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Once JReport Server has been installed and you have prepared the reporting environment, you can then start it. However, you may find that JReport's default port number conflicts with an existing one in your computer, or that you need to generate log files for analyzing a problem. Even more important, you need to change the server DBMS from the default Derby database that cannot be used in production environments. In these cases, you will need to configure your server. Before or while running the server, you can configure it according to your requirements. You can also carry out performance tuning to make JReport Server efficient, reliable, and fast.
The configuration work can be performed in two ways: via the JReport Server UI or via configuration files. Some server UI options and properties in the configuration files are mapped and both function the same way. For these types of settings, you can take either way to do the configuration. In the specific topics of this chapter, both ways are covered when they are applicable.
The server.properties file in <install_root>\bin provides comprehensive configuration properties. You can also edit the file to suit your requirements. For details about the properties see Appendix 2: Properties in server.properties.
To perform administrative configuration work as an administrator via the JReport Server UI, log onto the JReport Server administration console.
This chapter focuses on the following topics:
Configuring the Server Database
Configuring the Server Service
Configuring Advanced Server Settings