Crystal Reports [10.0]

• Crystal Reports [10.0 Advanced Developer, Replacement CD (No Keycode) Win32]
  
  

Report Design
Crystal Reports 10 provides several new designer enhancements for increased flexibility and control over how data is presented.

• Format painter - Save time formatting reports.The format painter allows you to copy full formatting options between objects through a single click.You no longer have to apply colors, formatting, and font styles as single operations.
• Funnel charts - Meet the presentation requirements of your customer relationship management (CRM) applications.The new funnel chart type offers a compelling way to display data that adds up to a 100% total—for example, you can present sales data in a funnel chart for easier sales pipeline analysis.
• Repository explorer - Simplify report object sharing among multiple report designers.The enhanced repository explorer toolbar now provides searching and filtering based on object type and/or text value.You can also add tool tips to repository objects for easier identification.
• Asymmetric reporting - Provide a customized view of OLAP grids. With asymmetric reporting, you can hide specific dimensions of data so that end users only see relevant and valuable data.
• Horizontal page numbers - Add horizontal page numbers to your reports. A special field is now available for easily adding page numbers to cross tabs.
• Managed repository - Crystal Reports 10 with Crystal Enterprise can help report designers achieve greater efficiencies in the report design and maintenance process. The repository, a central location for storing, sharing, and updating common report objects, is now a managed feature in Crystal Enterprise*. Organizations can now create a managed system for report design and maintenance. Repository objects can be secured and shared through Crystal Enterprise and are made available through the Crystal Reports designer. A migration utility is also included for easy transition from the version 9 Repository to the new managed repository.
• An introductory offer of Crystal Enterprise is included in select editions of Crystal Reports.

Report Viewing and Interaction
Crystal Reports 10 provides information consumers with more options to view, print, and export reports.

• Excel export - Maintain control over Excel exporting - Crystal Reports 10 introduces greater flexibility in exporting fully formatted reports to Microsoft Excel. For example, users can now select to export all or some of page headers/footers and choose whether to display gridlines or not.
• Enhanced printing from DHTML viewer - Allow end users to print reports from the DHTML viewer with just one click. Crystal Reports 10 includes an updated DHTML report viewer control that simplifies the printing process and removes the need to export to PDF.
• Server-side printing for Windows and .NET applications - Print reports from any Windows machine. Using the Crystal Enterprise Embedded Edition, included in Crystal Reports 10 Advanced Developer Edition, you can enable server side printing.

Application Integration and Deployment
Crystal Reports 10 simplifies the process and reduces the amount of code required to ingrate dynamic information into .NET, Java, and COM web applications. With version 10, Business Objects also strengthens its commitment to cross-platform development through the addition of several new features and an easier migration path to Crystal Enterprise.

• 100% Java reporting component - Use Crystal Reports with your J2EE applications. Crystal Reports 10 introduces a 100% Java version of the powerful Crystal Reports reporting engine. This new reporting component helps you take full advantage of Java, including portability across operating systems and hardware platforms. It delivers a fast, codeless way for developers to connect to data and to design dynamic reports for easy integration into JavaServer pages. The Java Reporting Component is also integrated with popular Integrated Development Environments including Borland JBuilder X and BEA WebLogic Workshop.
• Simplified .NET merge modules - Easily deploy your .NET applications. Crystal Reports 10 reduces the number of merge modules required for easier deployment of .NET applications. Four core merge modules can be used to address eight specific deployment scenarios for windows applications, asp .NET applications, and web service applications. These modules will be available soon to all version 10 customers in the Business Objects Developer Zone.
• Simplified report application server APIs - Write less code when implementing common functionality. In Crystal Reports 10 Advanced Developer Edition, the amount of code required to complete the most common developer tasks, using the Report Application Server, has been significantly reduced for an easier integration process. Simplified tasks include setting parameters, logon, and printing.
• Custom Java tag library - Reduce the amount of coding required to integrate reports into JSP pages. Crystal Reports 10 introduces a custom JSP tag library that can dramatically reduce the amount of code required to integrate reporting into Java applications. Using custom JSP tags, developers can now easily add a customized viewer to their web applications.
• .NET to Crystal Enterprise upgrade - Easily upgrade your .NET application to Crystal Enterprise. Crystal Reports 10 introduces a seamless upgrade solution to enable applications built using the .NET reporting components bundled in Microsoft Visual Studio .NET, Borland C#Builder, or in Crystal Reports 9/10 to access Crystal Enterprise and the Report Application Server. With minimal coding, .NET developers can now take advantage of the benefits of a standalone report processing server. This also enables an easy future upgrade to other Crystal Enterprise editions.
• .NET WebForm viewer enhancements - Increase the impact of your .NET report viewers. The usability, consistency, and customizability of the .NET WebForm Viewers have been enhanced for greater development flexibility. For example, you can now change the font style and colors of the webform group tree levels on a viewer-by-viewer basis in the Visual Studio .NET designer.
• Dataset performance improvements for .NET - Improve processing performance and reduce memory usage with the Crystal Reports enhanced in-memory dataset processing.
• New samples and documentation. Get up to speed quickly - Crystal Reports 10 introduces more than 50 new and updated sample applications plus completely revised documentation for Crystal Reports and Crystal Enterprise Embedded (formerly RAS). New samples include report previewing, exporting to PDF, setting parameters, and setting database logons.

*Note – Features listed above vary by edition.

Please see Feature Comparison PDF in Supporting documents to view a list of Crystal Reports features from version 6 to 10.

Data Access
Crystal Reports provides broad data connectivity options making it easy to access enterprise data and satisfy end user information requirements. Whether you require access to databases, files, logs, application systems (CRM, ERP, etc.), or program elements, you can use Crystal Reports.

• More than 35 data drivers - Access virtually any data with native, ODBC, OLE DB, and JDBC connectivity to relational, OLAP, XML, legacy, and enterprise data sources including, Oracle, IBM DB2, Sybase, Microsoft SQL Server, and Informix.
• Custom data - Access user-defined (in-memory) application data by connecting to JavaBeans, ADO.NET,and COM Data Providers.
• Tight control over database connectivity - Write your own SQL commands or use the Crystal Reports proven query generation capabilities for flexible control over database connectivity.
• Multi-data source access - Connect to a unique data source or combine multiple data sources in one report.
• XML support - Integrate Crystal Reports with your B2B or B2C applications via XML data access or export.
• Unicode support - Use unicode strings to display data stored in almost any language and present multiple languages in a single report.

Formatting and Design
Crystal Reports offers a high degree of flexibility and control over how data is presented and formatted.

• Visual report designer - Quickly design interactive reports using an intuitive, drag-and-drop interface and object-oriented explorers.
• Experts and wizards - Use optional experts and wizards to simplify common reporting tasks such as connecting to a data source, selecting, grouping, sorting, and summarizing data.
• Any report type - Create virtually any report you need including cross-tab, conditional, top N/bottom N, summary/drill-down, form, mailing label, OLAP, and subreport.
• Charting and mapping - Increase the graphical impact of your reports by choosing from a wide variety of map and chart types including bar/3D bar, pie/doughnut, line, gantt, gauge, funnel, XY scatter, ranged map, dot density map, and more.
• Reusable report objects - Expedite the report design process by storing key report objects—including text objects, SQL commands, bitmaps, and custom functions (formulas)—in a central managed library (provided in Crystal Enterprise) for sharing, reuse, and single-point updating across multiple reports.
• Customizable templates - Spend less time formatting individual reports. Design and apply customized templates that specify standards in formatting and logic—including data access operations—to ensure design consistency across reports.You can even use existing reports as templates.
• Powerful formula language - Use the extensive formula language in Crystal Reports with over 160 built-in and user-defined functions and operators to tightly control report formatting, complex logic, and data selection. A call-stack makes debugging data-level errors easy. A formula extractor and formula workshop are also included.
• Custom functions - Eliminate redundant formula creation. Extract business logic from formulas to create custom functions so you can use them across multiple reports.
• Asymmetric reporting - Provide a customized view of OLAP grids. With asymmetric reporting, you can hide specific dimensions of data so that end users only see relevant and valuable data.
• Access and Excel add-ins - Use an intuitive wizard to easily design a Crystal report right from within Microsoft Access or Excel.

Report Viewing and Interaction
Crystal Reports provides flexible options that let end users view and interact with information in familiar formats and via familiar environments.

• Multiple export formats - Provide end users with reports in the format they prefer. Export reports to popular formats, including Excel, PDF, XML, HTML, RTF, and more.
• Customizable report viewers - Choose from a variety of server-side and thin-client report viewer controls, including DHTML page (WebForms) viewer, .NET WinForms viewer, Java viewer, ActiveX, and Report Part viewer (mobile viewer), to render reports into various output formats without additional coding. End user report interactivity options—including page forward/back, drill up/down, export, and print—are automatically included and can be customized based on your requirements.
• Parameters - Let users view the same data in different ways without creating multiple reports. End users can select predefined parameters in a single report to receive a subset of customized data.
• Alerting - Highlight specific information for your end users with report alerts—user-defined messages that appear when certain conditions are met by the data in a report. Use this feature with Crystal Enterprise so that alerts can be sent out to end users with direct links back to the original report.
• Guided navigation - Define specific navigation paths between report objects within the same or different reports for easier end user navigation.
• Hyperlinks - Use hyperlinks to turn reports into interactive web documents that connect to related information, including web sites and other reports.
• Drill-down - Without additional coding, create reports that allow end users to drill down on relational and OLAP data to uncover details that might otherwise go unnoticed.
• Report parts - Repurpose existing reports for use with wireless devices and corporate portals. Provide end users with access to charts, summary tables, specific records, and other key report information via portals, WML phones, RIM Blackberry, and Compaq iPAQ devices.
• Support for Microsoft Office XP Smart Tags - Insert key report objects—including charts and tables—into Microsoft Outlook, Word, or Excel for instant viewing and refreshing from within an Office document.

Application Integration
Crystal Reports provides a range of proven Java, .NET, and COM components that help reduce the complexity of integrating dynamic reporting functionality into your applications. Whether you need to build a web, windows, XML web services, or mobile application, you can use Crystal Reports for your data presentation requirements.

• Interface SDKs - Use the Crystal Reports comprehensive interface SDKs in J2EE, .NET, and COM applications for flexible control over how end users interact with reports. Choose from a variety of report viewing, creation, and modification APIs to implement a range of interactivity capabilities—from static report processing/viewing to complex runtime report creation/modification.
• Reporting components - Embed the Crystal Reports powerful Java, .NET, and COM reporting components in your application for powerful report processing and rendering.
• Custom tag library - Reduce the amount of coding required to embed report templates into JSP pages. Using custom JSP tags, you can now easily add a customized viewer to your web applications, dramatically reducing the amount of code required.
• Customizable report viewers - Choose from a variety of server-side and thin-client report viewer controls, including a Java viewer, DHTML (WebForms) Viewer, WinForms Viewer, ActiveX, and Report Part Viewer (mobile viewer), to render reports into various output formats without additional coding. End user report interactivity options—including page forward/back, drill up/down, export, and print are automatically included. Plus, you can customize and implement most viewer options based on your requirements.
• IDE integration - Use a custom bundled edition of Crystal Reports from within leading Java and .NET IDEs for report integration from within a familiar environment. You can currently access Crystal Reports technology from within Microsoft Visual Studio .NET, BEA WebLogic Workshop, Borland JBuilder, and Borland C#Builder. Upgrade from these bundles to Crystal Reports 10 for additional functionality and scalability.
• Visual control library - Integrate reports into Delphi and C++Builder applications using the Crystal Reports Visual Control Library (VCL).
• Royalty-free runtime - Integrate hundreds of royalty-free runtime properties, methods, and events into thick-client applications for deployment at no extra cost.
• Developer Zone - Quickly overcome common reporting roadblocks by joining the Developer Zone, our exclusive community for developers. Access sample applications, download white papers, and review useful tips and tricks to get the most out of Crystal Reports.

*Note – Features listed above may vary by edition.

Please see Feature Comparison PDF in Supporting documents to view a list of Crystal Reports features from version 6 to 10.

• Volume Licensing program offering tiered discounts on Crystal Decisions products, maintenance and services.

• Purchases are tracked using a product-based points system, cumulative on a rolling 2 year basis.

• Qualify with an initial order of just 2 licence and no re-order minimum.

• The more points accumulated, throughout the agreement the greater the discount received.

• One agreement number is generated per company. Issued licence certificate used to track subsequent purchases.

• Subsidiaries of companies, even in different countries, can be set up to use the same agreement number, so that greater discounts can be achieved.

• Upgrade Advantage licences can be purchased that provide major and minor product releases for periods of 12 or 24 months for the products they cover. Upgrade Advantage Licences also carry a point value that can be accumulated into the customer’s total points on their agreement.

Please see Licensing PDF in Supporting Documents for information on licensing Crystal Reports.

Crystal Reports is available in four different editions to meet the needs of application developers, IT professionals, and business users.

Standard Edition
Designed for access to data stored in personal data sources and the creation of highly formatted reports, Crystal Reports 10 Standard Edition is an intuitive solution that provides basic report design functionality off PC-based data sources.

Professional Edition
Designed for the creation and maintenance of highly formatted reports, Crystal Reports 10 Professional Edition is a high productivity solution that includes all features in the Standard Edition plus access to almost any enterprise data source. An introductory offer of Crystal Enterprise Express Edition is also included for out-of-the-box web report delivery to workgroups.

Developer Edition
Designed for easily integrating report viewing, printing and exporting capabilities into applications, Crystal Reports 10 Developer Edition provides both report design and developer tools for integrating reports into applications

Advanced Developer Edition
Designed for formatting and integrating interactive data within web applications, Crystal Reports 10 Advanced Developer Edition offers a web development and deployment bundle for integrating and deploying dynamic report creation and viewing capabilities into web applications. It includes the complete Crystal Reports feature set and an introductory offer of Crystal Enterprise Embedded Edition for offloaded report processing and runtime report creation.

Please see Feature Comparison PDF in Supporting Documents for a more detailed Edition Comparison.

Below are the minimum requirements your computer needs to install and run Crystal Reports 10 and Crystal Enterprise 10. If your system does not meet these requirements, the programs may not run correctly.

Crystal Reports

• Operating system – Microsoft Windows XP, 2000 SP4, or above
• Memory – 128 MB of RAM minimum, 256 MB of RAM recommended
• Hard disk – 350 MB of available hard disk space recommended
• Processor – Pentium II or higher

Crystal Enterprise

• Operating system – Microsoft Windows XP, NT 4 SP6a, 2000 SP4, Windows 2003 Server
• Web server – iPlanet Web Server Enterprise 6.0 and 7.0, Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 5.0 and 6.0, Apache 1.3.20 and 2.0, IBM HTTP 2.0, Lotus Domino 5.0.12 and 6.0.2
• Memory – 512 MB or RAM
• Hard disk – 2 GB of available hard disk space recommended
• Processor – Pentium II or higher
• Web browser – Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.x and 6, Netscape Web Server Enterprise 6.2 and 7.0, Safari 1.0 on OSx

During installation, we recommend having an additional 100 MB on the hard disk where your operating system is installed.

Note: For the most recent installation requirements, read the Release Notes on the Crystal Reports or Crystal Enterprise CD.