Performance comparison of reporting engine birt, jasper report, and crystal report on the process business intelligence

Bambang Prasetya Adhi, Dendy Nanda Prasetya, Widodo
2019 IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering  
Referring to the Decree of the Minister of Industry and Trade concerning the Provisions on Submission of the Company's Annual Financial Statements, Chapter II, Article 2 explains that companies having the status of head office and being in the territory of the Republic of Indonesia are required to make the Company's Annual Financial Statements which causes the making of reports to be carried out effectively and efficiently . Report generation using tools to support business decisions is the
more » ... s of business intelligence. The number of reporting engine tools makes it difficult for users to choose the reporting engine that is suitable for business needs at the time of making the report. This study aims to compare the performance in terms of usability, compatibility and performance in the BIRT reporting engine, Jasper Report, and Crystal Report. The method used is experiments by directly interacting and reporting activities. The testing process starts from getting a database sample and using the RDBMS MariaDB to get the results from the creation of a report containing information in the report designer. The test was successfully carried out and it can be concluded that the three reporting engines have advantages and disadvantages that are typical in each aspect of testing. BIRT has advantages in usability and compatibility aspects, Jasper Report has advantages in all three aspects, but there are weaknesses in several test items, and Crystal Report has advantages in performance aspects. The test results will provide information and conclusions to the company to determine the reporting engine that matches the needs and supports business decisions.
doi:10.1088/1757-899x/508/1/012129 fatcat:wwopmy5dbrbafdzrepgbpersme