Introduction¶
AcuGIS Report Studio is a desktop application for designing professional GIS reports. You author reports visually, connect them to spatial and tabular data, and preview them as PDF.
This guide is written for report authors and analysts — not developers.
What you can do¶
- Design banded reports with titles, headers, detail rows, groups, and summaries
- Connect to databases and services such as PostgreSQL/PostGIS, Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, IBM Db2, SQLite, Snowflake, DuckDB, Cassandra, GeoServer, and ArcGIS Feature Server
- Build queries visually with the Query Builder
- Add maps from spatial databases, GeoServer, WMS, and ArcGIS Feature Server
- Insert charts, tables, crosstabs, barcodes, and QR codes
- Prompt users for parameters when previewing
- Apply themes and export JRXML for AcuGIS Report Server
[ Screenshot: Welcome screen ]
Who this guide is for¶
Use this guide if you need to:
- Install and launch Report Studio
- Create and maintain report projects
- Connect data and design layouts
- Preview finished reports
How to use this guide¶
Each topic is task-oriented. Pages follow a consistent pattern:
| Section | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Goal | What you will accomplish |
| Prerequisites | What you need first |
| Steps | How to do it |
| Result | What success looks like |
| See Also | Related topics |
Tip
Prefer searching (press or /) when you know the task name, such as “add map” or “cascading parameters”.