What's new in Jaspersoft Studio 6.18.1
Nov 5, 2021
- Full support for JasperReports Library 6.18.1
- RCP version is now based on Eclipse 4.21 platform
- Updated Batik library to version 1.14
- Updated BouncyCastle library to version 1.69
- Updated iText library to version 2.1.7.js9
- Updated Jackson Library to version 2.11.4
- Support for the usage of Microsoft Edge browser instead of Internet Explorer 11
- Microsoft Edge WebView2 Runtime (Fixed version x64) - https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/webview2/
- Need to properly setup the following properties in the Jaspersoft Studio.ini file
- Dorg.eclipse.swt.browser.DefaultType=edge
- Dorg.eclipse.swt.browser.EdgeDir=C:\<target_location_for_webdev>
- How do I explicitly use Edge as the Browser's underlying renderer? - https://www.eclipse.org/swt/faq.php#howuseedge
- What configuration options are available for the Edge renderer? - https://www.eclipse.org/swt/faq.php#howuseedgeoptions
- What are the limitations of the Edge Browser renderer? - https://www.eclipse.org/swt/faq.php#edgelimitations
New in Jaspersoft Studio 6.17.0 (May 17, 2021)
- Full support for JasperReports Library 6.17.0
- RCP version is now based on Eclipse 4.19 platform
- Hibernate plug-in upgraded with new version 5.4.24.final
- Updated Groovy library to version 3.0.7
- Fixed major issues with the editors in macOS Big Sur
- Minor and major bug fixes
New in Jaspersoft Studio 6.16.0 (Nov 17, 2020)
- Full support for JasperReports Library 6.16.0
- PosgreSQL driver updated from version 42.2.5 to 42.2.16
- Minor and major bug fixes
New in Jaspersoft Studio 6.13.0 (Jun 24, 2020)
- Full support for JasperReports Library 6.13.0
- Minor and major bug fixes
New in Jaspersoft Studio 6.12.0 (Mar 31, 2020)
- Full support for JasperReports Library 6.12.1
- Updated Google ZXing Core library to version 3.4.0
- Updated MariaDB driver to version 2.5.3
- Updated Postgres driver to version 42.2.5
- Updated Mozilla Rhino library to version 1.7.11
- Refactored the Preferences page for JR properties
- UI support for PDF forms
- Improved the support for dark theme
- RCP version is now based on Eclipse 4.14 platform
- Minor and major bug fixes
New in Jaspersoft Studio 6.9.0 (Oct 1, 2019)
- Full support for JasperReports Library 6.9.0
- Updated Groovy library to version 2.4.16
- Updated Batik library to version 1.11
- Updated Jaxen library to version 1.1.6
- Hibernate plug-in upgraded with the new version 5.4.1 final
- RCP version is now based on Eclipse 4.11 platform
- Minor and major bug fixes
New in Jaspersoft Studio 6.8.0 (Apr 11, 2019)
- Full support for JasperReports Library 6.8.0
- Introduced the concept of project/folder context (which defines classpath, properties and repository root) in order to closely match the execution environment when based on external applications (such as JasperReports server).
- Field providers will discover and use more metadata properties from jdbc and other languages
- Field providers that read text files will try to guess field types
- Column labels for fields dragged in the designer are now created based on the field properties when available
- Dialogs are available to configure the field properties that are automatically discovered by the QueryExecuter
- Dialogs are available to configure the parameter properties that are automatically discovered from the Data Adapter.
- Ability to create pluggable UIs to edit the paramter/field properties in a user friendly way
- Added random data source: it generates random value records to populate the report
- RCP stand-alone version now ships Oracle JRE 1.8.0.u151 (see Community Bug #10956)
- Updated PostgreSQL driver with version 9.4-1210.jdbc41
- Updated Spring library to version 5.1.4.RELEASE
- Updated Castor library to version 1.4.1
- Updated POI library to version 4.0.1
- Updated Jackson library to version 2.9.8
- Minor and major bug fixes
New in Jaspersoft Studio 6.5.1 (Jan 10, 2018)
- Full support for JasperReports Library 6.5.1
- Minor bug fixes
New in Jaspersoft Studio 6.5.0 (Dec 15, 2017)
- Full support for JasperReports Library 6.5.0
- Framework to support custom data adapter definition
- Refactored book editor (zoom support, improved pagination, etc.)
- Support for http client authentication
- Major and minor bug fixes
New in Jaspersoft Studio 6.4.3 (Nov 24, 2017)
- Full support for JasperReports Library 6.4.3
- Added support for JasperReports Data Snapshots
- New dialog for all objects that can have properties
- UI support for field properties in query dialog
- UI support for parameter properties in query dialog
- UI support for overriding values of http based data adapters
- Preferences to show only data adapters for the dataset language
- Possibility to create and see fields as a tree
- Improved classpath handling when developing directly inside JSS
- RCP version is now based on Eclipse 4.6.3 platform
- RCP standalone version now ships with Oracle JRE 1.8.0.u144
- Major and minor bug fixes
New in Jaspersoft Studio 6.4.0 (Jul 3, 2017)
- Full support for JasperReports Library 6.4.1/6.4.0
- Refactored the HTML5 Chart data configuration UI (Professional version)
- Added Chart Preview panel inside the HTML5 Chart edit dialog (Professional version)
- RCP version is now based on Eclipse 4.6.2 platform
- RCP standalone version now ships with Oracle JRE 1.8.0.u121
- Updated Beanshell bundle to version to 2.0b6
- Updated Commons Beanutils bundle to version 1.9.3
- Updated Batik bundle to version 1.9
- Updated Apache POI bundle to version 3.15
- Replaced SPRING jars (core,expressions and beans) with newer 3.2.18.RELEASE
- Removed com.jaspersoft.studio.data.hbase plug-in and moved to Sourceforge as deprecated
- Major and minor bug fixes
New in Jaspersoft Studio 6.3.2 (Jun 29, 2017)
- Full support for JasperReports Library 6.3.2
- RCP standalone version now ships with Oracle JRE 1.8.0.u121
- Updated Beanshell bundle to version to 2.0b6
- Updated Commons Beanutils bundle to version 1.9.3
- Updated Batik bundle to version 1.9
- Updated Apache POI bundle to version 3.15
- Replaced SPRING jars (core,expressions and beans) with newer 3.2.18.RELEASE
New in Jaspersoft Studio 6.3.1 (Oct 21, 2016)
- Full support for JasperReports Library 6.3.1
- Fixed compatibility with Eclipse Neon 4.6.0
- Added a shared scriptable UI framework (JSON-based)
- Added to the UI scriptable framework inside Highcharts (Professional Edition), Custom Visualization Component, Maps Component, Tibco Maps Component
- Added support for configurable chart customizers and for multiple chart customizers on the same chart
- RCP standalone version now ships with Oracle JRE 1.8.0.u92
- Dialogs retain size and positions across sessions
- Major and minor bug fixes
New in Jaspersoft Studio 6.3.0 (Oct 21, 2016)
- Full support for JasperReports Library 6.3.0
- New scriptable (JSON-based) UI for Highcharts configuration dialog (Professional Edition)
- New advanced properties panel for Highcharts: tree-based navigator for better property handling (Professional Edition)
- Updated MongoDB connector to use mongo-java-driver-3.2.2
- Updated TIBCO connectors: SparkSQL to 6.0.2, Impala to 5.14.2 (Professional Edition)
- New TIBCO connector for Cassandra version 6.0.0 (Professional Edition)
- Major and minor bug fixes
New in Jaspersoft Studio 6.2.2 (Oct 21, 2016)
- Full support for JasperReports Library 6.2.2
- Updated Batik library to version 1.8.0. Added a new wrapping bundle to the platform.
- New Custom Visualization Component SparkLine
- Support for Font Sets
- Import/Export of Jaspersoft Studio configurations
- Improved support for SVG images
- Various improvements related to Jasper Books
- HTTPS certificates handling
- JRS Plugin - possibility to ask password on connection
- Improvements in Exporter preferences page UI
- SQL Query Editor - improvements in SQL syntax checker
- Possibility to add fonts from a path or url
- Possibility to reset a property to the default value
- Upgraded the target platform in order to use the last Eclipse Mars 4.5.2
- RCP standalone version now ships with Oracle JRE 1.8.0.u77
- Major and minor bug fixes
New in Jaspersoft Studio 6.2.1 (Oct 21, 2016)
- Full support for JasperReports Library 6.2.1
- Removed old Jetty jar for JIVE preview: now using the default Eclipse Jetty bundle
- Upgraded Groovy library to 2.4.5, also fixed performance issues during report compilation
- Refactored the JasperReports Samples project
- RCP standalone version now ships with Oracle JRE 1.8.0.u74
- Updated Highcharts library to version 4.2.1 (Professional Edition)
- Removed com.jaspersoft.studio.data.hive plug-in (Cloudera Driver) and moved to Sourceforge as deprecated
- Added new Simba JDBC drivers for Impala and Cassandra (Professional Edition)
- Opening .jasper file leads to opening the corresponding .jrxml file
- Updated MariaDB JDBC connector to version 1.3.6
- Updated MongoDB connector to use mongo-java-driver-2.14.1
- Replaced internal Spring library (core, expressions, beans jars) with the newer version 3.2.16
- Refactored compilation of reports in older version
- Improved Map, TibcoMaps and CVC UI
- JRS plugin, option to log http conversation
- JRS plugin, improved usability for connection dialog
- Added new Spinner, Combo and Text widgets for the numeric value
- Crosstab, added dialog to help to define row and column groups
- Crosstab, added refactor when a coloumn or row group name is changed
- Crosstab, added the support for th Crosstab Parameters
- Table and Crosstab, added support to the Inheritance tab for the cell elements
- Added support to External Styles in the reprot templates
- The layout of a container consider also the padding when calculating the available space
- Disabled the resize and movment of elements when the layout of the container doesn't allow it
- Major and minor bug-fixes
New in Jaspersoft Studio 6.2.0 (Oct 21, 2016)
- full support for JasperReports Library 6.2.0
- RCP version is now based on Eclipse Mars 4.5.1
- Highcharts library 4.1.8 (Professional edition)
- new HTML5 charts: SemiPie, TreeMap, Dual Measure TreeMap, One Parent TreeMap (Professional edition)
- updated TIBCO Progress drivers (Professional edition)
- added TIBCO Progress driver for SparkSQL (Professional edition)
- JRS plugin, jdbc drivers uploading
- SQL Query Editor, improved syntax
- Google Maps, improved ui, form is used instead of key value tables
- Google Maps, map preview improvements
- Report Editor, added Grid Layout to arrange elements inside a container
- Report Editor, added support for the C508 list tags and the new heading tags
- Tibco Maps, improved ui, form widgets are reacher, validators added (Professional edition)
- Table, added property to have the columns always fill the available space
- Table, added the column resize policy "next"
- Table, added automatic span calculation when grouping columns
- Table Editor, improvments and stability fix
- Composite Elements, added import export of the elements
- CVC Component, new way to defined custom properties UI for contributed components using json
- CVC Component, added new component chooser dialog to select ready to use components
- CVC Component, added two new ready to use components: Figures and Radial Progress
New in Jaspersoft Studio 6.1.1 (Nov 6, 2015)
- full support for JasperReports Library 6.1.1
- JRS plugin, easy way to open resources in browser on the server
- JRS plugin, preference to setup default override state for resources during first report publishing
- JRS plugin, more intelligent merge of input controls during report publishing
- JRS plugin, better integration with some old proxy servers
- SQL Query Editor, can show table joins at the level of the fields
- SQL Query Editor, better undo-redo support
- SQL Query Editor, more SQL grammar fixes
- save report filter that will ignore all com.jaspersoft.studio properties
- usability, delete key and backspace keys could be used in almost all JSS tables
- an easy way to setup logging
- introduced the composite elements - improved support for JasperReports Frame element
- better way to setup the default JasperReports data adapter
- ability to provide custom download links in the JasperReports backward compilation feature
- major and minor bug-fixes
New in Jaspersoft Studio 6.1.0 (Jul 16, 2015)
- a new action to synchronize the sub-dataset parameters provided by the adapter type with all the associated dataset run
- updated TIBCO Progress drivers to version 1.0.12 (Professional edition)
- new TIBCO Progress drivers for Impala, MongoDB, Redshift (Professional edition)
- RCP standalone version now ships with Oracle JRE 1.7.0.u80
- enabled the statistics providing information update JSS usage
- refactored the return values for the dataset run
- major and minor bug-fixes
New in Jaspersoft Studio 6.0.4 (Apr 16, 2015)
- support of http options for data adapters
- removed xpath2 language from the list, it is depricated
- removed remote xml data adapter, now all file based dataadapters can use an url
- added a preference when to ask for input controls in preview
- added a preference when to auto-join tables in sql editor
- JRS plugin, there is a new option to create a new object on paste
- JRS plugin, better support for redirects and proxies
- reverted back to use iText 2.1.7.s2
- fixed QR Code implementation using the ZXing library version 2.3.0
- improved the extension-point for custom hyperlink types
- new mechanism to gather usage statistics
- support for scroll using middle mouse button
- support for centered zoom
- updated MongoDB connector to use mongo-java-driver-2.12.3
- updated Cassandra connector to use cassandra-driver-core-2.1.3
- major and minor bug-fixes
New in Jaspersoft Studio 6.0.3 (Apr 16, 2015)
- Full support for JasperReports 6.0.3
- Added the possibility to copy/paste the elements properties
- Added contextual option to enclose the selected elements (with the same parent) into a frame
- RCP standalone version now ships with Oracle JRE 1.7.0.u71
- major refactor to bundles hierarchy in order to reduce the number of jars included
- Added the support for the background images
- Added the possibility to change the measure unit of the Ruler
- new QR Code barcode type support
- more SQL Editor preferences
- JRS plugin, improved find Resources Dialog
- JRS plugin, improved resource selection in wizards
- Updated HSQLDB to version 2.3.2
- major and minor bug-fixes
New in Jaspersoft Studio 6.0.1 (Apr 16, 2015)
- improved the Export Data Adapters wizard
- improved support of Oracle dialect in the SQL Editor
- refactored the Custom Visualization Component
New in Jaspersoft Studio 6.0.0 (Nov 27, 2014)
- full support for JasperReports 6.0.0
- new JasperReports Book editor
- major and minor bug-fixes
New in Jaspersoft Studio 5.6.0 (Jun 3, 2014)
- full support for JasperReports 5.6.0
- added new preference in "Jaspersoft Studio > Global Settings" page that allows to redirect the System.out and System.err streams to an internal JSS console available in the Console View
- added new preference in "Jaspersoft Studio > Report Designer" page that allows to disable the auto-center feature of the editor when selecting items
- support for Crosstab Title Cell
- settings for SQL Query Editor Quotes
- allow users to move tables in SQL Query Editor
- major and minor bug-fixes
New in Jaspersoft Studio 5.5.2 (May 1, 2014)
- full support for JasperReports 5.5.2
- updated the Cassandra plug-in, now using Datastax 1.0.4-dse core driver
- resolved various performance issues
- refactored the Resource Bundle Editor plug-in: now using the Eclipse Babel project one - removed the Vertica and Ingress drivers
- refactored the XML/A data adapter, including the removal of the REX client
- refactored exporters and report viewers
- refactored Excel data adapters
- ability to switch to Report Preview without automatically run it, keeping pressed the SHIFT key
- added in the editor a menu to change quickly the main data adapter and the preview output format
- ability to start the color pick operation inside the color dialog by pressing SPACE
- fixed the report preview thumbnail in the Outline view
- new Outline view context menu "Reload Syle" for Style template items
- major and minor bug-fixes
New in Jaspersoft Studio 5.5.1 (Feb 11, 2014)
- full support for JasperReports 5.5.1
- introduced RESTv2 support into JRS plug-in
- improved support XML/A and Mondrian
- added support for the parameters REPORT_LOCALE and REPORT_TIME_ZONE to the Standard Functions Library. Therefore, "Date & Time" functions have been reviewed and TEXT() and FIXED() of the "Text" category too
- added support to move elements directly hitting the keyboard arrows
- added support to move elements only horizontally or vertically by pressing the SHIFT-key
- re-factored the MongoDB plug-in
- re-factored the Cassandra plug-in
- re-factored the Hive plug-in
- ability to delete a row instead of cell by cell, available through context-menu
- added pop-up window support for the internal browser widget, used for HTML-like previews
- added new advanced color dialog
- added the movement of the details band using drag and drop inside the outline
- added the text styles
- fixed the default chart theme
- added the ability to copy and paste a dataset
- enhanced error and info outputs when compiling
- major and minor bug-fixes
New in Jaspersoft Studio 5.5.0 (Oct 25, 2013)
- ability to install plugins for standalone version
- pre-installed plugins for versioning: now supporting CVS, SVN and GIT
- support for authentication details in Google Maps component (API Key, Client ID, Signature and Version details)
- support for Paths in Google Maps component
- bundling the Oracle JRE 1.7.0.u25 in the RCP standalone version
- search widget for Properties view in order to fast locate them
- new widget for better listing and describing available JasperReports properties for a report element/component
- SQL query editor improvements
- initial support for JRS templates
- new properties files editor
- new section to configure Map Paths and Styles for the Google Map component
- ability to contribute and submit Jaspersoft Studio translations
- refactor support when renaming Datasets and Groups
- refactored report publishing to JasperReports Server
- ability to enable/disable the use of the Eclipse Secure Storage for handling credentials
- major and minor bug-fixes
New in Jaspersoft Studio 5.2.0 (Jul 1, 2013)
- full support for JasperReports 5.2.0
- improved report compilation
- improved UI speed
- improved JasperReports Server repository browsing
- initial implementation of the SQL Editor
- secure password storage
- categories for report templates
- import feature for iReport and Jaspersoft Studio installations
- export of report templates
- new actions for aligning, spacing and resizing
- ability to change order for Detail bands and Groups
- ability to specificy the exact color for single Crosstab and Table sections, besides using a predefined schema
- major and minor bug-fixes
New in Jaspersoft Studio 5.1.0 (Apr 30, 2013)
- full support for JasperReports 5.1.0
- added the new "Templates View" that allows to define skins for tables and crosstabs (that can be imported/exported)
- added new built-in functions to the Expression Editor
- added new preferences: font settings for internal editors and Jetty port configuration
- new widget to handle collections as input parameter
- improvements to Chart Theme editor
- group support for the table-based templates
- major and minor bug-fixes
New in Jaspersoft Studio 2.0.2 (Apr 3, 2013)
- full support for JasperReports 5.0.4
- new buttons in the Overview, Tutorials and Sample sections of the Welcome Page (plug-in version)
- added DND features: a) images: drag source can be the workspace, the external file-system and a JRS repository; drop target can be the editor area or the outline view b) dragging a Report Unit and dropping it on both a TextField and an Image element will create a dedicated hyperlink c) list of items that can be dropped to the JRS repository: JRXML, JAR, XML, BUNDLES, FONT, JRTX files. They can be dragged from the workspace or the file-system d) data adapters can be dragged from the tree and dropped on the JRS repository
- added the table based reports
- added the ability to change the Style for an already defined Table or Crosstab
- initial implementation of the Chart Theme editor
- major and minor bug-fixes
New in Jaspersoft Studio 2.0.1 (Feb 26, 2013)
- added support for styles in crosstabs and tables
- improved help references and tutorials
- more context toolbars for graphic elements
- major and minor bug-fixes
New in Jaspersoft Studio 2.0.0 (Feb 2, 2013)
- UI for JRS Amazon datasource
- dialog to submit issues to the community tracker
- new feature with samples regarding JasperReports and Jaspersoft Studio
- cheatsheets and contextual help improvements
- better compatibility with Eclipse 4
- major and minor bug-fixes
New in Jaspersoft Studio 1.3.3 (Jan 16, 2013)
- full support for JasperReports 5.0.1
- implemented the self-update mechanism for the standalone version
- refactored the resources creation in JasperReports Server plugin
- improved the Preferences mechanism, now available also at file level
- implemented callouts similar to iReport
- implemented context toolbars for graphic elements
- implemented auto-scroll behavior inside report designer
- implemented contextual help infrastructure
- added some cheetsheets
- major and minor bug-fixes
New in Jaspersoft Studio 1.3.2 (Nov 12, 2012)
- full support for JasperReports 4.8.0
- standalone version now based on Eclipse 3.8.1
- standalone version now supports Windows 8
- improved map component (support for markers)
- support for Mongo DB and Hadoop-Hive data sources in JasperReports Server plugin
- support for Audit Datasources in JasperReports Server plugin
- more connection options for JasperServer
- improved support for hidden bands
- element decorators for XLS
- scriptlets support
- JasperReports extensions are loaded dynamically on classpath changes
- better group creation wizards
- new UI widgets
- re-arranged the report sections in properties view
- re-arranged the chart sections in the properties view
- major and minor bug-fixes
New in Jaspersoft Studio 1.3.1 (Oct 6, 2012)
- improved Data Adapter for MongoDB connection
- improved Data Adapter for Hive connection
- improved JasperReports Server plugin
- fixed plugin version problems with Eclipse 3.6.x
- major and minor bug-fixes
New in Jaspersoft Studio 1.1.2 (Jul 17, 2012)
- JasperReports 4.7.0
- query editor for Xpath/Xpath2
- query editor for JSON
- syntax highlighting for SQL-based editors (SQL,PL/SQL, HQL, EJB-QL)
- data preview tab in the "Dataset & Query" dialog
- better management of Table, List, Crosstab, Frame
- many bug-fixes and improvements;