Deploying the JasperReports Server application to NexJ Server

The JasperServer Deployment Tool can be used to deploy the JasperReports Server application to NexJ Server. The deploy command can be rerun at a later time to update the deployed application. The deploy command will remove any existing JasperReports Server deployment and then deploy it.
To deploy JasperReports Server to NexJ Server:
  1. In NexJ Studio, launch the JasperServer Deployment Tool by selecting Run > JasperServer Tool > JasperServer Deployment Tool or clicking the drop-down arrow next to the JasperServer Tools button in the toolbar and select JasperServer Deployment Tool.
    The JasperServer Deployment Tool dialog opens.
  2. Select the model you will be using with JasperReports Server, which is Current in most cases.
  3. Select the server and connections for your deployment.
  4. In the Command field, select deploy.
  5. Select Specify configuration manually and continue to step 6, or if your project has a saved configuration, select Load configuration from file, select the configuration file, and continue to step 12.
  6. In the Database host field, enter the hostname of the database server, for example, localhost.
  7. In the Database port field, enter the port number for connecting to the database server. for example, 1433.
  8. In the Database name field, enter the JasperReports Server database name, for example, jasperserver.
  9. In the Database username field, enter the user name for connecting to the database when you are not using Microsoft NT LAN Manager (NTLM) authentication.
  10. In the Database password field, enter the password for connecting to the database when you are not using NTLM authentication.
  11. Optional: If you specify a file name in the Save configuration to field, the system will create a configuration file that can be committed to source control to enable you to reproduce deployments.
  12. Click Run button to deploy JasperReports Server.
After successful execution, the JasperReports Server application is deployed to NexJ Server, the application files are in the specified application server location, and the application is ready to launch.
Next, launch the JasperReports Server application.