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The SAP ® Business One application, when paired with Crystal

Reports® Server 2008 delivers compelling reporting Securely Share, Schedule and Deliver Interactive Empower Business Users to view, explore and
functionality and information across and beyond the
enterprise.
SAP Business One Reports share reports over the web, via email or via
Microsoft Office documents
Solution Considerations
• Make information pervasive
The SAP ® Business One application and Crystal Reports® • Explore reports interactively
Server 2008 address key considerations for driving on- and offline
knowledge-based enterprise performance: • No IT dependency

• Establish an end-to-end solution for enterprise visibility,

analysis, tracking, reporting and communication of critical

Crystal Reports Server 2008

SAP Business One API Layer
time-sensitive information-on-demand.
• Compatibility with industry-standard Microsoft Office

Data Enrichment
applications including Excel, Word, Outlook and other
presentation tools enabling users to include relevant
information contained in spreadsheets and e-mail systems.
• Ability to send the most current information from SAP
Business One to the Microsoft Office applications
running on their laptops and desktops. The Live Office feature in Crystal Reports Server 2008 provides integration with the Microsoft
• Providing users with portal-based access to up-to-the- Office suite, letting you:
minute reports, automatically refreshed and communicated • Easily embed accurate, refreshable corporate data in Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel, and Word
based on desired workflows and business process documents
Deploy reports online and on your desktop via Crystal Reports Server 2008’s interactive • Securely share Microsoft Office documents over the Web for collaborative decision-making
models established by the user. desktop in realtime and on demand via flexible scheduling and delivery capabilities.
• Requirement to cost-effectively create new reports and • Increase data quality by using formatted data from the same trusted semantic layer that
modify existing reports without tasking IT resourcces. supports your query, reporting, and analysis system
This flexibility allows you to manage and share your reports securely without any
• Providing multi-tiered security through assignment of dependency on IT. Additionally, users can open and explore reports directly at the desktop
access privileges for specific roles and responsibilities in with the free Crystal Report Viewer after receiving the report document via a range of
the organization – whether partners, suppliers, customers different delivery mechanisms.
or employees.

Comprehensive Reporting
Thick and Thin Client Appli- Lower Total Cost of Ownership Deliver Actionable Information
Together, SAP Business One and Crystal Reports Server 2008
allow companies to create, manage, and deliver reports either cations and reduced IT dependancy via Crystal Reports Basic 2008 for
over the Web or embedded in other applications, including
portals.
SAP Business One
Web • Eliminate tedious coding
The offerings provide comprehensive reporting for business • Time saver
processes supported by SAP Business One, including sales, • Unconstrained deployment
purchasing, production, accounting, and management. Suppliers

Users can choose how users want a specific report to display Email
the information – in tabular format, as a chart, or as a graph.
The reports allow users to drill down into transactional
details, while preserving security at user, group, and report
levels. In this way, sensitive information at the aggregate or
Partners
detailed level is ensured. FTP •Choice of deployment methods
•Faster deployment and simpler tools
Crystal Reports Server 2008 comes with an offline viewer that deliver a rapid return on investment
lets mobile workers review reports even when they are
disconnected from the network – whether in client meetings
while traveling.
Rich Client Crystal Reports Server 2008 provides a number of Because Crystal Reports Server 2008 leverages the industry
Employees With a simplified Administration toolset and simple deployment process you
Information Access, Analyis, Presentation Design and different methods for delivering the reporting can take advantage of the power of Crystal Reports Server 2008 to deliver standard Crystal Reports 2008 you can utilise the capabilities of
Deployment information and business insight required by Small information directly to the people in your organisation who need it or on Crystal Reports to get powerful business insights
and Midsize enterprises. demand via the integrated web based user portal.
Make better decisions via on-report what-if scenario models
Crystal Reports Server 2008 provides flexible and
Intranet/ Whether viewing the reports via the embedded web By utilising the Crystal Reports Server Infoview SAP Business One customers
unconstrained control over database connectivity. With it, Portal viewer, the free Crystal Reports viewer or via Microsoft can deploy the solution as an Web based Executive Information System and Be more productive by taking action with operational reports
users can directly access relational, XML, OLAP, and Excel, PDF, XML or a number of other formats with
in-memory data as well as databases, enterprise applications,
Customers because of its complete feature set it makes an ideal entry in to the world of
Crystal Reports Server you can access the data you portals for any small to midsize enterprise. Get more relevant information by leveraging data filtering with
files, logs, need when you need it. interactive parameters
and program elements. For more advanced requirements integration to other portal based solutions
Wireless Plus even more flexible purchasing options make it such as Microsoft SharePoint can also be deployed. Directly access all your SAP Business One data to unlock
Users may choose between using native, ODBC, JDBC, or easy to make a start with a Crystal Report Server additional insights in to your organisation.
Microsoft OLE DB software to establish connectivity. Users can solution - even for as little as 5 users.
also write custom SQL commands for more flexible control
over how the data is queried.

Users can produce reports on demand or at a prescheduled

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