How to sum all values in a column in Jaspersoft iReport Designer?

It is quite easy to solve your task. You should create and use a new variable for summing values of the "Doctor Payment" column.

In your case the variable can be declared like this:

<variable name="total" class="java.lang.Integer" calculation="Sum">
    <variableExpression><![CDATA[$F{payment}]]></variableExpression>
</variable>
  • the Calculation type is Sum;
  • the Reset type is Report;
  • the Variable expression is $F{payment}, where $F{payment} is the name of a field contains sum (Doctor Payment).

The working example.

CSV datasource:

doctor_id,payment
A1,123
B1,223
C2,234
D3,678
D1,343

The template:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<jasperReport ...>
    <queryString>
        <![CDATA[]]>
    </queryString>
    <field name="doctor_id" class="java.lang.String"/>
    <field name="payment" class="java.lang.Integer"/>
    <variable name="total" class="java.lang.Integer" calculation="Sum">
        <variableExpression><![CDATA[$F{payment}]]></variableExpression>
    </variable>
    <columnHeader>
        <band height="20" splitType="Stretch">
            <staticText>
                <reportElement x="0" y="0" width="100" height="20"/>
                <box leftPadding="10"/>
                <textElement textAlignment="Center" verticalAlignment="Middle">
                    <font size="10" isBold="true" isItalic="true"/>
                </textElement>
                <text><![CDATA[Doctor ID]]></text>
            </staticText>
            <staticText>
                <reportElement x="100" y="0" width="100" height="20"/>
                <box leftPadding="10"/>
                <textElement textAlignment="Center" verticalAlignment="Middle">
                    <font size="10" isBold="true" isItalic="true"/>
                </textElement>
                <text><![CDATA[Doctor Payment]]></text>
            </staticText>
        </band>
    </columnHeader>
    <detail>
        <band height="20" splitType="Stretch">
            <textField>
                <reportElement x="0" y="0" width="100" height="20"/>
                <box leftPadding="10"/>
                <textElement/>
                <textFieldExpression><![CDATA[$F{doctor_id}]]></textFieldExpression>
            </textField>
            <textField>
                <reportElement x="100" y="0" width="100" height="20"/>
                <box leftPadding="10"/>
                <textElement/>
                <textFieldExpression><![CDATA[$F{payment}]]></textFieldExpression>
            </textField>
        </band>
    </detail>
    <summary>
        <band height="20">
            <staticText>
                <reportElement x="0" y="0" width="100" height="20"/>
                <box leftPadding="10"/>
                <textElement>
                    <font isBold="true"/>
                </textElement>
                <text><![CDATA[Total]]></text>
            </staticText>
            <textField>
                <reportElement x="100" y="0" width="100" height="20"/>
                <box leftPadding="10"/>
                <textElement>
                    <font isBold="true" isItalic="true"/>
                </textElement>
                <textFieldExpression><![CDATA[$V{total}]]></textFieldExpression>
            </textField>
        </band>
    </summary>
</jasperReport>

The result will be:

Generated report via iReport's preview


You can find a lot of info in the JasperReports Ultimate Guide.


iReports Custom Fields for columns (sum, average, etc)

  1. Right-Click on Variables and click Create Variable

  2. Click on the new variable

    a. Notice the properties on the right

  3. Rename the variable accordingly

  4. Change the Value Class Name to the correct Data Type

    a. You can search by clicking the 3 dots

  5. Select the correct type of calculation

  6. Change the Expression

    a. Click the little icon

    b. Select the column you are looking to do the calculation for

    c. Click finish

  7. Set Initial Value Expression to 0

  8. Set the increment type to none

  9. Leave Incrementer Factory Class Name blank
  10. Set the Reset Type (usually report)

  11. Drag a new Text Field to stage (Usually in Last Page Footer, or Column Footer)

  12. Double Click the new Text Field
  13. Clear the expression “Text Field”
  14. Select the new variable

  15. Click finish

  16. Put the new text in a desirable position 