Crystal Server 2011 - 2nd Impressions
Bloodied and bruised, time for my 2nd impressions of Crystal Server 2011. Andrew Baines in Business Intelligence (BusinessObjects), SAP Crystal Reports [Feb. 11, 2012 07:36 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

How to set properties for Areas in a Crystal Report using .NET SDK?
Manipulating Area properties of a Crystal Report using .NET SDK Saurabh.Pathak in Business Intelligence (BusinessObjects), SAP Crystal Reports, SAP Crystal Reports, version for Visual Studio .NET [Feb. 10, 2012 11:01 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Setting Custom base Format for Date Fields at Crystal Reports – 2008
To set the custom based format for the Date type fields as per the requirement instead of the default Date format. A.BAMZAI in SAP Crystal Reports [Feb. 02, 2012 04:30 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Getting Rid of 'Duplicate Records' - Using a Command Object
This blog post shows how to get rid of duplicate records by using a Command Object in Crystal Reports. Duplicate records can be caused by adding additional 'details level' tables to a report. Jamie Wiseman in Business Intelligence (BusinessObjects), SAP Crystal Reports [Jan. 31, 2012 01:54 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Crystal Reports and Internet Explorer 9
There have been instances when web page does not render the Crystal Reports WebForm Viewer correctly. Why does this happen with the latest Internet Explorer versions? Saurabh.Pathak in Business Intelligence (BusinessObjects), SAP Crystal Reports, SAP Crystal Reports, version for Visual Studio .NET [Jan. 24, 2012 12:22 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Crystal Reports 2011-> Group Data continuation message
This blog describes the approach to display "continue" message, when the group data exceeds in multiple pages. Rao Radhika in SAP Crystal Reports [Jan. 23, 2012 09:38 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Converting Seconds into Days: Hours: Minutes: Seconds Format at Crystal Reports -2008
To create a corresponding output column at the report which takes the input as the source column (value in seconds) and gives the output in Days: Hours: Minutes: Seconds format A.BAMZAI in SAP Crystal Reports [Jan. 22, 2012 04:22 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Exploring TextObject properties using Crystal Reports .NET SDK
Exploring TextObject properties using Crystal Reports .NET SDK can really be a great fun. It gives an opportunity to change the font, it color and much more at run time. Saurabh.Pathak in Business Intelligence (BusinessObjects), SAP Crystal Reports, SAP Crystal Reports, version for Visual Studio .NET [Jan. 19, 2012 06:17 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Performance Tuning of High Volume & Complex Business Logic Reports at Crystal Reports – 2008
Performance Tuning of High Volume & Complex Business Logic Reports at Crystal Reports – 2008 A.BAMZAI in SAP Crystal Reports [Jan. 16, 2012 12:11 PM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

How to find the ReportObjects in Crystal Report using Crystal Reports .NET SDK?
Every field on Crystal Report is treated as ReportObject, though they have different kinds. Learn how to find them. Saurabh.Pathak in Business Intelligence (BusinessObjects), SAP Crystal Reports, SAP Crystal Reports, version for Visual Studio .NET [Jan. 09, 2012 09:18 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Crystal Reports 2011 -> Calculate number of Wednesdays (or any other day) in a date range
This blog demonstrates how to calculate number of Wednesdays in a given date range. Rao Radhika in SAP Crystal Reports [Jan. 08, 2012 06:56 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Formatting X-Axis Date Labels in a Chart - Using a Cross-tab
This blog post shows how to customize the x axis of a chart in crystal reports by using a cross-tab. A sample report is available here http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/index?rid=/library/uuid/0098abcc-e80e-2f10-6b91-a6a7bb33912a Jamie Wiseman in SAP Crystal Reports [Dec. 22, 2011 10:11 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Grouping a Report by Order of Parameter Input
You have a report that is grouped and the end user has a parameter / prompt where they enter values for this group. The report is filtered on the values entered. This blog post will show you how to order the group based on the order of values entered in the parameter. Jamie Wiseman in SAP Crystal Reports [Dec. 21, 2011 10:17 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Crystal Reports 2011 -> String functions to change the case/capitalization
String functions to change the case/capitalization for a string value with in Crystal Reports. Rao Radhika in SAP Crystal Reports [Dec. 18, 2011 01:45 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

#BI4 Feature Pack 3 Planned Features for the BI Platform
SAP's Greg Wcislo, provided an ASUG webcast on planned #BI4 Feature Pack 3 features for the BI Platform. Planned innovations include improved SAP HANA support, report-to-report interface, collaboration BI and more. Below is a summary, including links to some videos. Tammy Powlas in Business Intelligence (BusinessObjects), Dashboard Design (Xcelsius), In-Memory Business Data Management, SAP Crystal Reports [Dec. 18, 2011 01:14 PM | 3 Comments | Permalink]

BusinessObjects #BI4 SAP Certification Program Update: an ASUG Webcast
SAP’s Sue Martin (Global Certification Director) and Tim Breitwieser (Global Education Portfolio Manager) provided an ASUG webcast regarding the SAP Certification program and what is new with the BusinessObjects Certification Program. Below is a summary. Tammy Powlas in Business Intelligence (BusinessObjects), Dashboard Design (Xcelsius), SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence, SAP Crystal Reports, SAP Education [Dec. 17, 2011 02:57 PM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

Crystal Reports 2011-> Utility of Dependency Checker feature
The use of dependency checker feature available in Crystal Reports 2008/2011 is described in this blog. Rao Radhika in SAP Crystal Reports [Dec. 16, 2011 02:35 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Xcelsius - Customized Maps
This article demonstrates how to use existing Xcelsius components to create a customized map. D.Mandal in SAP Crystal Reports [Dec. 15, 2011 05:02 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Displaying All Missing Dates In a Range - A Custom Function Sample
If you have a date field on your report, you may have days missing on the report. Sometimes there may be a need to simply display the days that are missing so that the sequence is not interrupted. This blog post will help you create a Custom Function in Crystal Reports to display these days. Jamie Wiseman in SAP Crystal Reports [Dec. 13, 2011 02:57 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Calculating the Distance Between Two Points - A Custom Function Sample
If you have data fields representing latitude and longitude and wish to calculate the distance between two points, you can use a Haversine calculation to approximate that distance. This blog post will help you create a Custom Function for Crystal Reports to make that calculation. Jamie Wiseman in SAP Crystal Reports [Dec. 13, 2011 02:09 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Excel Workday equivalent functionality in Crystal Reports 2011
This blog is about implementing Workday function of Excel in Crystal reports 2011 and can also be used in lower versions of Crystal reports as well. Rao Radhika in SAP Crystal Reports [Dec. 13, 2011 02:01 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

How to find Areas using Crystal Reports .NET SDK?
Crystal Reports has 5 prominent Areas, which can increase to 7. Learn how to find them using Crystal Reports .NET SDK. Saurabh.Pathak in Business Intelligence (BusinessObjects), SAP Crystal Reports, SAP Crystal Reports, version for Visual Studio .NET [Dec. 12, 2011 12:46 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Explore the formulas in Crystal Report : The smart way
This blog will help to create a "dump" of all formulas used in multiple Crystal Reports. This can be very useful for estimating efforts and complexity involved in implementing a logic change in a group of Crystal Reports. D.Mandal in SAP Crystal Reports, SAP Crystal Reports, version for Visual Studio .NET [Dec. 12, 2011 12:48 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

How to Maintain Historical Data using Crystal Reports-2008 and Excel Macro.
How to Maintain Historical Data using Crystal Reports-2008 and Excel Macro. A.BAMZAI in SAP Crystal Reports [Dec. 09, 2011 12:35 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Netweaver portal: Accessing BEx Web and BOBJ reports from a common BOBJ folder
Access BusinessObjects and BEx Web reports from a single BusinessObjects folder inside SAP Netweaver portal. jaiprakash.d in Business Intelligence (BusinessObjects), Enterprise Portal (EP), SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence, SAP Crystal Reports, SAP NetWeaver Platform [Dec. 06, 2011 02:05 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

SAP Integration with BusinessObjects BI 4.0 Feature Pack 3 ASUG Webcast Summary
SAP provided an #ASUG #BI4 webcast on SAP Integration in SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.0 Feature Pack 3 including Analysis, Dashboards, Crystal and more. Upcoming features include building a Universe on ECC. Read below. Tammy Powlas in Business Intelligence (BusinessObjects), Dashboard Design (Xcelsius), SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence, SAP Crystal Reports [Dec. 04, 2011 08:00 AM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

SAP Business Intelligence Platform 3.1 to 4.0 Training: The Best Training Plan for BI4.0 Enablement
Since the release of SAP Business Objects Business Intelligence (BI) 4.0, there has been a dramatic increase in training demand for all BI related courses. Norman Wai, an Education Senior Consultant in the SAP Business Objects BI space, provides insight on the best approach for creating a BI4.0 training plan. Kenneth Schieffer in Business Intelligence (BusinessObjects), Career Center, SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence, SAP Crystal Reports, SAP Education [Dec. 02, 2011 07:32 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Make your voice heard (Part 2) with ASUG - SAP BusinessObjects BI, SAP NetWeaver BW, and SAP ERP
In this blog SAP Mentor Ingo Hilgefort introduces the upcoming ASUG Influence Council on the integration of SAP BusinessObjects BI with SAP NetWeaver BW and SAP ERP. Ingo Hilgefort in Analytics, Business Intelligence (BusinessObjects), Enterprise Data Warehousing/Business Warehouse, SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence, SAP Crystal Reports [Nov. 23, 2011 10:42 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Passing Values Between Reports (Crystal Reports – 2008)
Passing Values Between Reports (Crystal Reports – 2008) A.BAMZAI in SAP Crystal Reports [Nov. 23, 2011 01:27 AM | 5 Comments | Permalink]

Creating Watermarks in Crystal Report
This blog explains about creating watermarks in Crystal Report. Raghu1980 in SAP Crystal Reports [Nov. 21, 2011 12:55 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Make Your Voice heard - SAP BusinessObjects BI and SAP NetWeaver BW
In this blog SAP Mentor Ingo Hilgefort shares the details of the new Idea Place area for the integration of SAP BusinessObjects BI and SAP NetWeaver BW Ingo Hilgefort in Analytics, Business Intelligence (BusinessObjects), Dashboard Design (Xcelsius), SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence, SAP Crystal Reports [Nov. 14, 2011 11:26 AM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

Idea Place Top Contributors and Points Recognition (2010-2011)
Idea Place with over 5,700 ideas and many more votes is off to a great start in providing a strong ecosystem voice into SAP and the greater ecosystem. None of this would have been possible without the communities' continued commitment and support. As such the Idea Place and SCN Teams would like to take a moment to recognize and acknowledge the Idea Place contributors who made it all possible. Kuhan Milroy in Business Intelligence (BusinessObjects), Community Projects, Idea Place, SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence, SAP Crystal Reports [Nov. 09, 2011 05:49 PM | 3 Comments | Permalink]

Array utilization in Crystal Reports with linked Subreport
Whenever the Main Report & linked Subreport of Crystal Reports are based on different datasources and yet bound by a common entity to associate the Report parts, like 'Company Code','Account No' etc. the Subreport link proves to be vital for data linkage. Seldom there would be a scenario where you do not specify any input parameters for this linking entity and yet you would want to show related data in Report parts to flow from list of this prime entity values. In this event, the viable solution would be the use of Arrays in Crystal Reports that help us read, accumulate, retain & pass list of entity values and process report parts. Neonevin in Business Intelligence (BusinessObjects), SAP Crystal Reports [Nov. 06, 2011 05:20 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Passing values between reports in Crystal Reports 2008
This blog explains about different ways of passing values between main report and sub report. Prabhat K in SAP Crystal Reports [Nov. 06, 2011 05:16 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Persisting Crystal Reports .NET web applications - II
Last blog focused on Session and ViewState, with this let us learn about Cache and ApplicationState. Saurabh.Pathak in Business Intelligence (BusinessObjects), SAP Crystal Reports, SAP Crystal Reports, version for Visual Studio .NET [Nov. 03, 2011 11:53 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Crystal Reports Server 2008 - Time to upgrade to 2011?
Crystal Reports Server 2008 is great. Crystal Server 2011 is even better. But is the difference enough to justify the pain of an upgrade? Andrew Baines in Business Intelligence (BusinessObjects), SAP Crystal Reports [Nov. 02, 2011 12:01 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Persisting Crystal Reports .NET web applications - I
One of the important aspects of any Web Application could be the persistence as they are stateless. There are many approaches that can help persist Crystal Reports as well. Saurabh.Pathak in SAP Crystal Reports, version for Visual Studio .NET, SAP Crystal Reports, Business Intelligence (BusinessObjects) [Oct. 27, 2011 10:19 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Avoiding overlapping and blank space in Crystal Report
This blog explains about avoiding overlapping and blank space between two fields in Crystal Report. Kirankumar.Khamitkar in SAP Crystal Reports [Oct. 23, 2011 06:15 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Lessons Learned at ASUG BOUC 2011
Lessons Learned at ASUG BOUC 2011 Kevin McManus in Business Intelligence (BusinessObjects), SAP Crystal Reports [Oct. 18, 2011 03:18 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

View Webi reports & Xcelsius dashboard in Java web portal
Answers on security integration and buy vs build options when wanting to view Webi reports & Xcelsius dashboard in Java web portals Kevin McManus in Business Intelligence (BusinessObjects), Business Solutions, Dashboard Design (Xcelsius), SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence, SAP Crystal Reports [Oct. 18, 2011 03:15 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Achieving dynamic sorting in the absence of 'Dynamic Sort' control.
In Crystal reports, based on user preference we can achieve dynamic sorting by creating an additional 'Group' and two formulae 'fr_Txt_Sort_col' and 'fr_Lbl_Sort_typ'. Yugender_B in SAP Crystal Reports [Oct. 18, 2011 10:03 AM | 4 Comments | Permalink]

Dynamic Data Highlight of Fields at Crystal Reports 2008
Dynamic Data Highlight of Fields at Crystal Reports 2008 A.BAMZAI in SAP Crystal Reports [Oct. 16, 2011 04:44 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Enterprise Support Makes You the 'Pro' in Proactive for SAP Business Objects
Say goodbye to reactive support!! You can now get ahead of the game through the Proactive features of SAP Enterprise Support. Christopher Vozella in Business Intelligence (BusinessObjects), Run SAP, SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence, SAP Crystal Reports, Software Support and Maintenance [Oct. 11, 2011 06:21 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Setting Summary Info of a Crystal Report using .NET SDK
Why Summary Info is required in the Crystal Report? Learn how to set that using Crystal Reports .NET SDK as well as designer. Saurabh.Pathak in Business Intelligence (BusinessObjects), SAP Crystal Reports, SAP Crystal Reports, version for Visual Studio .NET [Oct. 07, 2011 08:08 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Guided Implementations for Remote Support Component
The SAP Enterprise Support Academy comes through in a big way for the release of service pack 3 for remote support component. They will be hosting expert guided implementations for customers looking to take advantage of the automation improvements in the release. Timothy Coffman in Business Intelligence (BusinessObjects), SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence, SAP Crystal Reports [Sep. 26, 2011 05:45 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

SAP Inside Track 2011 Vancouver is here!
#Vancouver, BC becomes Vancouver, #BI! Join us to learn, share and connect on the topics of Business Analytics at this community event that is opened to everyone. Jason Cao in Analytics, Business Intelligence (BusinessObjects), Community Day, Dashboard Design (Xcelsius), SAP Crystal Reports [Sep. 19, 2011 10:45 PM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

The smart way to change the font in existing Crystal Reports using .Net
Using VB.Net to change the font for database fields in existing Crystal Reports D.Mandal in SAP Crystal Reports, SAP Crystal Reports, version for Visual Studio .NET [Sep. 19, 2011 12:17 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

The smart way to insert a text box in existing Crystal Reports using .Net
Insert a text box in multiple Crystal Reports by creating a VB.Net automation tool D.Mandal in SAP Crystal Reports, SAP Crystal Reports, version for Visual Studio .NET [Sep. 14, 2011 08:27 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Suppression of data from a particular section on selected pages in Crystal Report
This blog explains about suppressing data from a particular section on selected pages in Crystal Reports Raghu1980 in Business Intelligence (BusinessObjects), SAP Crystal Reports [Sep. 09, 2011 03:39 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

SAP TechED - SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.x and Integration with SAP BW
In this blog SAP Mentor Ingo Hilgefort talks about the available workshops for SAP TechED in Las Vegas for the topic of integrating SAP BusinessObjects BI with SAP NetWeaver. Ingo Hilgefort in Analytics, Business Intelligence (BusinessObjects), Dashboard Design (Xcelsius), SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence, SAP Crystal Reports [Sep. 08, 2011 11:45 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]