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BI 4.0 Client Tools Crystal Reports 2011

BI 4.0 Client Tools Crystal Reports 2011. Henry Banks. Confidential . Agenda: Crystal Reports 2011. Overview Why Two Versions? Feature Walkthrough. SAP Crystal Reports 2011. UI remains the same as CR 2008 Incremental update to CR 2008 with a few new features

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BI 4.0 Client Tools Crystal Reports 2011

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  1. BI 4.0 Client ToolsCrystal Reports 2011 Henry Banks Confidential

  2. Agenda: Crystal Reports 2011 • Overview • Why Two Versions? • Feature Walkthrough

  3. SAP Crystal Reports 2011 UI remains the same as CR 2008 Incremental update to CR 2008 with a few new features Focus on maintaining support for VAR and Volume customers.

  4. Why 2 versions? Given the release timelines, we were unable to include all the beneficial features from the legacy version into the new suite.

  5. SAP Crystal Reports 2011New Read-Only Report Format (for Viewer) Export from Crystal Reports 2011 .rptr cannot be opened in Designer client

  6. SAP Crystal Reports 2011Export to XSLX – From Designer

  7. SAP Crystal Reports 2011Export to XSLX – From Viewer N.b. - ActiveX Viewer is deprecated. Use the DHMTL Viewer instead

  8. SAP Crystal Reports 2011Integration with Visual Studio 2010 • WPF Viewer • Fully functional viewer • Parity with WinForm and WebForm viewers • For integrating in WPF apps

  9. Crystal Reports 2011(2008 & legacy)Data Connectivity Options for SAP Customers CR 2008 This presentation and SAP’s strategy and possible future developments are subject to change and may be changed by SAP at any time for any reason without notice. This document is provided without a warranty of any kind either express or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement.

  10. SAP Integration Data Access • SAP BW: • BW Query data access type dropped Migration path for existing BW Query CR 2008 reports: • Set database location to CR2011 MDX Driver • B. set database location to CR for Enterprise BICS/CSL Prompting • Functionally same as CR 2008 Multilingual • Business Objects XI3 existing workflow continue work for CR2011 • Report Translated in SAP Translation Environment • Multilingual Report published to BOE via BW Publisher • In BOE, Multilingual Report will be one ML report Info-Object Life Cycle Management • Business Objects XI3 SAP Integration solution BW LCM (CR2008 SAP Toolbar, BW Publisher) remain working on CR2011 reports.

  11. Can SAP Crystal Reports 2011 and SAP Crystal Reports for Enterprise XI 4.0 Co-exist? • SAP Crystal Reports 2011 and SAP Crystal Reports for Enterprise XI 4.0 can run side-by-side on the same desktop client • SAP Crystal Reports 2011 and SAP Crystal Reports for Enterprise XI 4.0 processing servers and job servers can run side-by-side on the same server • All servers are installed by default • Managed reports will run on their respective servers • Move managed reports to the Crystal Reports for Enterprise servers by using the Crystal Reports for Enterprise Designer Benefits • Customers can choose to use CR 2011 or CR for Enterprise based on the features they need • Move to Crystal Reports for Enterprise at your own pace • Investments in reports is preserved • Reports created in the 2011 Designer will open in the Enterprise Designer (required so that the data connection can be migrated for the Enterprise stack) • “Problem View” informs users where feature differences may exist

  12. Overview of the Crystal Reports SDKS offered by Crystal Reports versions • Customers with existing CR 2008 (or earlier) reports and RAS SDK applications will be able to migrate immediately • RAS SDK will be fully supported against the SAP Crystal Reports 2011 processing stack • Customers will be able to build Java applications to view, manage and schedule reports created using both Crystal Reports Designers using the BOE SDK for Crystal Reports immediately • Applications using the Crystal Reports processing servers to view reports will be fully supported • OpenDocument and URL-based API • Applications using the BOE SDK to schedule / publish reports will be fully supported • Building applications which utilize the .NET SDK will not be possible in the initial release • Customers looking to build applications that modify or create reports designed using the SAP Crystal Reports for Enterprise Designer will have to wait for a subsequent release

  13. Questions

  14. Thank you!

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