Crystal Reports Family of Offerings COMPARISON OF CRYSTAL REPORTS SOFTWARE FEATURES BY VERSION

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1 Crystal Reports Family of Offerings COMPARISON OF CRYSTAL REPORTS SOFTWARE FEATURES BY VERSION Innovate and Excel with Crystal Reports Software The latest version of Crystal Reports software from SAP continues our tradition of reporting excellence and innovation. Crystal Reports 2008 software enables your end users to consume reports that include stunning visualizations while they conduct on-report business modeling and execute decisions instantly from the report itself reducing dependency on IT and developers. Equipped with a comprehensive set of new features for business users, report designers, and application developers, this latest version delivers actionable data for your organization. Crystal Reports Server 2008 software supports all new features in Crystal Reports The comparison matrix presented in Table 1 (updated in September 2009) provides a checklist of features that are supported in current and previous versions of Crystal Reports. Tap into Your ata Sources Crystal Reports can connect to almost any data source including relational, OLAP, and XML data. Whether you require access to data bases, files, logs, program elements, application systems such as customer relationship management or enterprise resource planning, or other data sources, you can use Crystal Reports to access them. Crystal Reports also supports Unicode, so you can report off of data stored in virtually any language. Plus, for developers, access to user-defined or application in-memory data is available through JavaBeans, COM data providers, and AO.NET. For a listing of supported data sources through native drivers, OLE B, OBC, and JBC, please visit our community site at /boc/businessobjects-articles. Here, you can view and download a list of supported platforms. Share Your ata Using Crystal Reports Server Crystal Reports Server software lets you securely open, view, interact with, and share reports and dashboards over the Web. Empower your business users with access to reports and dashboards that embrace interactive graphs and what-if scenarios, and help them make better decisions. Crystal Reports Server enables you to: Securely access reports and dashboards on a single server Monitor performance with summary dashboards and detailed reports Personalize reports to anyone, anywhere, using data-driven publications Refresh reports in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents Integrate reporting into Microsoft SharePoint Integrate reporting with custom Java or.net applications The comparison matrix presented in Table 2 (updated in September 2009) provides a checklist of features supported in current and previous versions of Crystal Reports Server. SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Solutions Crystal Reports and Crystal Reports Server

2 Access Online ocumentation and Technical References You can access online documentation, forums, downloads, and more from the SAP support portal at businessobjects-support. Crystal Reports Versions KEY Editions: Advanced eveloper, eveloper, Professional, Standard Version 8 P S Version 8.5 A P S Version 9 A P S Version 10 A P S Version XI P S Version 2008 Notes for Comparison Tables 1 HTML, Java applet, and ActiveX viewers only 2 HTML, Java applet, Winform, ActiveX, and SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise Professional software offline viewers only 3 HTML, Java applet, Winform, and ActiveX viewers only 4 HTML, Winform, ActiveX viewers, and Crystal Reports Viewer 2008 only 5 HTML, Winform, and Crystal Reports Viewer 2008 only 4 HTML, Winform, ActiveX, and Crystal Reports Viewer 2008 only 6 HTML, Java applet, Winform, ActiveX, and SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise Professional offline viewers only 7 HTML, Java applet, Winform, Crystal Reports Viewer 2008, and SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise Professional offline viewers only 8 HTML, Winform, ActiveX viewers, Crystal Reports Viewer 2008, and SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise Professional offline viewers only 9 HTML only 10 These export features are only available in the designer and not in the Web interface 11 Read-only in Standard Edition 12 Stored procedure support in Standard Edition is via OBC for Microsoft Access, Excel, and SQL only 13 Some components may be provided in English only Table 1. Crystal Reports Software Comparison Matrix High-Productivity Report Creation Features 2008 XI Wizards and experts for report creation,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S,P,S atabase expert for graphical table linking,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S,P,S Field explorer to manage report fields,p,s A,,P,S Author A,,P,S Name, Title/Function,,P,S Company,P,S rill down in runtime,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S,P,S Autosave,P,S A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S,P,S Editable preview window,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,P rag-and-drop fields,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S,P,S Browse field data,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S,P,S Move, resize, and multiselect objects,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S,P,S Custom templates,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S Repository for component reuse,p A,,P A,,P Workbench tool for managing projects,p,s Automatic patch notification and installation,p,s Start page to stay connected with latest information,p,s HTML preview 1,P Extension points for custom wizards and toolbar buttons Multilingual report design and view ual monitor support

3 Comprehensive Formatting and esign Control Features 2008 XI Cross-tab objects,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S,P,S Subreport objects,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S,P,S Save subreport as stand-alone report,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S,P,S Text objects,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S,P,S Automatic styles, autoarrange fields,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S,P,S rawing-style interface,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S,P,S Line and box objects,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S,P,S Multipass reporting with powerful grouping and sorting,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S,P,S Top-n and bottom-n sorting,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S,P,S Sorting on groups and detail records,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S,P,S Hierarchical grouping,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S,P,S Custom (named) grouping,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S,P,S Conditional font and text formatting,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S,P,S Formula control of formatting,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S,P,S Text rotation,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S,P,S Integrated charting,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S,P,S Chart on subtotals, group details, and formulas,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S,P,S Custom and bound images,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S,P,S BLOB bitmap support,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S,P,S Graphic image support for,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S,P,S BMP, TIFF, JPEG, PNG, PCX, TGA, and PICT formats Basic-like syntax in formula language,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S,P,S Report options saved with report,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S,P,S Copy entire objects to Microsoft Windows clipboard,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S Hierarchical group summary,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S Support for Unicode data and text,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S isplay string formatting,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S Support for vector-based images,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S Formula workshop for building formulas,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S Custom functions to reuse logic,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S efine report parts for portal integration,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S Format painter to reuse formatting,p,s A,,P,S Asymmetric reporting,p,s A,,P,S Horizontal page numbers,p,s A,,P,S Parameterized n value for top-n style reports,p,s rag-and-drop charting and cross-tabs,p,s ynamic image location,p,s Save export options within the report,p,s Flash objects Cross-tab calculated members for custom rows and columns Insert blank lines in cross-tabs Change parameters without refreshing data Page break after n-detail records Page size measured in pixels Formula-driven page margins Portrait or landscape orientation by section Optional parameters Built-in bar-code support

4 Interactive Analysis Tools 2008 XI Smart navigation: group tree, drill down, and search,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S,P,S Geographic maps,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S,P,S Customizable cross-tabs,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S,P,S Report alerts,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S Integrated analyzer for charts,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S Conditional formatting on charts,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S rill-down-level functionality,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S On-report sort controls for interactive sorting Parameter panel for interactive filtering and formatting Adobe Flash integration (embed SWF objects) Viewers 2008 XI Java plug-in viewer A, A, ActiveX viewer A, A, HTML viewer A, A, Netscape viewer plug-in A,,P A,,P,P,P.NET WinForm viewer A, A,.NET WebForm viewer A, A, Report parts viewer A, A, Advanced viewer to search report and export results,p A,,P A,,P Grid viewer A, Mobile report parts viewer A, A, Exports Supported in Viewers 2008 XI Export to Microsoft Excel,P,S A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S,P,S Export to Microsoft Excel (data only),p,s Export to CSV,P,S A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S,P,S Export to Microsoft Word (RTF),P,S A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S,P,S Export to PF,P,S A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S Export to Microsoft Word (editable RTF),P,S Export to XML with optional XSLT transform Viewer Features 2008 XI Parameter prompts in Web viewers 1,P A,,P A,,P,P Local printing and export,p A,,P A,,P,P,P Page on demand 2,P A,,P A,,P,P,P Customizable report viewer settings 3 A, A, ynamic and cascading prompts 4,P Parameter panel for interactive filtering and formatting 5 Support for long lists of values in a parameter prompt 4 rill down creates new tabs 6 On-report sort controls for interactive sorting 7 Custom zoom factor 8 Processing indicator Render cross-tabs as HTML tables for improved accessibility 9

5 Report Viewing in the Report esigner 2008 XI Export to HTML (HTML 4.0; esigner only),p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S,P,S Export to Microsoft Excel,P,S A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S,P,S Export to Microsoft Excel (data only),p,s Export to Microsoft Word (RTF),P,S A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S,P,S Export to CSV, paginated text, record style,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S,P,S (columns of values), report definition, and tab-separated text and values Export to disk,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S,P,S Export to application,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S,P,S Export to OBC databases,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S,P,S Microsoft Exchange,P,S A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S,P,S Lotus cc:mail,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S,P,S Lotus Notes,P,S A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S,P,S Export and/or reports with saved data,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S,P,S rill down in runtime preview window A, A, Export to XML,P,S 10 A,,P,S 10 A,,P,S 10,P,S 10 Export to PF,P,S A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S Support for Microsoft Smart Tags in Microsoft Office XP,P,S A,,P,S A,,P,S Export to Microsoft Word (editable RTF),P,S Export to XML with optional XSLT transform Search panel Report Types 2008 XI Mailing labels,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S,P,S Cross-tab reports,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S,P,S Form-style reports,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S,P,S Subreports,P,S A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S,P,S Conditional reports,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S,P,S Top-n and bottom-n reports,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S,P,S rill-down and summary reports,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S,P,S OLAP reports,p A,,P A,,P,P,S,P,S Chart Types 2008 XI Bar, stacked bar, column, stacked column,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S,P,S Line, area, pie scatter, bubble,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S,P,S Gantt, gauge,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S Numeric or date/time x-axis,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S Funnel,P,S A,,P,S

6 Application evelopment Features 2008 XI Report esigner Control (RC A, A, Visual Control Library (VCL) A, A, Support Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 features A, A, Support for unbound fields with auto binding A, A, Active data driver support (AO, RO, CO) A, A, for runtime data sources Event and call-back support A, A, User Function Libraries (UFLs) support COM objects,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S 11,P,S 11 Viewing SK in.net and Java A, A, Viewing SK in COM A, A, Report creation and modification SK in.net A Report creation and modification SK in Java A Report creation and modification SK in COM A, A, Custom JSP Tag Library (for viewing) A, Compliant with Java Server Faces Server-side printing with RAS SK Web service access to XML data Java UFLs (JRC only) Support for hierarchical data (AO, AO.NET) LINQ objects as a data source Create.NET add-ins Unicode-compliant UFL interface eveloper edition supports these versions of Microsoft Visual Studio Versions of Microsoft Visual Basic supported by developer edition 2008, 2005, , 2003, , , ata Access Features 2008 XI Heterogeneous data sources,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S Select distinct query for selecting records,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,P Top-n query for selecting records,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,P SQL database access and pass-through,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,P Ad hoc SQL command,p,p,p,p P Sort data on SQL database servers,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,P Security pass-through,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,P atabase driver conversion,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S,P,S Group-by, aggregation, and SQL expressions,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,P supported on non-sql database servers Stored procedure support (access via OBC, Oracle,,P,S A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S 12,P,S 12 Sybase, SQL Server, Watcom/SQL Anywhere) Unlimited SQL commands,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S Support of multivalue parameters for SQL commands

7 Language Editions XI Chinese (Simplified),P A,,P A,,P Chinese (Traditional),P utch,p,p English,P,S A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S,P,S French,P A,,P A,,P,P,P German,P A,,P A,,P,P,P Italian,P A,,P A,,P,P Japanese,P A,,P A,,P,P,P Korean,P A,,P A,,P Norwegian Polish,P Portuguese (Brazil),P Russian Spanish,P A,,P A,,P,P Swedish,P Thai

8 Table 2. Crystal Reports Server Comparison Matrix Viewing and Interaction Features 2008 XI Release 2 XI Report refresh on demand Interactive Web-based viewer (ActiveX, Java applet) Integrated end-user portal End-user personalized and localized portal Collaboration (discussion threads) Integrated search feature Consume interactive reports over the Web Offline viewing Interactive Web-based viewer (HTML) Xcelsius software viewing Named User License (NUL) only ashboard layout (NUL only) Manage, Secure, and Configure Features 2008 XI Release 2 XI Web-based report management console Security for groups, users, folders, and reports ata-level security Batch publishing of reports to the central repository Security for groups, users, folders, and reports Single sign-on Page caching for scalability Customizable Web portal interface Security integration with LAP, Keberos, etrust SiteMinder, and Windows NT Active irectory Report object repository (store SQL, text, and images) Bulk action support on multiple selected objects Custom access levels for improved user management eployment diagnostic tool Software inventory tool to track administrative changes Web-based centralized server management Auditing of user activity and system events Sample auditing reports Sharing and Publishing Features 2008 XI Release 2 XI Report scheduler Event-based report scheduling Report scheduling of object packages istribution to , file share, and paper Schedule alerts and notifications estination format to print estination format to Microsoft Excel and Word estination format to comma-separated values (CSV), paginated text, record style (columns of values), and tab-separated text and values User and group profiles for tailored delivery Global and recipient-level delivery rules Bulk management of scheduled instances estination format to PF and XML ata-driven publishing Concurrent Access License (CAL) only Personalized publications (CAL only) Publication management (CAL Only) Publication failure handling (CAL Only)

9 Support of Crystal Reports Features 2008 XI Release 2 XI Semantic layer support (business views) Print and export charts and reports over the Web rill down on charts and reports ynamic cascading prompts ynamic image location Parameterized sorting and hierarchical grouping rag and drop cross-tabs Export to Microsoft Excel and allow grouping outlines Export to CSV supports options to control appearance Integrate Adobe Flash, Xcelsius software, and Adobe Flex in reports Interactivity with embedded visualizations On-report parameter panels On-report filter and sort controls Flexible Web pagination Custom calculations in cross-tab reports Customization and Integration Features 2008 XI Release 2 XI Microsoft.NET API for application integration Java API for application integration Microsoft SharePoint integration IBM WebSphere portal integration Oracle WebLogic portal integration SAP BusinessObjects Live Office software Licensing 2008 XI Release 2 XI Combine CAL and NUL licenses Support up to 200 users Virtualization friendly (unlimited CPUs) Language Editions XI Release 2 XI Chinese (Simplified) Chinese (Traditional) anish utch English French German Italian Japanese Korean Norwegian Polish Portuguese (Brazil) Russian Spanish Swedish Thai

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