SAP Crystal Reports.pdf provides a unique visibility into business data. With an engaging and interactive experience, users are able to gain clarity and valuable insights that inform smarter, more efficient business decisions.
Companies around the world rely on SAP Crystal Reports to help them create richly formatted, interactive business reports from virtually any data source – delivered in dozens of formats, in up to 24 languages.
Leverage powerful reporting tools to deliver key insights and a clear picture of the business to decision makers
Get broad connectivity to diverse data sources to create real-time operational reports
Make actionable information available online or offline – from applications, portals, and mobile devices
Use flexible, customisable report design to give customers and partners the reporting formats of their choice
Functional Capabilities:
Intuitive design environment
Quickly design elegant business reports using a "what you see is what you get" (WYSIWYG) layout that offers popular design, integration, and deployment options.
Use intuitive design tools to create the precise report layouts you need
Reduce time spent on report formatting with templates and wizards
Set parameter values and get results without refreshing data
Explore results interactively with on-report sorting and filtering
Set sorting and formatting to match local customs
Design acceleration features
Speed up report design using features such as global formula search, duplicate formula, duplicate running total, a "find-in-field" explorer, and more
Automatically create hyperlinks with the hyperlink wizard
Instantly generate barcodes with a "turn to barcode" function
Set report parameters and apply values from a single, easy-to-use parameter panel
Powerful data mash-ups
Enhance report designs with powerful, integrated components – such as dynamic charts, Adobe Flash, Adobe Flex, and SAP Crystal Dashboard Design data visualisations.
Convey information in a more compelling way with enhanced designer features
Add dynamic charts, graphics, and videos to reports using Adobe Flash
Visualise what-if scenarios with SAP Crystal Dashboard Design integration
Execute business decisions within reports by embedding Adobe Flex
Technical Capabilities:
Comprehensive deployment options
Deploy and share reports in multiple ways – including data-driven publishing, new data access, comprehensive export options, and software development kits (SDKs).
Blast personalised reports to thousands of recipients by integrating with SAP Crystal Server
Access interactive data online using data drivers for enhanced Web services
Easily access complete customer data with a Salesforce.com driver
Quickly integrate reports into business processes with XML exporting
Add, change, or create new report objects at runtime with SDK options