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Comparison of features by version SAP Crystal Reports SAP Crystal Server Software eliver the Power of Inmation with SAP Crystal Reports Software SAP Crystal Reports software continues our tradition of reporting excellence innovation. SAP Crystal Reports software enables your end users to consume reports that include stunning visualizations while they conduct on-report business modeling execute decisions instantly from the report itself reducing dependency on IT developers. Whether you are a business user, IT professional, report designer, or an application developer, SAP Crystal Reports delivers richly matted, actionable data more inmed decision making. The comparison matrix presented in Table 1 provides a checklist of features in current previous versions of SAP Crystal Reports. Tap into Your ata Sources SAP Crystal Reports can connect to almost any data source including relational, online analytical processing (OLAP), XML data. Whether you require access to relational databases, OLAP cubes, spreadsheets, log files, or applications, you can use SAP Crystal Reports to access them. SAP Crystal Reports also supports Unicode, so you can report off data stored in virtually any language. For developers, access to user-defined or application in-memory data is available through Plain Old Java Objects (POJOs) AO.NET. For a comprehensive list of supported data sources, please visit our community site at www.sdn.sap.com /irj/boc/articles. Get Afdable, Entry-Level Business Intelligence with SAP Crystal Server Software Get easy, self-serve inmation access to reports, dashboards, search exploration documents without causing IT bottlenecks. An afdable, entry-level business intelligence (BI) solution, SAP Crystal Server software delivers secure, personalized inmation sharing through a single semantic layer server. Its fast, modular deployment options fit mixed IT, business, development environments. Managed access to BI documents can be combined with business processes through office documents or portals, such as Microsoft Office Microsoft SharePoint, or integrated into applications programmatically through comprehensive software developer kits (SKs). SAP Crystal Server includes SAP BusinessObjects Explorer software guided data exploration. By combining simple keyword searches with intuitive exploration capabilities, your business users have self-serve, factbased answers without IT bottlenecks. The comparison matrix presented in Table 2 provides a checklist of features supported in current previous versions of SAP Crystal Server. 2
Access Online ocumentation Technical References You can access online documentation, ums, downloads, more from the SAP Support Portal Service at www.sdn.sap.com/irj/boc /businessobjects-support. Notes Comparison Tables 1 HTML, Java applet, ActiveX viewers only 2 HTML, Java applet, WinForm, ActiveX, SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence (BI) platm offline viewers only 3 HTML, Java applet, WinForm, ActiveX viewers only 4 Not available with Java applet viewer 5 HTML, WinForm, SAP Crystal Reports viewer 2008 only SAP Crystal Reports s Key Editions: Advanced eveloper, eveloper, Professional, Stard 8.5 A P S 9 A P S 10 A P S XI P S 2008 only 2008 only 2008 6 HTML, Java applet, WinForm, ActiveX, SAP BusinessObjects BI platm offline viewers only 7 HTML, Java applet, WinForm, SAP Crystal Reports viewer 2008, SAP BusinessObjects BI platm offline viewers only 8 HTML, WinForm, ActiveX viewers, SAP Crystal Reports viewer 2008, SAP BusinessObjects BI platm offline viewers only 9 HTML only 10 These export features are only available in the designer not in the Web interface 11 Read-only in stard edition 12 Stored procedure support in stard edition is via open database connectivity (OBC) Microsoft Access, Excel, structured query language (SQL) only 13 Some components may be provided in English only Table 1: SAP Crystal Reports Software Comparison Matrix High-Productivity Report Creation Features 2008 Studio 2010 Wizards experts report creation,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S atabase expert graphical table linking,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S Field explorer to manage report fields,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S rill down in runtime,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S Autosave,P,S A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S Editable preview window,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S,P Browse field data,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S Move, resize, multiselect objects,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S Custom templates,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S Repository component reuse,p A,,P A,,P Workbench tool managing projects,p,s Automatic patch notification installation,p,s Start page to stay connected with latest inmation,p,s HTML preview,p Extension points custom wizards, toolbar buttons, designer events Extension points toolbar buttons Multilingual report design view ual monitor support 3
Comprehensive Formatting esign Control Features 2008 Studio 2010 Cross-tab objects,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S Subreport objects,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S Save subreport as st-alone report,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S Text objects,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S Line box objects,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S Multipass reporting with powerful grouping,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S sorting Top-n bottom-n sorting,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S Sorting on groups detail records,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S Hierarchical grouping,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S Custom (named) grouping,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S Conditional font text matting,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S Formula control of matting,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S Text rotation,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S Integrated charting,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S Chart on subtotals, group details, mulas,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S BLOB bitmap support,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S Graphic image support,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S BMP, TIFF, JPEG, PNG, PCX, TGA, PICT mats BASIC-like syntax in mula language,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S Hierarchical group summary,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S Support Unicode data text,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S isplay string matting,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S Support vector-based images,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S Formula workshop building mulas,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S Custom functions to reuse logic,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S efine report parts portal integration,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S Format painter to reuse matting,p,s A,,P,S Horizontal page numbers,p,s A,,P,S Parameterized n value top-n style reports,p,s rag--drop charting cross-tabs,p,s ynamic image location,p,s Save export options within the report,p,s Add XSLT Transm to XML export Flash objects Runtime Runtime Cross-tab calculated members custom rows Runtime Runtime columns Insert blank lines in cross-tabs Runtime Runtime Change parameters without refreshing data Page break after n-detail records Runtime Page size measured in pixels Runtime Formula-driven page margins Runtime Portrait or lscape orientation by section Runtime Optional parameters Runtime Built-in bar-code support Runtime Runtime 4
Interactive Analysis Tools 2008 Studio 2010 Smart navigation: group tree, drill down, search,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S Geographic maps,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S Customizable cross-tabs,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S Report alerts,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S Integrated analyzer charts,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S Conditional matting 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 interactive sorting Runtime Parameter panel interactive filtering matting Runtime Runtime Adobe Flash integration (embed SWF objects) Runtime Runtime Viewers 2008 Studio 2010 Java applet viewer 2008 A, A, ActiveX viewer 2008 A, A, WPF viewer HTML viewer 2008 A, A, Netscape viewer plug-in A,,P A,,P,P.NET WinForm viewer 2008 A, A,.NET WebForm viewer 2008 A, A, Report parts viewer portal integration 2008 A, A, Advanced viewer to search report export results,p A,,P A,,P Grid viewer A, Mobile report parts viewer A, A, Exports Supported in Viewers 2008 Studio 2010 Export to Microsoft Excel 2008,P,S A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S Export to Microsoft Excel (data only) 2008,P,S Export to Microsoft Workbook (data only XLSX) Export to Microsoft Word (RTF) 2008,P,S A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S Export to PF 2008,P,S A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S Export to Microsoft Word (editable RTF) 2008,P,S Export to XML with optional XSLT transm 2008 Viewer Features 2008 Studio 2010 Parameter prompts in Web viewers 2008 1,P A,,P A,,P,P Local printing export 2008,P A,,P A,,P,P Page on dem 2008 2,P A,,P A,,P,P Customizable report viewer settings 2008 3 A, A, ynamic cascading prompts 2008 4,P Parameter panel interactive filtering matting 2008 5 Support long lists of values in a parameter prompt 2008 4 rill down creates new tabs 2008 6 On-report sort controls interactive sorting 2008 7 Custom zoom factor 2008 8 Render cross-tabs as HTML tables improved 2008 9 accessibility Open read-only RPT (RPTR) files in viewers 5
Report Viewing in the Report esigner 2008 Studio 2010 Export to HTML (HTML 4.0; esigner only),p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S Export to Microsoft Excel,P,S A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S Export to Microsoft Excel (data only),p,s Export to Microsoft Workbook (data only XLSX) Export to Microsoft Word (RTF),P,S A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S Export to comma-separated values (CSV), paginated,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S text, record style (columns of values), report definition, tab-separated text values Export to disk,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S Export to application,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S Export to OBC databases,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S Microsoft Exchange,P,S A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S Lotus cc:mail,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S Lotus omino Lotus Notes,P,S A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S Export or e-mail reports with saved data,p,s A,,P,S A,,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 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 transm Search panel Export to read-only RPT (RPTR) Report Types 2008 Studio 2010 Mailing labels,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S Cross-tab reports,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S Form-style reports,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S Subreports,P,S A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S Conditional reports,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S Top-n bottom-n reports,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S rill-down summary reports,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S OLAP reports,p A,,P A,,P,P,S Chart Types 2008 Studio 2010 Bar, stacked bar, column, stacked column,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S Line, area, pie scatter, bubble,p,s A,,P,S A,,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 Studio 2010 Report esigner Control (RC) A, A, Visual Control Library (VCL) A, A, Support Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 features A, A, Support unbound fields with auto-binding A, A, Active data driver support (AO, RO, CO) A, A, runtime data sources AO.NET data source POJO data source Event call-back support A, A, User Function Libraries (UFLs) support COM objects,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S 11 Viewing SK in.net Java 2008 A, A, Viewing SK in COM A, A, Report creation modification SK in.net 2008 A Report creation modification SK in Java A Report creation modification SK in COM A, A, Custom JSP Tag Library ( viewing) A, Compliant with Java Server Faces Server-side printing with RAS SK 2008 Web service access to XML data Runtime only Java UFLs Support hierarchical data (AO, AO.NET) LINQ objects as a data source Create.NET add-ins to the designer Unicode-compliant UFL interface Support these versions of Microsoft Visual Studio (only applies to SAP Crystal Reports 2008) 2008, 2005, 2003 s of Microsoft Visual Basic supported by developer edition ata Access Features 2008 2010 2005, 2003, 2002 Studio 2010 2003, 2002 2003, 2002 6 6 5.6 5.6 Heterogeneous data sources,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S Select distinct query selecting records,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S,P Top-n query selecting records,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S,P SQL database access pass-through,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S,P Ad hoc SQL comm,p,p,p,p Sort data on SQL database servers,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S,P Security pass-through,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S,P atabase driver conversion,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S Group-by, aggregation, SQL expressions,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S,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 Sybase, SQL Server, Watcom/SQL Anywhere) Unlimited SQL comms,p,s A,,P,S A,,P,S Support of multivalue parameters SQL comms Web service data access Runtime,P only OLAP data access,p,p,p,p 7
Supported Languages 13 2008 Studio 2010 Chinese (Simplified),P A,,P A,,P Chinese (Traditional),P Czech anish utch,p English,P,S A,,P,S A,,P,S,P,S Finnish French,P A,,P A,,P,P German,P A,,P A,,P,P Hungarian Italian,P A,,P A,,P Japanese,P A,,P A,,P,P Korean,P A,,P A,,P Norwegian Polish,P Portuguese (Brazil),P Russian Slovakian Spanish,P A,,P A,,P Swedish Thai Turkish runtime only means that the feature is supported within the runtime engine, but SAP Crystal Reports 2008 or SAP Crystal Reports is required to design a report that uses that feature. All other features are available both report design deployment (where applicable). 8
Table 2: SAP Crystal Server Comparison Matrix Viewing Interaction Features 2008 XI Release 2 XI Report refresh on dem Interactive Web-based viewer (ActiveX, Java applet) Integrated end-user portal End-user personalized localized portal Collaboration (discussion threads) Integrated search feature Consume interactive reports over the Web Offline viewing Interactive Web-based viewer (HTML) SAP Crystal ashboard Viewing option (NUL) only ashboard layout (NUL only) End-user data exploration (Named User License [NUL] only) Manage, Secure, Configure Features 2008 XI Release 2 XI Web-based report management console Security groups, users, folders, reports ata-level security Batch publishing of reports to the central repository Security groups, users, folders, reports Single sign-on Page caching scalability Customizable Web portal interface Security integration with LAP, Kerberos, etrust SiteMinder, Windows NT Active irectory Report object repository (store SQL, text, images) Bulk action support on multiple selected objects Custom access levels improved user management eployment diagnostic tool Software inventory tool to track administrative changes Web-based centralized server management Auditing of user activity system events Sample auditing reports Lifecycle management to promote content between development, test, production systems System diagnosis monitoring Auditing dashboard control Support the FIPS 140 cryptography stard Caching processing servers dashboard design data access 9
Sharing Publishing Features 2008 XI Release 2 XI Report scheduler Event-based report scheduling Report scheduling of object packages istribution to e-mail, file share, paper Schedule alerts notifications estination mat to print Optionally add more publication recipients estination mat to Microsoft Excel Word estination mat to comma-separated values (CSV), paginated text, record style (columns of values), tab-separated text values User group profiles tailored delivery Global recipient-level delivery rules Bulk management of scheduled instances estination mat to PF XML ata-driven publishing Personalized publications Publication management Publication failure hling Share SAP BusinessObjects Explorer software results by exporting or by e-mail Support of SAP Crystal Reports Features 2008 XI Release 2 XI Semantic layer support (business views) Print export charts reports over the Web rill down on charts reports ynamic cascading prompts ynamic image location Parameterized sorting hierarchical grouping rag--drop cross-tabs Export to Microsoft Excel allow grouping outlines Export to CSV supports options to control appearance Integrate Adobe Flash, SAP Crystal ashboard esign software, Adobe Flex in reports Interactivity with embedded visualizations On-report parameter panels On-report filter sort controls Flexible Web pagination Custom calculations in cross-tab reports View read-only RPT files (RPTR) Export to Microsoft Excel XLSX Support universes (UNX) created with the inmation design tool* Smart guidelines to move resize columns* Platm alerting integration* Access OLAP data without using an OLAP grid* Access relational data in a hierarchical mat* Common query panel accessing universes* * feature part of the new report design tool included with SAP Crystal Server. This tool requires an SAP Crystal Reports key code. 10
Customization Integration Features 2008 XI Release 2 XI Microsoft.NET API application integration Java API 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 NUL licenses Support up to 350 users Virtualization friendly (unlimited CPUs) Supported Languages 13 2008 XI Release 2 XI Chinese (Simplified) Chinese (Traditional) Czech anish utch English Finnish French German Hungarian Italian Japanese Korean Norwegian Polish Portuguese (Brazil) Russian Slovakian Spanish Swedish Thai Turkish
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