Business Objects Crystal Reports (SAP) Product overview & factbase

OLAP REPORT PRODUCT OVERVIEW & FACTBASE: Business Objects Crystal Reports

Author: Steffen Vierkorn, Oliver Dahnken, Barney Finucane and Carsten Bange Released: 2008 Pages: 13 + Factbase Single User Price: $695 USD A product evaluation and scoring based on 35 separate criteria Crystal Reports is now more integrated with the BusinessObjects suite, but remains one of the market leaders for enterprise reporting as a stand-alone product. Crystal Reports has long been a leading product in the area of enterprise reporting. Following the acquisition of Business Objects, it was the first tool that SAP announced would to be continued, underlining its importance to the company's reporting product strategy. In this product overview, our team of analysts gives you the lowdown on the key reporting and administration features and functionality of Crystal Reports. The factbase section, delivered in a handy spreadsheet format, contains our scores and evaluations of dozens of features in Crystal Reports, as well as BusinessObjects WebIntelligence and Voyager. A sample of some of the specially generated screenshots from this review. Click to enlarge.

Contents: Business Objects history Business Objects components Licensing Reporting Formatting Working with data Printing and exporting reports Administration Metadata Publishing reports Performance features Security and users Summary Similar products Factbase Ask a question about this product? Other customers also purchased: Cognos 8 BI Review Business Objects XI Release 2 Review Information Builders WebFOCUS Review Email a colleague about this product

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