Crystal Reports Server XI Features

Report Publishing Wizard

Easily publish multiple Crystal reports to the Web; provides a step-by-step guide to configuring and uploading Crystal reports to the Web.

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Zero-Client User Interface
Give end-users instant, secure access to corporate reports over the Web with a single URL. Deploy the out-of-the-box portal or customize it using a portal integration kit.

Report Scheduler

Set up reports to run at specific times or based on specific events. Plus, schedule reports to generate in specific formats such as Excel, PDF, and RTF.

HTML Preview

The iterative report design/view process is streamlined with new HTML preview that allows you to see how reports will look when published to the Web.

Report Object Repository
Manage report related formulas, SQL commands, text objects and images in the object-oriented repository.

Security Options
Give the right people access to the right information at the right time with robust security options for user, group, object and folder levels.

Interactive Report Viewers
Print, export, and drill down on charts and other report objects, and conduct conditional searches within reports over the Web; includes ActiveX, DHTML, and Java viewers.

Integration with Microsoft Office Suite
Provides support for the major recent versions of Office including Microsoft Office 2000, 2003, XP, and 2007. Also, it allows for easily embedding accurate, refreshable corporate data within Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel, and Word documents.

Formatting and design

Design professional-looking, interactive reports using features like the visual report designer and dynamic prompts.

Report viewing and interaction
Make it easy for your end users to view and work with their reports by customizing them to match their needs.

Application integration
Find out how you can use Crystal Reports to add report viewing, creation, and modification capabilities your applications.

Security, support, and maintenance
Learn how Crystal Reports can work within your existing security infrastructure and with other Business Objects tools.

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. In Crystal Reports XI, XML, JDBC, IBM DB2, and Exchange data drivers have been updated to give you an incredible range of data access options.

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 proven query generation capabilities of Crystal Reports 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.

Dynamic and cascading prompts

Base report prompts on dynamic values. You will no longer need to maintain static prompt value lists within individual reports because you can reuse existing prompts stored in the repository.

Dependency checker

Use the dependency checker to instantly find broken links, formula errors, and dependency issues before reports are published and distributed.

Dynamic image location

Pictures and graphics can be placed in a report through a link in the database so that you no longer need to store images within the database.

Hierarchical grouping

Users can create their reports in a hierarchical rather than just a relational manner. This provides a better fit for organizational charts and summary reports.

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.

Drag-and-drop charting and cross tabs
For intelligent charting where Crystal Reports will select the best chart style based upon the data in your report. Chart design is faster and easier because charts will be automatically updated when new variables are added.

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.

Access and Excel add-ins
Use an intuitive wizard to easily design a Crystal report from within Microsoft Access or Excel.

Workbench and Repository Explorer
Users can easily browse, build, and publish object packages so they can schedule, manage, and secure a group of reports together rather than one report at a time. With the Workbench, users can keep projects organized by grouping reports according to preference. The Repository Explorer simplifies navigation within the BusinessObjects Enterprise system.

Designer improvements

Designing reports is easier with the start page that appears each time you open Crystal Reports. The updated visual report designer allows you to point and click so you can create reports without the need for intensive coding.

RTF Export Format

For report export editing and optimized accuracy and forms processing. The end user is now able to enhance and expand a report in standard word processing applications.

N Value for Top N Style Reports
Parameterized control for N value for top N style reports means that a single report will meet the needs of multiple users. This will reduce the total number of reports that are created and supported. (available in Server, Developer, Professional)*

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.

Guided navigation
Define specific navigation paths between report objects within the same or different reports for easier end user navigation.

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.

Interface SDKs
Use the comprehensive interface SDKs in Crystal Reports within 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 powerful Java, .NET, and COM reporting components in Crystal Reports within your application for powerful report processing and rendering.

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.

Royalty-free runtime
Integrate hundreds of royalty-free runtime properties, methods, and events into thick-client applications for deployment at no extra cost.

Single sign-on
Reports can be integrated into an existing security infrastructure so users only have to sign on once.

Business Objects universes
Support for Business Objects universes (the semantic layer for BusinessObjects business intelligence tools like Web Intelligence) includes universe view time security and union queries.

Complete integration with BusinessObjects Enterprise architecture
Enjoy seamless continuity between all of the applications within your business intelligence technology suite. Scalability is easier when everything is integrated.