Why Crystal Report is used?

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Why Crystal Report is used?

The main purpose of Crystal Reports is to allow users to pull their desired data from a data source, such as an Oracle or MS SQL Server database, and present the data in a repeatable and organized way.

How do I create a Crystal report in SAP?

How to Create Basic Reports in SAP Crystal Reports

  1. Open the SAP Crystal Reports tool;
  2. Select the Report Wizard;
  3. Choose the data source for the report:
  4. Expand the new connection:
  5. SAP Business One shows the relationship links between the two selected tables.
  6. Select table fields that you need in the report;

How do I write a query in Crystal Reports?

3.2 Using Crystal Reports for Queries and Reports

  1. Launch Crystal Reports.
  2. Click Start and select a blank report to display the Database Expert:
  3. In the Available Data Sources list, expand Create New Connection:
  4. Click DB2 Unicode to open the connection dialog box:
  5. Fill in the fields:
  6. Click Finish.

What is the best alternative to Crystal Reports?

Top 5 + 1 Alternatives to SAP Crystal Reports

  1. Microsoft Power BI. Microsoft’s data visualization tool includes a suite of tools for working with data.
  2. Metabase.
  3. Tableau.
  4. Qlik Sense.
  5. Tibco Jaspersoft.

Can you write SQL in Crystal Reports?

Crystal Reports does not support SQL Query Language for data manipulation like: CREATE TABLE, ALTER TABLE, INSERT, INTO, UPDATE, DELETE, DROP TABLE, ALTER SESSION, TEMP Table, Variable Declaration,… This is because Crystal Reports is a reporting tool, and not a data manipulation tool.

How do I create a crystal report?

A View is one type of virtual table

  • A View joins and simplifies multiple tables into a single virtual table
  • A View can hide the complexity of data
  • A View uses very small space in the data store
  • A View is updatable easily

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    How to build Crystal Reports?

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