Post upgrade of JasperSoft to 8.1.1, report export to excel, results in no images in the exported file

Products

• Clarity PPM SaaS

Issue/Introduction

After the upgrade to JasperSoft 8.1.1, when exporting a report to Excel, images in the report are not visible in the exported file.

Steps to Reproduce: 

1. In Clarity go to Advanced Reporting
2. Run a report that contains images (e.g Program Status Detail)
3. When the report output is displayed, click on Export-> Excel

Expected Results: 
The report is exported to Excel format and the exported file contains the images that appear in the report.

Actual Results:
The report is exported to Excel format and the exported file does not contain the images from the report.

Workaround: 
None

Environment

Clarity Release : 16.1.2
Jaspersoft 8.1.1

Cause

DE72260

Resolution

Resolved in JasperSoft patch 8.1.1_6.5.2.10