/CakePHP-1.3x-Report-Manager-Plugin

CakePHP 1.3x Report Manager Plugin

Primary LanguagePHPMIT LicenseMIT

Report Manager Plugin for CakePHP 1.3x

The report manager plugin can help users to create reports based on the application models.

Installation

  1. Download the plugin from github or sourceforge

http://sourceforge.net/projects/repomancakephp/

https://github.com/luisdias/CakePHP-1.3x-Report-Manager-Plugin

  1. Extract the zip file on the app/plugins folder ( the plugin folder must be named report_manager )

  2. Go to the url http://mycakeapp/report_manager/reports to see the main page listing all models

Using the plugin

The wizard interface is self explanatory.

  1. On the first tab you can select the fields and their position

  2. On the second tab you can define a filter

  3. On the third tab you can select up to two fields to sort

  4. On the last tab you can enter a name for your report and choose between 5 style options

Configuration:

Some parameters could be configured in the app/plugins/report_manager/config/bootstrap.php

  • Display foreign keys

  • Ignore List for global fields ( affects all models )

  • Ignore list for models

  • Ignore list for specific model's fields

  • Reports directory path

Notes:

It was inspired by the Report Creator Component by Gene Kelly from Nov 9th 2006.

http://bakery.cakephp.org/articles/Gkelly/2006/11/09/report-creator-component

It also uses a Jquery plugin called SmartWizard by Tech Laboratory.

http://techlaboratory.net/products.php?product=smartwizard

Since version 0.3 the Report Manager Plugin load the jQuery and jQuery UI libraries from Google

Collaborators:
Suman (USA)
Santana (Brazil)
Tamer Solieman (Egypt)
jasonchua89
Tony George (Singapore)
Marduk netors (Mexico)

Luis E. S. Dias
Contact: smartbyte.systems@gmail.com