Information about the Genero components used to produce a report from Genero Report Writer.
Figure 1. Genero Report Writer Workflow
- The Genero Business Development Language
(BDL) defines the data needed from the database
- The Genero DVM (Dynamic Virtual Machine) executes the BDL code to retrieve the data
- The Genero DVM streams data from the database to the Genero Report Engine (GRE)
- The Genero Report Designer
(GRD) graphically lays out the report
- The Genero Report Engine (GRE) lays out paged streams to Genero Report Viewer (GRV)
- The Genero Report Viewer (GRV) (part of the Genero Desktop Client) displays the report on the client; the Genero Report Viewer for HTML5 displays the report in a browser; alternatively, the report can be displayed as a PDF or Image, as an HTML or XML file, or output to an Excel spreadsheet.