The following fields and button are general to this transformation step:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Step name | Specify the unique name of the Pentaho reporting output step on the canvas. You can customize the name or leave it as the default. |
| Report definition file | Specify the field that will contain the name of the .prpt file during step execution. |
| Output file | Specify the field that will contain the name of the output file. Also, specify the output file path. Otherwise, the file will be created in the PDI client's home folder (/data-integration/output.pdf for example). |
| Create Parent Folder | Select this checkbox and specify the full file path in the Output file field, if you want to create a parent folder for placement of the output file. |
| Parameter name | Specify the name of the parameter (if the report being generated supports parameters for input), to pass values from an input field to the report. |
| Field name |
Specify the name of the field (if the report being generated supports parameters for input) to stream fields to provide the values. If you specify a field to use, the static input value is not used. To pass data to String arrays, make sure the data items are separated using tabs as a delimiter. |
| Output processor | Specify the reporting engine used for the generation of the output file type (for example, .pdf, .csv, .xml, etc.). |
| Get Report Parameters(button) | Click this button to import the defined parameters from an existing report. |
Note: To view a sample transformation in the PDI client, open the
Pentaho/design-tools/data-integration/samples/transformations/Pentaho
Reporting Output Example.ktr sample file.