Great results if you have the knowledge
November 08, 2016

Great results if you have the knowledge

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

Overall Satisfaction with SAP Crystal Server

SAP Crystal Server is used in many departments in our company. I specifically use it in the Engineering department to make sure that our project deadlines are going to be met. I run several reports that help me analyse the progress of the projects, and also to track that the materials that we need to manufacture the projects.
  • Very easy to create customised reports
  • Great for running weekly progress reports
  • Mobile integration
  • The UI could be improved
  • We had a few problems with importing data
When we evaluated several options, we found SAP Crystal Server to be more reliable than some of its competitors. We wanted something that we could customise to use in several departments and for all different types of situations where reports would be useful. We also use other complimentary SAP products which we acquired at the same time and the combination of products was best for us.
Microsoft BI, Oracle BI Foundation Suite, Tableau Server, IBM BigInsights, SAP Crystal Reports, SAP BusinessObjects Lumira, SAP Business Objects
  • We are better able to keep track of projects and timelines, has helped us speed up the pace of several projects because we can identify problems before they become big problems
  • Helped us get closer to just-in-time material ordering
Very good for running regularly scheduled reports and using the program to track the status of projects. Because you can customise the reports, SAP Crystal Server can be used for any variety of reporting needs. But to really get everything out of this program, I think you need to be very familiar with how it functions.

SAP Crystal Feature Ratings

Pixel Perfect reports
9
Customizable dashboards
10
Report Formatting Templates
9
Drill-down analysis
9
Formatting capabilities
10
Integration with R or other statistical packages
8
Report sharing and collaboration
8
Publish to Web
9
Publish to PDF
9
Report Versioning
9
Report Delivery Scheduling
9
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)
Not Rated
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization
Not Rated
Predictive Analytics
9
Multi-User Support (named login)
9
Role-Based Security Model
9
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)
9
Responsive Design for Web Access
9
Mobile Application
9
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile
9