In this recipe, you will learn how to run an Orders report on the Pentaho server.
Getting ready
Make sure that you have started your Pentaho BA Server using the server control scripts. You should be able to access the server via your favorite web browser with the following URL: http://localhost:8080/
How to do it…
We are going to log in to the BI Server to run the report.
Navigate to the Pentaho server login screen using your favorite web browser. Use the following login details:
Username: admin
Password: password
Click on Browse Files on the main screen.
In the Folderhierarchy tree, expand Public, and then click on the Steel Wheels folder.
In the Files section, you will see a list of reports including Orders Report.
Double-click on Orders Report to open it as shown in the following screenshot:
Once you double-click on the report, it will open and execute in the HTML format by default. You can run the report in PDF if you like:
Set the Output Type to PDF.
The report will execute once you have made the selection. This is the default operation of the reports. You can uncheck the Auto Submit option if you have more parameters in your report that you would like to set before the report is executed. After this, you can click on the View Report button.
How it works…
Once reports are published to the Pentaho server, it's a simple case of double-clicking on the reports to execute them. You can then choose the values for the report parameters before you execute the report a second time.