Jinfonet Software has announced the general release of JReport 8.2 with more than 60 enhancements. JReport 8.2 delivers these enhancements in three key areas: performance improvements, greater developer flexibility and an enhanced user experience.

Working in conjunction with the IBM Innovation Center to develop performance benchmarks, Jinfonet was able to demonstrate performance improvements in on-demand reporting, batch reports, and viewing pre-generated reports.

One key performance improvement in JReport 8.2 is the reduction of the file size of report results, which leads to reduced I/O and processing time. In addition, the JReport footprint (memory usage for reports) has been reduced, resulting in better scalability. With improved overall pipeline processing, report access and rendering are expedited.

With this release, users can run large reports in the background, allowing for report status monitoring while other JReport tasks are carried out. This allows for multi-tasking, increasing productivity while running large reports. JReport 8.2 also introduces improved task queue management from basic “first in, first out” (FIFO) to advanced priority-based queuing, and the improved data buffer configuration and management, which allows for fine-tuning of the system performance.

JReport 8.2 also improves performance through its report bursting capability. With bursting functionality, a report can be run once and distributed to multiple recipients in any output format, with view access granted based on permissions.

The reporting experience is enriched by the export to dynamic charts in Excel. By linking charts to cells in the Excel spreadsheet, JReport gives users the ability to perform quick “what if” analysis, empowering the user with faster, more-informed data analysis for critical decision making.

One goal of the release is to make it easier for developers to use. Tool tips in JReport Designer now provide brief technical tips for the rich set of report properties at the user’s fingertips. In addition, developers will find the integration of JReport with their application servers easier in JReport 8.2, allowing for HTTP access for both remote integration and standalone JReport Enterprise Server.