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Knowledgebase » Volume 7 (2009) » Update 1 SAP
NetWeaver BI and
BusinessObjects
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Find out which type of data connectivity is available for SAP NetWeaver BI and Crystal Reports. Then see how you can use the BW MDX connectivity to design a report in Crystal Reports that includes groups, hierarchies, and net sales data from SAP NetWeaver BI. |
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Crystal Reports allows you to use your SAP ERP and SAP NetWeaver BI data to build a wide range of formatted reports, from a report fulfilling legal requirements to financial reports to reports with end-user interactivity. On the SAP NetWeaver BI side, Crystal Reports offers data connectivity with BI InfoCubes and BI queries, as well as within the DataStore object layer. On the SAP ERP side, Crystal Reports offers data connectivity with classic InfoSets, ABAP functions, SAP queries, tables, and clusters. |
Many people who currently have SAP NetWeaver BI and BusinessObjects software, such as Crystal Reports and Xcelsius, ask how they can use these applications today to create optimized reports. In a series of articles, I will explain some of the major capabilities that are currently available for companies that have SAP NetWeaver BI and BusinessObjects. Part 1 focuses on Crystal Reports.
When you look at the integrated BI roadmap between SAP and Business Objects, an SAP company, you will see that Crystal Reports becomes the leading tool for enterprise reporting as part of your SAP landscape. Going forward, it will replace BEx Report Designer but more importantly, you can use Crystal Reports on top of SAP NetWeaver BI and SAP ERP now.
I will explain which types of data connectivity are available today and what this connectivity looks like in a real-use case. Upcoming articles will focus on Web Intelligence, Xcelsius, and Polestar. Discussion of the details of the combined roadmap of SAP and Business Objects is outside the scope of this article. However, I will point out important aspects of the overall strategy going forward when necessary. (For more information about the roadmap, refer to Davin Wilfrid's article, “Get Smart: What You Need to Know About SAP and Business Objects BI Tools,” which was posted to the BI Expert knowledgebase in December 2008.)
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