)...
Once on your server and then also the workstation where you will be writing the reports.
On the server try to use YUM or Package Manager. There will be dependencies and config to deal with.
On your workstation, install iReport, which is a version of NetBeans, the Java IDE. iReport will install JRE
http://jasperforge.org/plugins/proje...hp?group_id=83

4. You MUST read the Zucker Tutorials: !RTFM!

Zucker Manual
http://www.sugarforge.org/frs/?group_id=30

5. Install and look at the Zucker Demos Packs:
In the SugarForge downloads for Zucker list, you will also find Demo Pack of example Reports.
Download and install Demo Packs on your SugarCRM.
http://www.sugarforge.org/frs/downlo..._DemoPack1.zip
http://www.sugarforge.org/frs/downlo..._DemoPack2.zip

SugarCRM > Admin > Module Loader

Learn to setup Parameters (input for report templates)
Learn to setup Report Templates.
Learn to Bind Parameters to Report Templates.

6. Make your own reports:
You will make Report Templates and Bind Parameters to Report Templates.
Then you run the Templates to get actual Reports displayed.

Four kinds of reports in Zucker, two easy, two more difficult:

Easy Reports:
Create in Zucker Module tab with no other software.
Listings Templates - make queries on SugarCRM modules like Accounts, Contacts etc. and get results in list.
Query Templates - make simple queries to database and get results in list.

Difficult Reports:
The other two kinds of reports require that report templates are created in external software and uploaded.
Office Templates - make a "Merge" Doc in Microsoft Office and upload to Zucker, then connect Parameters (input for you Doc fields)
Japser Templates - make Reports in Jasper, usually with iReport, and upload to Zucker, then Bind Parameters (input for Jasper report)

Jasper reports are the most powerful. These can create charts with calculations and graphs.
Jasper reports can have sub-reports to add detail to report data. Sub-reports are very difficult to master.

7. Install iReport on your workstation.

http://jasperforge.org/plugins/proje...hp?group_id=83

It is easier to make your own Jasper reports on iReport, which is a Jasper report writer based on NetBeans.
Read the Zucker iReports Manual, which was released with the 1.6 version of Zucker.

http://www.sugarforge.org/frs/downlo...t_Tutorial.pdf


For more assistance with iReport and Jasper, try to find an online book on iReport like:
The Definitive Guide to iReport - Experts Voice.

Good Luck

[agcopley]

1. Download Zucker Reports Module from SugarExchange
http://www.sugarexchange.com/product...php?product=30

2. Installl:
Goto
Your SugarCRM instance > Admin > Module Loader
That allows upload and install of the Zucker Reports Module zip package.

If you have trouble, then search forums: http://www.sugarforge.org/forum/forum.php?forum_id=87

3. !!!Optional!! !!Advanced!!
Japser (Java) Report support in Zucker
If you want to use Jasper (Java reports) inside Zucker, then you have to configure your server to make Japser work with Zucker (only for brave admins and developers)
You will need to install the Java Runtime Environment (JRE)...
Once on your server and then also the workstation where you will be writing the reports.
On the server try to use YUM or Package Manager. There will be dependencies and config to deal with.
On your workstation, install iReport, which is a version of NetBeans, the Java IDE. iReport will install JRE
http://jasperforge.org/plugins/proje...hp?group_id=83

4. You MUST read the Zucker Tutorials: !RTFM!

Zucker Manual
http://www.sugarforge.org/frs/?group_id=30

5. Install and look at the Zucker Demos Packs:
In the SugarForge downloads for Zucker list, you will also find Demo Pack of example Reports.
Download and install Demo Packs on your SugarCRM.
http://www.sugarforge.org/frs/downlo..._DemoPack1.zip
http://www.sugarforge.org/frs/downlo..._DemoPack2.zip

SugarCRM > Admin > Module Loader

Learn to setup Parameters (input for report templates)
Learn to setup Report Templates.
Learn to Bind Parameters to Report Templates.

6. Make your own reports:
You will make Report Templates and Bind Parameters to Report Templates.
Then you run the Templates to get actual Reports displayed.

Four kinds of reports in Zucker, two easy, two more difficult:

Easy Reports:
Create in Zucker Module tab with no other software.
Listings Templates - make queries on SugarCRM modules like Accounts, Contacts etc. and get results in list.
Query Templates - make simple queries to database and get results in list.

Difficult Reports:
The other two kinds of reports require that report templates are created in external software and uploaded.
Office Templates - make a "Merge" Doc in Microsoft Office and upload to Zucker, then connect Parameters (input for you Doc fields)
Japser Templates - make Reports in Jasper, usually with iReport, and upload to Zucker, then Bind Parameters (input for Jasper report)

Jasper reports are the most powerful. These can create charts with calculations and graphs.
Jasper reports can have sub-reports to add detail to report data. Sub-reports are very difficult to master.

7. Install iReport on your workstation.

http://jasperforge.org/plugins/proje...hp?group_id=83

It is easier to make your own Jasper reports on iReport, which is a Jasper report writer based on NetBeans.
Read the Zucker iReports Manual, which was released with the 1.6 version of Zucker.

http://www.sugarforge.org/frs/downlo...t_Tutorial.pdf


For more assistance with iReport and Jasper, try to find an online book on iReport like:
The Definitive Guide to iReport - Experts Voice.

Good Luck

The idea that using Jasper with Zucker Reports is very difficult, is not true.
There are several minor configuration issues to contend with, depending on the platform,
but they are well known and documented in the forum. Give it a go and let the forum help you!

Andrew

[sugarcrm10]

Thanks guys