CRYSTAL CLEAR REPORTING WITH SAP CRYSTAL
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What is SAP Crystal?
SAP Crystal is an analytics and reporting software solution for SMBs. SAP Crystal comprises Crystal Reports for pixel-perfect reporting, and SAP Crystal Server for automated distribution and self-service access to reports, dashboards and data exploration.
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- Report sharing and collaboration (118)10.0100%
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What is SAP Crystal?
SAP Crystal Reports and SAP Crystal Server are designed to help users create pixel-perfect, richly formatted, and dynamic reports from virtually any data source – delivered in dozens of export formats, in up to 24 languages. SAP Crystal Reports is a production reporting tool designed to turn almost any data source into interactive, actionable information that can be accessed offline or online, from applications, portals and mobile devices. SAP Crystal Server enables self-service access to
reports, dashboards, and data exploration within a secure infrastructure.
SAP Crystal Features
BI Platform Features
- Supported: Administration via Web Interface
- Supported: Live Connection to External Data
- Supported: Snapshot of External Data
- Supported: OLAP (Pre-processed cube representation)
- Supported: ROLAP (SQL-layer querying)
- Supported: Multi-Data Source Reporting (Blending)
- Supported: Data warehouse / dictionary layer
Supported Data Sources Features
- Supported: MS Excel Workbooks
- Supported: Text Files (CSV, etc)
- Supported: Oracle
- Supported: MS SQL Server
- Supported: IBM DB2
- Supported: Postgres
- Supported: MySQL
- Supported: ODBC
- Supported: EMC Greenplum
- Supported: HP Vertica
- Supported: SAP Hana
- Supported: Teradata
- Supported: Salesforce
- Supported: SAP
BI Standard Reporting Features
- Supported: Pixel Perfect reports
- Supported: Customizable dashboards
- Supported: Report Formatting Templates
Ad-hoc Reporting Features
- Supported: Drill-down analysis
- Supported: Formatting capabilities
- Supported: Integration with R or other statistical packages
- Supported: Report sharing and collaboration
Report Output and Scheduling Features
- Supported: Publish to Web
- Supported: Publish to PDF
- Supported: Output Raw Supporting Data
- Supported: Report Versioning
- Supported: Report Delivery Scheduling
- Supported: Delivery to Remote Servers
Data Discovery and Visualization Features
- Supported: Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization
Access Control and Security Features
- Supported: Multi-User Support (named login)
- Supported: Role-Based Security Model
- Supported: Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)
- Supported: Report-Level Access Control
- Supported: Table-Level Access Control (BI-layer)
- Supported: Field-Level Access Control (BI-layer)
- Supported: Single Sign-On (SSO)
Mobile Capabilities Features
- Supported: Responsive Design for Web Access
- Supported: Mobile Application
- Supported: Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile
Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding Features
- Supported: Javascript API
- Supported: Java API
- Supported: Themeable User Interface (UI)
- Supported: Customizable Platform (Open Source)
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SAP Crystal Technical Details
| Deployment Types | On-premise |
|---|---|
| Operating Systems | Windows, Linux |
| Mobile Application | Apple iOS, Android |
| Supported Countries | Global |
| Supported Languages | English, French, German, Japanese, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, Italian, Dutch, Russian, Korean, Traditional Chinese, Portuguese, Swedish, Polish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, Thai, Czech, Hungarian, Slovakian, Turkish, Romanian, Slovenian |
SAP Crystal Downloadables
- Detailed information for SAP Crystal Server 2016’s supported platforms, such as Windows and Linux OS, browser, LDAP and hardware support
- Languages supported with SAP Crystal Reports 2016
- Product features to leverage with SAP Crystal Solutions for the small to midsize business
- Pixel-perfect reports created with SAP Crystal Solutions for small to midsize business
- Business goals to achieve with SAP Crystal Solutions for small to midsize business
- Implementation costs to consider with SAP Crystal Solutions for small to midsize business
- Comparison of features by version for SAP Crystal Reports and SAP Crystal Server software
Frequently Asked Questions
SAP Crystal is an analytics and reporting software solution for SMBs. SAP Crystal comprises Crystal Reports for pixel-perfect reporting, and SAP Crystal Server for automated distribution and self-service access to reports, dashboards and data exploration.
Reviewers rate Customizable dashboards and Report Formatting Templates and Drill-down analysis highest, with a score of 10.
The most common users of SAP Crystal are from Mid-sized Companies (51-1,000 employees).
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- 10Likelihood to Renew
- 8Availability
- 8Performance
- 9.4Usability
- 8.6Support Rating
- 10In-Person Training
- 8.8Implementation Rating
- 8Configurability
- 7Product Scalability
- 7Ease of integration
- 7Vendor pre-sale
- 8Vendor post-sale
- 7Data Visualization
- 9.2Data Sources
- 8.8Data Sharing and Collaboration
- 8.5SAP Crystal Pixel-Perfect Reporting
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July 21, 2018
SAP report benefits over other software
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It is not necessary to know everything before using SAP Crystal. People usually learn to use software's like this after using it multiple times by their own. If found any difficulty or not able to understand something , you can always take help from customer executive. They have provided email id to connect with them.
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Ideally, the user(s) will have some basic database skills, whether it me in SQL Server, Microsoft Access, or similar. As well, some basic formula knowledge is helpful when creating customized formulas from within Crystal Reports. Finally, some knowledge of our business's typical Operations and workflows are critical when deciding what fields to include in a Crystal report, and how to best format and present the data,
July 17, 2018
Crystal Reports is the future
1
The type of person need to support SAP crystal is someone who understands how to install software. This seems like a simple function, but this person would have to make sure that the necessary product keys are in place, and that all users have the correct version. This person would also have a broad knowledge of Crystal, which would allow them to assist with any scripting issues or fatal errors.
July 17, 2018
Crystal Reports is not for casual users, but provides an excellent tool for professional report design.
Since the two people that use Crystal are power users, when they have issues, there is no one else on staff for them to turn to. In these cases, we have a 3rd party partner that assists us with our SAP Business Objects/Crystal needs. They are generally used as an on-demand resource, though some project based engagements occur as well.
January 29, 2018
Crystal Reports and Sage
1
We have a team of 2 in the Information Technology Department but with our support contract we can get assistance with customizing reports when we get either to busy to figure out how on our own or call for assistance from our software support contract. Once however the report is configured there is not much on going support needed.
January 17, 2018
Crystal Reports is your friend!
2
Crystal can largely be used without any knowledge of its code, which is SQL-ish. That said though, you can't be intimidated by code, and I find it much easier to manipulate functions using the code, rather than searching through the menus for everything you might need. It does take specific knowledge beyond just SQL/reporting though, since the menus aren't particularly intuitive, and there's no way to use it as 100% code.
January 17, 2018
Review from User with Simple Needs
We're too small for in-house 'support' of Crystal reports. We have an outside IT company that handles any issues. Creating reports, etc. are usually able to be handled by current staff. Wouldn't honestly say the most user-friendly or intuitive for a typical user in our company, but we are able to make it work and it provides us with data needed in most instances without outside help. The tech company does handle setting up more complicated reports/layouts.
January 16, 2018
SAP CR: A narrow but positive opinion
We don't have any IT staff; just a small business.
January 16, 2018
SAP Cryststal Report
1
Ability to understand database structures and explain both the structure and the ways the different tables can be linked together
January 15, 2018
SAP Is a very good product for creating reports
1
Basic knowledge of how to use databases helps immensely, but I am sure a person with no experience could figure it out.
January 15, 2018
Crystal Reports - give it a go!
1
Being the primary user and editor of reports, I am an accountant but have had to increase my IT knowledge so as to be able to adapt the technology at our disposal to the needs of the company
10
Crystal Reports is a very powerful, productive, and novice friendly reporting tool. I have been teaching this application for over 10 years and I have seen students successfully utilize Crystal Reports from all sorts of backgrounds including, but not limited to: Help Desk, IT Support, IT, Accounting, General Staff, Administrator Levels I, II, III etc. Cashier at a grocery store to Senior Developer, it can be accomplished with formal training.
Crystal Reports can be successfully utilized by just about anyone regardless of background at an Beginner/Intermediate level. Advanced functionality i.e. (Sub-reports, cross-tab, SQL statements, and variables)do require training and application, but over 90% of my students are able regardless of background or education.
Crystal Reports can be successfully utilized by just about anyone regardless of background at an Beginner/Intermediate level. Advanced functionality i.e. (Sub-reports, cross-tab, SQL statements, and variables)do require training and application, but over 90% of my students are able regardless of background or education.
January 10, 2018
Crystal is it for pixel perfect, not so much for exports.
5
It is the same group as the prior question, reporting professionals. The main skill that you need for our department is SQL skills, because to make crystal fast, you want to make it dumb! By that, I mean you put all your hard calculations into your datalayer or a stored procedure, and have that return to Crystal rather than making Crystal try to figure out complex situations. Crystal can do it, but it's faster (by a lot) if you do it for crystal, and just let Crystal be a print engine.
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Basic knowledge of the software functions/formatting and how to connect to data
January 09, 2018
A great reporting product.
1
Surely to approach the use of crystal report is advisable to have the basics of developing, not necessarily high-level but the important thing is to have a minimum of knowledge regarding the use of basic functions.
It is also advisable to make SAP training courses to understand in depth the logic of Crystal report and its different grouping sections, etc.
January 09, 2018
A must have in the Data Industry
10
Understanding the life cycles of reports and data sets.Report validality is key for the eCQM quality metrics.
January 08, 2018
SAP crystal reports - easy to write, share and use
100
in reality, we have trained all our users on self service as far as crystal reports are concerned and IT is involved as and when users need hands on support
January 08, 2018
Crystal Review
2
You need to be confident with SAP BusinessObjects related version and also SQL or Oracle SQL, or datasorce databse language related to the data source SAP Crystal is connecting to
January 08, 2018
Deploy and be amazed
1
Average Joe with some technical experience.
January 08, 2018
Crystal Reports - your Real-Time SAP ERP Reporting Solution
1
Business person who is tech-savvy
May 10, 2016
Crystal Reports
1
One user who is extremely familiar with SAP Crystal Reports.
May 06, 2016
Crystal Reports for All
N/A - Just me. I have a background in IT and I oversee all of the IT department, including the database team.
April 01, 2016
Perfect for Small to Mid Sized Businesses
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Sales Staff
February 23, 2016
Crystal Reports Review
January 22, 2016
Looking for Some Reporting BLING? Try Crystal Reports.
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Our BI team is very small. Because of this size, we tend to develop reports that meet specific needs and are intuitive. This reduces that amount of support that is needed. Some of the reports a complex with many parameters, others a design to provide a snapshot of the current business. As you can imagine, the snapshot report tend to require less support.