Business Objects CRYSTAL REPORTS XI (v.11) OLA Standard Full Product L-1RS-E-WX-00-OLA User Manual
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L-1RS-E-WX-00-OLA
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Updated drivers. Crystal Reports XML, JDBC, IBM DB2, and Exchange data drivers
have been updated to give you an incredible range of data access options.
have been updated to give you an incredible range of data access options.
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Dynamic image location. Pictures and graphics can now be placed in a report through a
link in the database – so it’s no longer necessary to store images within the database.
This supports the common practice of storing images on the web server and storing
references to those images in the database.
link in the database – so it’s no longer necessary to store images within the database.
This supports the common practice of storing images on the web server and storing
references to those images in the database.
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Updated Visual Report Designer. Use the updated point-and-click designer to create
reports and alleviate intensive coding.
reports and alleviate intensive coding.
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Intelligent charting. New drag-and-drop charting and cross-tabs allow for intelligent
charting. Variables are approximated when a chart is dropped into a section. Chart
design is now faster and easier because charts are updated automatically when new
variables are added.
charting. Variables are approximated when a chart is dropped into a section. Chart
design is now faster and easier because charts are updated automatically when new
variables are added.
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Hierarchical grouping. Layout control is enhanced so your 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.
reports in a hierarchical rather than just a relational manner. This provides a better fit for
organizational charts and summary reports.
ENHANCED PRODUCTIVITY AND MAINTENANCE
Productivity and maintenance enhancements include:
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Dynamic and cascading prompts. Report prompts can be based on dynamic values.
This means that report designers no longer have to maintain static prompt value lists
within individual reports. Instead, they can reuse existing prompts stored in the
repository.
This means that report designers no longer have to maintain static prompt value lists
within individual reports. Instead, they can reuse existing prompts stored in the
repository.
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HTML preview. The iterative report design/view process is streamlined, with a new
HTML preview that allows report authors to see how reports will look when published to
the web.
HTML preview that allows report authors to see how reports will look when published to
the web.
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Editable RTF format. This new feature is ideal for report export editing. It delivers
reports to end users in a new RTF format, so they can easily make their own document
modifications.
reports to end users in a new RTF format, so they can easily make their own document
modifications.
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Report export configuration. The report designer can save report export configuration
information within the report itself so that the end user forgoes the time and trouble of
reconfiguring the export each time a report is run.
information within the report itself so that the end user forgoes the time and trouble of
reconfiguring the export each time a report is run.
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Repository explorer. Navigation within the BusinessObjects Enterprise system is easier.
Your users can share reporting components with other users within the Crystal Reports
Designer.
Your users can share reporting components with other users within the Crystal Reports
Designer.
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Workbench. The workbench keeps projects organized, allowing report designers to
group reports according to preference.
group reports according to preference.
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Dependency checker. With the new dependency checker, your report authors can
quickly find broken links, formula errors, and dependency issues. This greatly reduces
the time spent on quality assurance.
quickly find broken links, formula errors, and dependency issues. This greatly reduces
the time spent on quality assurance.
FLEXIBLE APPLICATION INTEGRATION
Application integration features include:
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Free runtime licensing. Crystal Reports Developer Edition includes a royalty-free
runtime license that allows for unlimited internal corporate deployment of the Crystal
Reports .NET, Java, and COM (RDC) report engine components without the need to pay
additional licensing fees for multiple servers or CPUs.
runtime license that allows for unlimited internal corporate deployment of the Crystal
Reports .NET, Java, and COM (RDC) report engine components without the need to pay
additional licensing fees for multiple servers or CPUs.
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New and improved APIs. New and improved cross-platform APIs include server-side
printing as well as the ability to configure subreports as if they were full-blown reports.
printing as well as the ability to configure subreports as if they were full-blown reports.