Accessing in browser/server mode

This section shows you how to access JReport Enterprise Server through a web browser such as Internet Explorer, Netscape or Firefox.

Starting and logging onto JReport Enterprise Server

To log onto JReport Enterprise Server, first start the server via one of the following ways:

Double-click the JReport Enterprise Server 9.0 shortcut on your desktop.
Click Start > All Programs > JReport 9.0 > Server > Start JReport Server.
Run the JREntServer.bat/JREntServer.sh file located in <install_root>\bin.
Run the startup file from a MS-DOS command prompt. For example, assume that JReport Server has been installed in C:\JReport\Server, you can type the following commands:
C:\>cd JReport\Server\bin C:\JReport\Server\bin>JREntServer.bat

Then,

To access the JReport Console page:
1. Click Start > All Programs > JReport 9.0 > Server > JReport Server Console, or open a web browser and set the URL to http://ip_or_hostname:port (by default, the port for accessing the JReport Console page is 8888).
2. On the Welcome to JReport User Console page, click the Login Now button.
3. Type your user name and password as assigned by your administrator. For first time users, the default user name and password are admin.
4. Click OK and the JReport Console page will be displayed.
To access the JReport Administration page:
1. Click Start > All Programs > JReport 9.0 > Server > JReport Server Administration, or open a web browser and set the URL to http://ip_or_hostname:port (by default, the port for accessing the JReport Administration page is 8889).
2. Type your user name and password as assigned by the administrator. For first time users, the default user name and password are admin.
3. Click OK and the JReport Administration page will be displayed.

Tip: If you don't know the IP address of the machine on which the server runs, and if it is the same machine where you run your web browser, you can use localhost instead of the IP address. You can also open a console window on the machine and type hostname, then the name of the host will be displayed.

Fast launch pad for local users

Local users can also access JReport Enterprise Server in a fast way with the launch pad, which is a convenient entry to access the server without having to start it. The launch pad provides some key functions of JReport Enterprise Server by setting up the connections to corresponding JReport Server JSP's, which are:

Viewing the JReport sample reports
Creating ad hoc reports
Scheduling to run reports by time or event
Configuring server profiles to customize the server interface and functionality
Managing security principals
Visiting the JReport Demo Center

To access the launch pad, click Start > All Programs > JReport 9.0 > Server > JReport Server Launch Pad.

Additional login channel for admin users

JReport Enterprise Server provides a special channel that creates an extra user session for management purposes if the license limit of the maximum number of concurrent users has been reached. The extra user session cannot be used to run report sets or submit schedules. It can only be used by admin users for performing management operations. If your JReport Enterprise Server license has a bounded limit to the maximum number of concurrent users, this feature will take effect.

Only one extra valid user session can be created and used within this special channel at any time. If an extra user session has already been created and it is still valid, your request for login will be prompted with a confirmation page asking you whether or not to close the existing extra user session. If you select Yes, a new extra user session will be created for you to perform management operations. Otherwise, you will not be allowed to log onto JReport Enterprise Server.

Note: If all normal user sessions have been used up, a request from a client viewer will be denied permission to log onto JReport Enterprise Server. Only a normal user session can use a client viewer to log onto JReport Enterprise Server, not the extra user session.

Logging off and shutting down JReport Enterprise Server

To log off JReport Enterprise Server, click the Logout link on the upper right corner of the JReport Administration/Console page.

To shut down JReport Enterprise Server normally:

In a standalone environment, click the Shut down the Server button on the JReport Administration page, or click Start > All Programs > JReport 9.0 > Server > Stop JReport Server.
In an integrated environment, shut down the application server according to the vendor's instructions.

Also, JReport provides a feature for handling an abnormal system exit that enables the program to close itself gracefully when the virtual machine is terminated in response to a user interrupt, such as typing ^C, or a system-wide event such as user logoff or system shutdown. The user platform has to use JDK 1.4 or later version to apply this feature.