Jaspersoft Dashboards Webinar Feb 2013

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How to Build Dashboards with Jaspersoft

Your data probably looks like this …

Transactional

Flat files

Star Schema

… but you want it to look like this

How do I get there with Jaspersoft?

Data BI Server Dashboards

How do I get there with Jaspersoft?

Data ETL BI Server Dashboards

Don’t Forget About Information Design

“We are overwhelmed by information, not because there is too much, but because we don't know how to tame it.”

- Stephen Few

Don’t be a winner of the Dashboard Hall of Shame

A Few Dashboard Design Tips

Keep it simple Focus on 2-3 different answers per dashboard Target the user, avoid mixing user classes (ie. VP Sales with VP Marketing) Define drill paths

Tune the interface Desktop and mobile devices – Tablets & Phones? Avoid scroll bars, 3-D charts, pie and dial gauges KPI flags – makes it easier to spot outliers Leverage interactivity – tooltips, input controls, drill down

Agenda

Jaspersoft Introduction Overview Jaspersoft Dashboards Demo Building Dashboards with Jaspersoft Demo Q & A

We Need “Intelligence Inside”

We want information to FIND US, not the other way round

“We need Intelligence Inside the applications and business processes we use every day.”

Pipeline dashboard inside SaaS CRM app Performance report inside partner portal Salary data visualizations inside HR intranet Portfolio analytics inside client website Tickets crosstab inside custom helpdesk app Interactive charts inside native mobile app

Jaspersoft: The Intelligence Inside

Self-Service BI + Embeddable + Affordable

“We empower millions of people every day to make decisions faster by delivering timely, actionable data to them inside their apps and business process through an embeddable, cost-effective reporting and analytics platform.”

Broad Recognition, Strong Partnerships

50%+ ACV Growth Every Year

Magic Quadrants

World’s Most Widely Deployed BI

• Commercial Open Source BI Suite• Nearly 200 people in US, EMEA, APAC, LAD• 16,000,000 downloads• 325,000 community members• 130,000 embedded applications• 15,000 paying customers• 1,800 subscription customers

Jaspersoft: High Growth and Momentum

Poll Question

Do you want dashboards for your internal organization to use or to be

embedded in your application?

Agenda

Jaspersoft Products

Reporting Engine

Visual Report Design Environment

Ad Hoc Reports, Dashboards, In-Memory Analysis Server

Powerful OLAP Data Analysis

High PerformanceData Integration

Studio

Jaspersoft Products

Reporting Engine

Visual Report Design Environment

Ad Hoc Reports, Dashboards, In-Memory Analysis Server

Powerful OLAP Data Analysis

High PerformanceData Integration

Studio

Sample Jaspersoft Dashboard

Input controls

Interactive maps

KPI Flags

KPI IndicatorsBullet & Sparkline charts

Jaspersoft Dashboards

Highly interactive Drilldown, input controls,

chart interactivity Maps, Widgets, & Charts

Easy to design Drag & drop layout design Accessible via secure

repository Dynamic resize & free form

layout

Live report elements Dynamic near real-time

individual frame level refresh

Global or local controls

Jaspersoft Dashboards

Highly interactive Drilldown, input controls,

chart interactivity Maps, Widgets, & Charts

Easy to design Drag & drop layout design Accessible via secure

repository Dynamic resize & free form

layout

Live report elements Dynamic near real-time

individual frame level refresh

Global or local controls

DEMONSTRATION

Agenda

Connecting to your Data - Direct

Data BI Server Dashboards

Connectivity Tutorials:http://community.jaspersoft.com/wiki/connecting-jasperreport-server-your-database

Connecting to your Data - ETL

Data ETL BI Server Dashboards

ETL Tutorials (sponsored by Talend):http://www.talendforge.org/tutorials/menu.php

Dashboards from a Central Warehouse

Data Source(s)

ODS / Data Mart / Warehouse

Create ETL Jobs

Building Jaspersoft Dashboards

04/12/2023

1. Build your reports

Highly formatted, interactive, multi-component reports Use iReport Designer / Jaspersoft Studio Check out the tutorials

Simple interactive reports Use Ad Hoc Report Designer with

JasperReports Server Tutorials

Analysis views – crosstabs Use Jaspersoft Domains or Jaspersoft

OLAP – installed with JasperReports Server

Tutorials

2. Deploy your reports

Save report to repository (JasperReports Server)

Validate or define security settings - object or row/column level (requires Domains)

3. Layout your dashboard

Use drag and drop dashboard designer to define layout

Auto re-size of charts, eliminates scroll bars

Apply refresh settings to each report

Configure input controls Preview to optimize look &

Jaspersoft Mashboards

URL Addressable Reports Google Maps RSS feeds Public data

iFrame based Parameter

driven control to internal & external content

Courtesy of Handysoft BizFlow: BPM solution

Embedded Dashboards

Supply chain management process tool

Embedding Dashboards Tip

To integrate a dashboard into any html page: Add the following at the end of the URL to remove the

decorator interface

&viewAsDashboardFrame=true

Embedding Dashboards Tip

To integrate a dashboard into any html page: Add the following at the end of the URL to remove the

decorator interface

&viewAsDashboardFrame=true

DEMONSTRATION

Packages that include dashboard

support

Resources

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