Exploring the Report Designer Interface

Report Designer's interface is similar to that of other graphic design and layout tools. A typical menu and button bar are at the top of the screen; a tool palette for adding design elements is on the left; and on the right are two panes that contain data and structure elements, and show the properties of a selected report element.

The Pentaho Report Designer Welcome Screen

The palette on the left side of the main window is where most of your design tools are located:

The Pentaho Report Designer Palette

The Structure, Data, Style, and Attribute panes show your report elements, data sources, and their configurable options:

The Pentaho Report Designer Properties Pane