How does SAP Crystal Dashboard Design integrate with other SAP Crystal Solutions?

22 July, 2010

Fritz FeltusPresales – EMEA Distribution

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Agenda

1. SAP Crystal Reports Integration

2. SAP Crystal Reports Server Integration

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SAP Crystal ReportsEnterprise Reporting

Crystal Reports 2008

First Reporting tool for Windows, since 1992

Create refreshable Forms, Invoices, Statements, Letters

Report design tool that enables you to create and deliver highly formatted reports via the web or embedded in enterprise applications

Form-based, print-optimized reports

Report designers can connect straight to datasource or a semantic layer

Connect to virtually any datasource

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On-report what-if scenario modeling

Key Benefits

Decision support tool

Time saver

No export to other tools

Reduce report count

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Operational reporting

Key Benefits

•Execute decisions faster

•Gain operational efficiency

•Leverage existing processes

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Compelling data presentations

Key Benefits

•Information-rich reports

•Interactive report exploration

•Graphics bound to report data

SAP Crystal Reports & Dashboard Design Integration

DEMO

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Agenda

1. SAP Crystal Reports Integration

2. SAP Crystal Reports Server Integration

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SAP Crystal Reports Server 2008 Shape your decisions with interactive reports and dashboards anywhere

Centralised Business Intelligence Content Management Server

Publish Reports & Dashboards to the Web Secure

Cost Effective

Easily accessible

Share Content with All Users via Portals Information Consistency

Common Information Repository

Single Point of Access

Automate Report Delivery in Virtually Any Format

Email, Personal Inbox, FTP, File System

Microsoft Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint

PDF, Crystal Reports .rpt, XML and more

Manage, Share, and Deliver Reports and Dashboards to All Users

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SAP Crystal Dashboard Design viewingCrystal Reports Server

Publish Dashboard Design SWF files on Crystal Reports Server Users can securely open, view, interact with and share dashboards Dashboards are connected to static or live data sources.

Get a better view of your business performance

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Dashboard builder Crystal Reports Server

Build custom views of the data to meet specific needs End users can easily assemble their own dashboards from existing content View summarized dashboards and detailed Crystal Reports content next to each other in

Infoview. The content pieces are interconnected. Monitor information with dashboard – drill into details with Crystal Reports

Crystal Reports content

Xcelsius content

Better business insight with summary dashboards and detailed reports

SAP Dashboard Builder integration

DEMO

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