Crystal Decisions Introduces Version 10

 

 

Key Reasons to Upgrade to Version 10

Crystal Reports 10 extends the significant feature set introduced in version 9 to deliver the most stable and proven release ever.  It includes several new features for greater productivity and ease of use across all elements of the reporting process.

For current customers, this release includes hundreds of improvements, enhancements, and hot fixes based on your feedback.  Tighter integration with Crystal Enterprise is also a key focus area for version 10.  Here are just some of the features of version 10:

Report Design with Crystal Reports version 10

Crystal Reports 10 provides several new designer enhancements for increased flexibility and control over how data is presented.

• Format painter. Save time formatting reports. The format painter allows you to copy full formatting options between objects through a single click. You no longer have to apply colors, formatting, and font styles as single operations.
• Repository explorer. Simplify report object sharing among multiple report designers. The enhanced repository explorer toolbar now provides searching and filtering based on object type and/or text value. You can also add tool tips to repository objects for easier identification.
• Asymmetric reporting. Provide a customized view of OLAP grids. With asymmetric reporting, you can hide specific dimensions of data so that end users only see relevant and valuable data.
• Managed repository. Crystal Reports 10—with Crystal Enterprise—can help report designers achieve greater efficiencies in the report design and maintenance process. The repository—a central location for storing, sharing, and updating common report objects—is now a managed feature in Crystal Enterprise

Report Distribution with Crystal Enterprise version 10

The Industry's Best Reporting Architecture

Crystal Enterprise is a common architecture for data access, reporting, and information delivery that allows you to respond quickly to any reporting or application development need. Crystal Enterprise is designed to integrate seamlessly with your existing data, web, and application investments without imposing a new set of standards and processes.

Harnessing the power and pedigree of Crystal Reports—a world-standard for high-performance report design—our enterprise reporting technology is a proven and effective solution for scaling information to hundreds of thousands of people. Your organization will benefit from: 

• Powerful report authoring
• Open architecture to leverage your existing IT investments 
• Scalable infrastructure to ensure information availability

 

 

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Edition Comparison

Crystal Reports is available in four different editions to meet the needs of application developers, IT professionals, and business users.

Application Development Solutions

Advanced Developer – Web development and deployment bundle¹ for integrating and deploying dynamic report creation and viewing capabilities into web applications

Developer Edition – For integrating report viewing, printing, and exporting capabilities into applications.

Report Design Solutions

Professional Edition – For report creation and maintenance based on a large variety² of data sources plus out-of-the-box web report delivery for workgroups

Standard Edition – For basic report design based on PC-based data sources.

The chart below illustrates some of the key feature differences between the various Crystal Reports 10 editions.

¹ Includes all Crystal Reports Developer Edition features plus introductory deployment capabilities for Crystal Enterprise Embedded Edition.

² This feature is available on the Crystal Enterprise CD included in the package.

³ Includes the .NET Reporting Component, Java Reporting Component, and Report Design Component (RDC).