Product Name: Crystal Reports v9 Advanced - Upgrade Version - Retail Box.
High-productivity report creation and integration
Quickly transform almost any data into powerful, interactive
content. Tightly integrate reporting into .NET, Java™ and COM applications.
Let end users access and interact with reports via portals, wireless devices and
Microsoft Office documents
Data access
Crystal Reports provides more data connectivity
options than any other vendor.
More than 35 data drivers - Access
virtually any data with native, ODBC, and OLE DB connectivity to
relational, OLAP, XML, legacy, and enterprise data sources, including:
- Oracle®
- IBM® DB2®
- Sybase®
- Microsoft® SQL Server
- Informix®
Custom data - Access custom JavaBeans™
and COM data providers for more flexible data connectivity.
Complete control over database connectivity
- Query your database using Crystal Reports' proven query generation
capabilities or write your own SQL for unlimited control over database
connectivity.
Unicode support - With full support for
Unicode strings, you can display data stored in virtually any language as well
as present multiple languages in a single report.
XML support - Integrate Crystal Reports
with your B2B or B2C applications via XML access or export.
Application data - Report off in-memory
application data.
Content creation
New productivity tools in Crystal Reports,
including component reuse technology, customizable templates and the Formula
Workshop, make creating reports faster and easier.
Reusable report objects - Expedite the
report design process by storing key report objects - including text
objects, SQL commands, bitmaps, and Custom Functions – in the Repository, a
central library for sharing, reuse and single-point updating across multiple
reports.
Custom Functions - Eliminate redundant
formula creation. Extract business logic from formulas to create Custom
Functions that can be used across multiple reports. Store Custom Functions in
the new Repository for single point updating and easier report maintenance.
Whitepaper:
Using the Repository for More Productive Report Development (PDF -
57 KB)
Customizable templates - Create and
apply customized templates to multiple reports for faster design and deployment.
Use customizable templates to specify standardized formatting and logic –
including data access operations – to ensure design consistency across
reports. Existing reports can also be used as templates!
Whitepaper:
Using Template Reports For Increased Productivity (PDF - 55 KB)
Any report type - Create virtually any
report you need, including:
- Cross-tab
- Conditional
- Drill-down
- Top N
- Summary
- Form
- OLAP
- Subreports
100+ data presentation options - Transform
data into powerful information that end users can interact with and analyze.
Crystal Reports includes more than 100 formatting options, including:
- Charting
- Mapping
- Grouping
- Sorting
- Alerting
- Field highlighting
- Drill-down
- Parameter prompts
Parameter prompts - Let users view the
same data in different ways without creating multiple reports. Users can select
pre-defined parameters in a single report to receive a subset of customized
data.
Powerful formula language - Crystal
Reports extensive formula language includes over 160 built-in functions and
operators as well as user-defined functions for complete control over report
formatting, complex logic and data selection. It includes a codeless Wizard,
call stack, and auto complete for faster creation of any formula. The powerful
Formula Workshop lets you create important summary data that might not be
present in your database.
Application
integration
Crystal Reports provides a range of proven
components that support .NET, Java™ and COM application development. And you
don't have to learn a proprietary programming language to get results!
Any development environment - Integrate
reports into .NET, various Java IDEs, COM, Lotus® Domino™ and Delphi™.
Crystal Reports' flexible SDKs (100% Java, .NET and COM) let you integrate
reports into almost any application.
Complete web flexibility and control - Tightly
integrate reporting into web applications. Included with your Crystal Reports
purchase, the Crystal Enterprise Report Application Server provides a powerful,
multi-threaded processing server and rich object model that tightly integrates
with your enterprise architecture for high-performance web applications. It
includes flexible licensing and advanced zero-client viewer controls for
enterprise-strength report viewing, interaction, and modification at runtime. Learn
more.
Applications created using the new Report
Application Server can be seamlessly extended to other editions of Crystal
Enterprise for additional report management services, including security and
scheduling. Learn
more.
Upgrade from Visual Studio® .NET -
Extend reporting with Crystal Reports 9. Visual Studio .NET includes a
custom edition of Crystal Reports for integrated report design. Upgrade to
Crystal Reports 9 for more reporting tools and options.
Royalty-free runtime - Integrate
hundreds of royalty-free runtime properties, methods and events into
thick-client applications for deployment at no extra cost!
Developer Zone - Enter
Crystal's exclusive community for developers. Gain access to sample
applications, whitepapers, developer forums, and other technical information.
Report viewing and interaction
Crystal Reports provides flexible options that let
end users view and interact with information in familiar formats and via
familiar environments - including Microsoft Office documents, portals and
wireless devices.
Multiple export formats - Give end
users reports formatted the way they want. Export reports to popular formats,
including:
- XML
- PDF
- HTML
- Excel
- RTF
- Word
- Text
- CSV
- ODBC
- Record-style
Support for Microsoft Office XP Smart Tags -
Allow end users to insert key report objects – including charts and tables –
into Microsoft Outlook, Word or Excel for instant viewing and refreshing from
within the Office document itself.
Customizable report viewers - Choose
from a variety of report viewer controls, including:
Zero-client viewers automatically implement
navigation, exporting, and drill-down capabilities for every report created. New
Report Parts viewers let you integrate key elements from existing reports into
wireless devices or portal applications without having to design separate
reports.
*Note - Features listed above may vary by
edition.
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