Analysing SAP CR.
December 12, 2017

Analysing SAP CR.

Sumit Jain | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Software Version

SAP Crystal Reports

Overall Satisfaction with SAP Crystal Reports

SAP Crystal Report always helped me to create the best report of daily work, track data, create best graph representation etc. Connecting it with databases make it more helpful to get data, represent it, analyze it easily as a graphical representation. One can create customized design report using it. If you're an expert in it, you can use its abundant feature also.
  • Rich in features and support system is also good.
  • Support various databases and sources like Oracle, MS SQL server, Excel etc.
  • Sharing report with SAP Crystal is easy with good security
  • More complex reports are time intensive.
  • New user finds a lot of difficulties in creating reports.
  • Sharing a report in an organisation is very important, and only a single person can edit in one time. Mailing the report is not a good idea, there should be a option of using cloud-based sharing.
It offers a balanced set of features and flexibility with a relatively low cost. Database connectivity makes it very useful for statistical analysis of your data. It's all about impressing the clients or higher-up people, such as the boss and it does that definitely. The difference between creating dull reports and really nice ones is huge when you see what it can do for your business. Also, the feature of converting it to PDF or Excel makes it more powerful.
If one wants to analyze its data deeply and manipulate it in a variety of different ways, this is the best tool to use.
1) Reports look clean and professional.
2) Integration with databases helps a lot.
3) The customized template as a user wants, easy to create and make an attractive look.
4) Visualisation of data in different ways - graphical or in simple words.

SAP Crystal Feature Ratings

Pixel Perfect reports
9
Customizable dashboards
8
Report Formatting Templates
7
Drill-down analysis
7
Formatting capabilities
8
Integration with R or other statistical packages
7
Report sharing and collaboration
9
Publish to Web
9
Publish to PDF
8
Report Versioning
7
Report Delivery Scheduling
8
Delivery to Remote Servers
7
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)
9
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization
8
Predictive Analytics
8
Multi-User Support (named login)
9
Role-Based Security Model
8
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)
8
Single Sign-On (SSO)
7
Responsive Design for Web Access
8
Mobile Application
7
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile
7
REST API
9
Javascript API
8
iFrames
9
Java API
9
Themeable User Interface (UI)
7
Customizable Platform (Open Source)
7