Creating a UDO manually

To create a UDO manually, follow the steps:

1. Inherit from the class JROblectTemplate to create a template file.
2. Inherit from the class JRVisiableResult or JRObjectResult to create a result file.
3. Implement JRObjectResultCreator to create a result creator file.
4. Implement interface JRObjectRender to create a result render file. If you want to display a UDO in the Design area, implement interface JRObjectEditor. If your UDO is a group level object, implement interface JRGroupListener.
5. Modify the file udo.ini in <install_root>\lib by adding the following:

   Begin name=MyDbField template=myudo.MyDbFld resultobject=myudo.MyDbFldRst resultcreator=myudo.MyDbFldCreator resultviewer=myudo.MyDbFldRender End

6. Compile the Java files, add the classes to the class path of JReport Designer and run it.

   Note: If you want to use class files for the UDO which have been used in previous versions, you should re-compile the source files.

Following are two specific examples about creating UDOs:

• Example 1: Accessing a record for a UDO and registering the UDO with the report system
• Example 2: Making a group based on a UDO