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	\| released = {{Start date\|2009\|02\|11}} (2.0)<ref name="NREarlyArch">{{cite web \|url=http://www.next-reports.com/ \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091016052750/http://www.next-reports.com/ \|title=NextReports \|publisher=Advantage Software Factory Srl \|archivedate=16 October 2009 \|accessdate=27 May 2014}}</ref>		\| released = {{Start date\|2009\|02\|11}} (2.0)<ref name="NREarlyArch">{{cite web \|url=http://www.next-reports.com/ \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091016052750/http://www.next-reports.com/ \|title=NextReports \|publisher=Advantage Software Factory Srl \|archivedate=16 October 2009 \|accessdate=27 May 2014}}</ref>
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	'''NextReports''' is a free open-source report design and publishing platform. It is composed of three separate elements: Designer, Engine, and Server.		'''NextReports''' was a free open-source report design and publishing platform. It was composed of three separate elements: Designer, Engine, and Server.

	==Product history==		==Product history==
	NextReports started out as a commercial product from vendor Advantage Software Factory Srl. The oldest known stable release of the commercial software is version 2.0, released on February 11, 2009.<ref name="NREarlyArch" />		NextReports started out as a commercial product from vendor Advantage Software Factory Srl. The oldest known stable release of the commercial software is version 2.0, released on February 11, 2009.<ref name="NREarlyArch" />

	Plans to move the software to an open-source paradigm began in earnest with the July 16, 2013 creation of the associated GitHub account.<ref name="NRGitHome">{{cite web \|url=https://github.com/nextreports \|title=NextReports \|publisher=GitHub \|accessdate=27 May 2014}}</ref> On October 8, 2013, Advantage made its first release of NextReports as an open-source application.<ref name="NRFirstOpen">{{cite web \|url=http://www.next-reports.com/index.php/about/news/236-nextreports-becomes-an-open-source-project.html \|title=NextReports becomes an Open Source Project! \|publisher=Advantage Software Factory Srl \|date=08 October 2013 \|accessdate=27 May 2014}}</ref>		Plans to move the software to an open-source paradigm began in earnest with the July 16, 2013 creation of the associated GitHub account.<ref name="NRGitHome">{{cite web \|url=https://github.com/nextreports \|title=NextReports \|publisher=GitHub \|accessdate=27 May 2014}}</ref> On October 8, 2013, Advantage made its first release of NextReports as an open-source application.<ref name="NRFirstOpen">{{cite web \|url=http://www.next-reports.com/index.php/about/news/236-nextreports-becomes-an-open-source-project.html \|title=NextReports becomes an Open Source Project! \|publisher=Advantage Software Factory Srl \|date=08 October 2013 \|accessdate=27 May 2014}}</ref><ref name="DincaNext13">{{cite web \|url=https://dzone.com/articles/nextreports-becomes-open \|title=NextReports becomes an Open Source Project! \|author=Dinca, M. \|work=DZone \|date=09 October 2013 \|accessdate=27 August 2020}}</ref> However, development seemingly ground to a halt in 2016. No updates to the project have been made since.

			The company Advantage Software Factory Srl officially changed names to AStory Technology SA in July 2020.<ref name="LEGE5Astory20">{{cite journal \|url=https://lege5.ro/Search?Search_SectionTypeId=24&Rec=10&Search_Term=ASTORY%20TECHNOLOGY%20S.A.%20[%20CUI:%2012711635%20] \|archiveurl=https://archive.is/eujOS \|title=Societatea ASTORY TECHNOLOGY - S.A. \|journal=Monitorul Oficial al României, Partea a IV-a \|issue=2757 \|page=321662787 \|date=14 August 2020 \|archivedate=27 August 2020 \|accessdate=27 August 2020}}</ref> The next-reports.com website now forwards to the AStory site, and the Next Reports open-source project is presumably officially dead. As of August 2020, however, the GitHub repository is still live.

	===Releases===		===Releases===
	Release dates for known NextReports releases can be found [http://www.next-reports.com~~/index.php~~/products/nextreports-designer/190-nextreports-designer-release-notes.html here].		Release dates for known NextReports releases can be found [https://web.archive.org/web/20191202024623/http://www.next-reports.com/products/nextreports-designer/190-nextreports-designer-release-notes.html here].

	==Features==		==Features==

	The main features of NextReports Designer ~~include~~<ref name="NRDesigner">{{cite web \|url=http://www.next-reports.com/index.php/products/nextreports-designer.html \|title=NextReports Designer - Features \|publisher=Advantage Software Factory Srl \|accessdate=27 ~~May 2014~~}}</ref>:		The main features of NextReports Designer included<ref name="NRDesigner">{{cite web \|url=http://www.next-reports.com/index.php/products/nextreports-designer.html \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200119012652/http://www.next-reports.com/products/nextreports-designer.html \|title=NextReports Designer - Features \|publisher=Advantage Software Factory Srl \|archivedate=19 January 2020 \|accessdate=27 August 2020}}</ref>:

	* multi-database support		* multi-database support
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	* multilingual		* multilingual

	The main features of NextReports Server ~~include~~<ref name="NRServer">{{cite web \|url=http://www.next-reports.com/index.php/products/nextreports-server.html \|title=NextReports Server - Features \|publisher=Advantage Software Factory Srl \|accessdate=27 ~~May 2014~~}}</ref>:		The main features of NextReports Server included<ref name="NRServer">{{cite web \|url=http://www.next-reports.com/index.php/products/nextreports-server.html \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200119020222/http://www.next-reports.com/products/nextreports-server.html \|title=NextReports Server - Features \|publisher=Advantage Software Factory Srl \|archivedate=19 January 2020 \|accessdate=27 August 2020}}</ref>:

	* multiple data source management		* multiple data source management
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	* [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7lQerirqFDFEYyoLU1WIPA NextReports on YouTube]		* [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7lQerirqFDFEYyoLU1WIPA NextReports on YouTube]
	* [http://www.next-reports.com/index.php/products/nextreports-designer.html NextReports Designer links]
	* [http://www.next-reports.com/index.php/products/nextreports-engine.html NextReports Engine links]
	* [http://www.next-reports.com/index.php/products/nextreports-server.html NextReports Server links]

	==Entities using NextReports==		==Entities using NextReports==
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Shawndouglas: Created as needed.

2014-05-27T19:58:27Z

Created as needed.

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'''NextReports''' is a free open-source report design and publishing platform. It is composed of three separate elements: Designer, Engine, and Server.

==Product history==
NextReports started out as a commercial product from vendor Advantage Software Factory Srl. The oldest known stable release of the commercial software is version 2.0, released on February 11, 2009.<ref name="NREarlyArch" />

Plans to move the software to an open-source paradigm began in earnest with the July 16, 2013 creation of the associated GitHub account.<ref name="NRGitHome">{{cite web |url=https://github.com/nextreports |title=NextReports |publisher=GitHub |accessdate=27 May 2014}}</ref> On October 8, 2013, Advantage made its first release of NextReports as an open-source application.<ref name="NRFirstOpen">{{cite web |url=http://www.next-reports.com/index.php/about/news/236-nextreports-becomes-an-open-source-project.html |title=NextReports becomes an Open Source Project! |publisher=Advantage Software Factory Srl |date=08 October 2013 |accessdate=27 May 2014}}</ref>

===Releases===
Release dates for known NextReports releases can be found [http://www.next-reports.com/index.php/products/nextreports-designer/190-nextreports-designer-release-notes.html here].

==Features==

The main features of NextReports Designer include<ref name="NRDesigner">{{cite web |url=http://www.next-reports.com/index.php/products/nextreports-designer.html |title=NextReports Designer - Features |publisher=Advantage Software Factory Srl |accessdate=27 May 2014}}</ref>:

* multi-database support
* CSV data file support
* in-spreadsheet design, with tabular structure
* design SQL queries using a graphical interface
* sub-reports
* create queries from stored procedures
* support for chained parameters
* one-click backup and restore
* multilingual

The main features of NextReports Server include<ref name="NRServer">{{cite web |url=http://www.next-reports.com/index.php/products/nextreports-server.html |title=NextReports Server - Features |publisher=Advantage Software Factory Srl |accessdate=27 May 2014}}</ref>:

* multiple data source management
* NextReports Remote JDBC driver
* multi-report engine
* multi-format export capabilities
* chart and image management
* scheduling and distribution of reports

==Hardware/software requirements==

Java 1.6 is required.

==Videos, screenshots, and other media==

* [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7lQerirqFDFEYyoLU1WIPA NextReports on YouTube]
* [http://www.next-reports.com/index.php/products/nextreports-designer.html NextReports Designer links]
* [http://www.next-reports.com/index.php/products/nextreports-engine.html NextReports Engine links]
* [http://www.next-reports.com/index.php/products/nextreports-server.html NextReports Server links]

==Entities using NextReports==

==Further reading==

==External links==

* [https://github.com/nextreports NextReports on GitHub]

==References==
<references />


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