SAP Crystal Reports for Enterprise User Guide ■ SAP Crystal Reports for Enterprise 4.0 Support Package 5
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SAP Crystal Reports for Enterprise User Guide ■ SAP Crystal Reports for Enterprise 4.0 Support Package 5 2012-11-07 Copyright © 2012 SAP AG. All rights reserved.SAP, R/3, SAP NetWeaver, Duet, PartnerEdge, ByDesign, SAP BusinessObjects Explorer, StreamWork, SAP HANA and other SAP products and services mentioned herein as well as their respective logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of SAP AG in Germany and other countries.Business Objects and the Business Objects logo, BusinessObjects, Crystal Reports, Crystal Decisions, Web Intelligence, Xcelsius, and other Business Objects products and services mentioned herein as well as their respective logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of Business Objects Software Ltd. Business Objects is an SAP company.Sybase and Adaptive Server, iAnywhere, Sybase 365, SQL Anywhere, and other Sybase products and services mentioned herein as well as their respective logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sybase, Inc. 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Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty. 2012-11-07 Contents Chapter 1 Document History.................................................................................................................13 Chapter 2 Introduction to SAP Crystal Reports for Enterprise..............................................................15 2.1 About Crystal Reports...........................................................................................................15 2.2 About the online help.............................................................................................................15 2.3 Understanding examples in the documentation.......................................................................16 Chapter 3 Introduction to Reporting......................................................................................................17 3.1 About the report design environment.....................................................................................17 3.1.1 Report design canvas.............................................................................................................17 3.1.2 Side panels............................................................................................................................19 3.1.3 Format dialog box...................................................................................................................22 3.1.4 Problems panel......................................................................................................................22 3.1.5 Keyboard shortcuts................................................................................................................22 3.2 Logging on to SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform .....................................33 3.2.1 To log on to SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform for the first time...............34 3.2.2 To log on to a server..............................................................................................................35 3.2.3 Connection error messages...................................................................................................36 3.3 Creating a new report............................................................................................................39 3.3.1 To create a new report from a data source.............................................................................39 3.3.2 To create a new report from a web template..........................................................................40 3.3.3 Selecting a data source..........................................................................................................41 3.3.4 Selecting folders and result objects........................................................................................43 3.3.5 Selecting tables for your report..............................................................................................44 3.3.6 Placing data on the report .....................................................................................................45 3.3.7 Formatting data .....................................................................................................................51 3.3.8 Grouping, sorting, and totaling data........................................................................................52 3.3.9 Adding a title page to the report ............................................................................................53 3.3.10 Adding comments to the report..............................................................................................54 3.3.11 Using the zoom feature..........................................................................................................55 3 2012-11-07 Contents Chapter 4 Report Design Concepts.......................................................................................................57 4.1 Basic report design................................................................................................................57 4.2 Deciding on the content of the report.....................................................................................57 4.2.1 Stating the purpose................................................................................................................57 4.2.2 Determining the structure of the report .................................................................................58 4.2.3 Finding the data......................................................................................................................59 4.2.4 Manipulating the data.............................................................................................................60 4.2.5 Determining printing area characteristics................................................................................61 4.3 Developing a prototype on paper...........................................................................................62 4.3.1 To design a paper prototype...................................................................................................62 Chapter 5 Web-based Report Templates...............................................................................................65 5.1 Report Repository on the Web ..............................................................................................65 5.2 Selecting a report template and mapping data objects...........................................................65 5.2.1 To select a report template and map data objects .................................................................66 5.3 Changing data sources ..........................................................................................................67 5.3.1 To add a data source and map data........................................................................................68 5.3.2 To remove a data source........................................................................................................70 5.4 Using a placeholder formula...................................................................................................70 5.4.1 To use a placeholder formula .................................................................................................70 5.5 Remapping unbound objects..................................................................................................71 5.5.1 To remap unbound objects.....................................................................................................71 Chapter 6 Data Source Connections and Queries................................................................................73 6.1 Data Source Connections......................................................................................................73 6.1.1 Connecting to a universe.......................................................................................................73 6.1.2 Connecting to an SAP BEx query...........................................................................................74 6.1.3 Connecting to an Analysis View ............................................................................................75 6.1.4 Connecting to other data sources..........................................................................................75 6.1.5 Connecting to a relational connection.....................................................................................76 6.1.6 To import server connection information................................................................................77 6.1.7 To export server connection information................................................................................78