For complex logic (caching, external API calls during report fill), write a —a Java class that hooks into report events (before/after page, column, group).
| | Consequence | Fix | |-------------|----------------|---------| | Running queries inside a subreport | N+1 queries, exponential slowdown | Use a single query + master-detail via data grouping | | Using java.util.Map for parameters across thousands of rows | Memory blow | Use JRMapCollectionDataSource with paging | | Not setting isLazy="true" on images | Every row loads an image from URL | Lazy load or inline as bytes | | PDF generation with huge tables | 2-minute+ reports | Use net.sf.jasperreports.export.pdf.force.line.policy=false and pagination | tibco jaspersoft studio
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