 <p>Try this</p> <p>put a text-field and under the expression editor paste this <code>$V{REPORT_COUNT}</code> and save and run the jasper jrxml</p> <p><code>$V{REPORT_COUNT}</code> is a Built-in Variable. </p> <p>Set the text field's evaluation time to "<strong>Report</strong>" if you're interested in the final value.</p>