mySAP BI &

Crystal
Decisions

SAP AG

mySAP Business Intelligence

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Business Intelligence Users, Needs and Functions

Customization
Analyst/Knowledge
Worker

Tactical

Executive /
Management

Strategic

Data Depth

Query
Design
Tabular
Reports
Managed,
formatted
Reports

Information Consumer

Operational

Pre-built
Report
Templates

Query &
Reporting
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Complexity

OLAP
Analysis

Portal

Data Mining

Interactive
Content

Ad-hoc
Analysis

Any Device

Alerting

iViews

Geographical
Analysis

Targeted
Dashboards

Packaged
Applications

Role-based

Analysis

Deployment &
User Access

Formatted Reporting within the Business Explorer

Business Explorer
Formatted Reporting
Query,
Query, Reporting
Reporting and
and Analysis
Analysis
Formatted
Formatted Reporting
Reporting
Web
Web Application
Application Design
Design
Mobile
Mobile Intelligence
Intelligence
Portal
Portal Integration
Integration &
& Collaboration
Collaboration

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Presentation-quality
Presentation-quality reporting
reporting
with
with fine-grained
fine-grained formatting
formatting
Print
Print optimized
optimized reports
reports
Professional
Professional Layout
Layout
Broad
Broad range
range of
of pre-defined
pre-defined Crystal
Crystal
reports
reports within
within Business
Business Content
Content
SAP
SAP BW
BW and
and non-SAP
non-SAP BW
BW data
data in
in
aa single
single report
report
View
View and
and modify
modify Crystal
Crystal Reports
Reports in
in web
web
environment
environment (Web
(Web Browser
Browser or
or Portal)
Portal)

An Integrated Component of SAP BW Business

Explorer

By combining the formatted reporting

capabilities of Crystal with the reporting,
analysis and information delivery in the
Business Explorer BI Suite, SAP offers the most
complete reporting solution available in the
marketplace today with support for all
reporting requirements across any array of data
sources

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Where can Crystal add Value?

Typically, organizations will leverage the Crystal Decisions
option when their end-users have a need for:
Use of standard business document templates (e.g., legal, financial)
Presentation-quality reports with fine-grained formatting (e.g., down
to the pixel level)
Optimized printing for web-based reports
Leveraging existing Crystal expertise and reports
Integration of non-BW data directly into your SAP BW reports

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Solution Offering: OEM

OEM Agreement
Crystal Enterprise SAP Edition
NEW: Up to ten reports can be
choosen from the pool of pre-defined Crystal Reports delivered with SAP
BW Business Content. These reports can be modified as well via the
Crystal Reports Designer
created by the customer using the Crystal Reports Designer

Deployment of reports via Web Browser / Enterprise Portal to be

viewed from any SAP user
Access to SAP BW data
NT only (Crystal Enterprise server components)
Limited to one CPU
Available at no extra cost

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Solution Offering: Resell

Resell Agreement
Crystal Enterprise Enhanced SAP Edition
Unlimited modification, customization, and creation of new reports via
the Crystal Reports Designer
Unlimited use of report templates
Access to SAP BW and non-SAP BW data

Availability
NT & UNIX platforms (Crystal Enterprise components)
Sold through SAP (and Crystal)

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Technology Integration Points

Seamless integration into the SAP user interface enables
the launch of Crystal Reports directly from SAP BW
Support of SAP authentification (single sign on) and
security
based on SAP BW roles Access to BEx queries and the
ability to combine SAP BW data
and non-SAP BW data in one report
Multi-language support
Easy management of reports in the SAP BW repository
Comprehensive predefined report templates
Integration into the Enterprise Portal based on iViews
provide a secure, personalized view of business content

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How Crystal Reports integrates into SAP BW

SAP BUSINESS INFORMATION
WAREHOUSE

SAP
SAP Enterprise
Enterprise Portal/
Portal/
Web
Web Browser
Browser

BI SUITE
BUSINESS EXPLORER (BEx)

BEx
BEx QUERY
QUERY DESIGNER
DESIGNER

CRYSTAL
CRYSTAL
REPORTS
REPORTS

Publishing
Publishing

Crystal
Crystal Enterprise
Enterprise

OLAP
OLAP PROCESSOR
PROCESSOR
Data
Data Interface
Interface
BI PLATFORM & DATA WAREHOUSE

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How Can I Design a Report?

Design

View

Server

BI

2. Choose BW
query and get meta
data information
3. Design and
preview the report

4. Save report in
BW repository

Publishing
Interface
5. Publish report to
Crystal Enterprise

Data Interface
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viewing

Client

Crystal Connector

1. Start Crystal
Reports Designer

6. View report from

any Web Browser or
the SAP Enterprise
Portal

The Integrated Architecture

Client
Server

View

Crystal Connector

Design

Crystal Connector
Design new reports
Open / Save reports
Change reports
Upload reports to BW

BI

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The Integrated Architecture

Client
Server

View

Crystal Connector

Design

BI

Publishing
Interface
Publishing Interface
Publishing reports to CE
Translate into languages
Synchronize roles and users

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The Integrated Architecture

Client
Server

View

Crystal Connector

Design

BI

Publishing
Interface
Data Interface
Get meta data information
Read data from BW queries

Data Interface
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The Integrated Architecture

Server

BI

Viewing

Client

View

Crystal Connector

Design

Publishing
Interface

Data Interface
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Web Browser /
Enterprise Portal
(SSO)

Content Value: Human Resources Reporting

Feature overview

Master data

access of master data,

appraisals and
qualifications,
header / detail sections

Master data 2

special fields
form based
logo

qualifications
appraisals

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Content Value: Project-Status Reporting

Feature overview

(1)
(2)

access four data

sources

(3)

various layout formats

embedded charts
date / page number

(4)

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Content Value: Legal Reporting

Feature overview

legal form based

page totals
report totals
grouped column
headers
vertical text
barcode
embedded logos
Multi line headings
different data sources
in one line

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Content Value: Cost Management Reporting

Feature overview
use of bitmaps
form based layout

(1)

multiple formatted fonts

flexible layout of report
header
multiple data sources
different structured
subreports
hyperlinks on report

(2)

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What Does the Market Say?

SAPs use of Crystal Decisionsproducts in the next release of
its Business Information Warehouse package is an intelligent
move and good for its customers.

Gartner Group

Enterprise platforms that integrate reporting features and

functions with business content represent a step forward in
maximizing return on information assets. Bottom line - an effective
integration effort, such as that between Crystal Decisions and
SAP, means a more positive experience for the customer.

Barry Wilderman,
Senior Vice President META Group
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