[ B E N E F I T S ] Design reports quickly and easily Save time and effort designing any report you need - including Gantt charts, cross-tab reports, drill-downs, summaries, new Gauge charts, customized views of OLAP grids, and funnel charts - with customizable templates, reusable objects, the format painter Wizards and a drag-and-drop interface. Create the right report Maintain tight control over report logic, formatting, and data selection with powerful formula language and user-defined functions. Build compelling data views Tailor the look of your report by adding logos, pictures, shapes, and colors. Take advantage of customizable templates and more than 100 other formatting options. Maintain a seamless flow of data Import your data from multiple data sources, transform it with powerful, easy- to-use tools, and then publish reports to nearly all standard formats, including XML, PDF, ODBC, and many others. Seamless integration Enhance your productivity with the information you need, using a wealth of features that turn reports into interactive Web documents and allow colleagues to analyze the same data in different ways. Integrate smoothly Integrate Crystal Reports seamlessly with Microsoft Office Excel 2003, Microsoft Office Word 2003, and other Microsoft Office applications. Reuse reports to even greater effect with improved export options that can save export configuration information within the report, and migrate existing reports easily with side-by-side installation. Write less code Integrate dynamic information into .NET, Java, and Com Web applications faster and more effectively than ever with simplified report application server APIs and a custom Java tag library.

Create presentation quality reports with interactive options, including zooming, exporting and searching on report data.

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Tailor the look of your report by using customizable templates and more than 100 other formatting options

Report Design
Use an intuitive, point-and-click designer, new report workbench, nested hierarchies, "intelligent" charting, and HTML report preview to accelerate report authoring.

Use drag-and-drop charting and cross-tabs for intelligent charting.

Dynamic image objects allow you to make your images change based upon data values.

Create and apply a consistent look and feel across multiple reports by using the standardized formatting and logic of custom templates, or by using the format painter to apply formatting from one object to another object with a single click.

Store key report objects - including text objects, images, and custom functions - in the Crystal Reports repository for updating, sharing, and reuse across multiple reports, and quickly find the right object with new search and filter capabilities. Manage these objects in Crystal Reports for more secure, easier sharing. (Available with Crystal Reports Server XI and Business Objects Enterprise XI).

Retrieve base data from Microsoft Dynamics GP and other Microsoft Dynamics GP data sources, including Microsoft Office Access 2003, Excel 2003, XML, OLAP, and relational databases, to incorporate into customized reports.

Report Viewing and Interaction
Export data or publish formatted reports with images to Microsoft Excel - with the ability to export page headers and footers, or choose whether to display gridlines or not - or to other formats, including XML, PDF, HTML, CSV, ODBC, or record-style formats.

Save the export options chosen in the report itself.

Print reports from the DHTML viewer with just one click, or enable server side printing to print reports from any Windows machine.

Zoom in on charts, maps, and other images without affecting image quality.

Easily navigate to different parts of your reports in design view using the Report Explorer, and tailor your design environment using floatable Explorer windows.

Turn reports and data into interactive Web pages that connect to related information with charting, mapping, grouping, sorting, drill-down, and parameter prompts.

Application Integration and Deployment
Write less code when implementing common functionality such as setting parameters, logon, or printing, or when integrating reports into JSP pages.

Insert key report objects - including charts and tables - into Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, or PowerPoint documents, and share, view, and refresh objects from within the document itself. (Available with Crystal Reports Server XI and Business Objects Enterprise XI).

Modify reports in standard work processing applications with an editable rich text format (RTF) file format.

Create and maintain custom formulas and functions using the Formula Workshop with a Wizard, enhanced error tracking, auto-complete functionality, and a string limit of up to 64,000 characters.

Install and use Crystal Reports XI on the same workstation as previous versions of Crystal Reports, for easier migration of existing reports.

Take advantage of a seamless upgrade process to Crystal Reports Server XI or BusinesObjects Enterprise XI.

Use one of four core merge modules to deploy .NET applications with ease.

Use Crystal Reports with your J2EE applications with a new, 100% Java version of the Crystal Reports reporting engine.

Minimize report maintenance with dynamic cascading prompts and automatically updated pick lists.

Automate hot fix and service pack installations with automated patch update service.
 

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