Go2Group Crystal Reports Plugin User Guide

Go2Group Crystal Reports Plugin for JIRA - Reporting within JIRA, Using the Power of Crystal Reports

The goal of this plugin is to allow JIRA users easy access to the sophisticated reporting capabilities of Crystal Reports. The plugin allows reports developed in Crystal Reports to be run from within the JIRA web interface.

Architecture
The plugin is a standard JIRA report plugin. It allows the user to select a report developed in Crystal Reports and saved in a folder on the JIRA server. Then, it uses Crystal Reports' Java Reporting Component (JRC) to run the report against the JIRA database, prompting the user for any input parameters. The user can then download the finished report in a choice of formats, including PDF.

Since developing a report in Crystal Reports requires knowledge of the JIRA database schema, we have a separate document available, DbSchema.pdf, that has some basic background information on the schema.

How it Works
First, run the report by selecting Run Crystal Reports from the Browse Project page. Now, select the report and output format (PDF, RTF, or CSV). Again, the list of report names represents any report definitions found in the report definition folder.

Next, the plugin will prompt you for all of the input parameters for the report. Each parameter will be listed, along with its data type, such as String, Date, or Number. Be sure to provide the proper data for each parameter; you can use the date picker for the Date or Date/Time fields.

Finally, the report is ready to download in the selected output format. Click on the link to download the finished report.

What it Looks Like
Here is a sample report using Go2Group Crystal Report Plugin for JIRA (click for larger image):