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    WHAT’S NEW IN CRYSTAL REPORTS 2008?

    Important features of CR 2008:

     Improved Visualization changes.


     Improved Report Designer
     Enhanced custom Cross Tab variance and summarization abilities
     The process of embedding Xcelsius What-If analysis and charting into reports
     Interactive Parameters, Interactive Sorting, Parameterized Sorting & Filtering
     New SFDC driver & Bar code support
     New Flexible Deployment Options
    o Save Reports directly to Crystalreports.com
    o Report Bursting
    o Improved XML exporting
     Hyperlinking Wizard

    Improved Visualization Changes:

     Upgraded Start Page in 2008 compared to CR XI R2


     Look and feel have been changed
    o The icons have been changed in CR 2008
    o Design page looks more dominant on the light bluish tone.
     It is backward compatible but cannot be opened in versions prior to CR 9.
     CR 2008 reports are compatible with BOE 3.1 & BOE 3.2. They can also be deployed in BOE R1 & R2, but
    the features of CR 2008 will not be available with this environment.
     Display Group Tree has been renamed as Display Preview Panel under File > Options since the preview
    panel now have the “Groups”, “Parameters” & “Find” buttons.

    Save Lock Report Design:


    2008 comes with a new feature that helps you lock the report by saving with password.
    Report can still be saved with different name but cannot be overwritten without knowing the password.

    Sort Controls:
    It is a new feature where we can sort the data based on specific set of columns. We can bind these
    controls to the column headings which user can use to sort the data.
    If there are multiple groupings, the data cannot be sorted across the groups but within.

    Query Panel:
    There is a Query Panel that exists in CR 2008 under Database Menu. This will be enabled only with
    reports using Universes. Once the report is created, you can use the Query panel to see the details of the Universe
    and edit/modify the query as required.

    Show Hidden Sections in Design:


    We can truly hide/Unhide the hidden sections in Design from Preview mode. This is available in R2 as well
    but not sure how many of us are aware of it. We can use this in our reporting to simplify the design in design mode.

    Clamp Page Footer:


    Now we can remove the remaining space in the Page Footer by using “Clamp Page Footer” from Section
    Expert

    Improved Pagination:
    Developers can now use the Paging tab of the section expert to easily control page breaking after N
    records/groups.

    Custom Page Size:


    We cannot define the page size in earlier versions of CR and it becomes cumbersome especially when the report
    uses Cross Tab because the row labels will appear like duplicated when exported to Excel.
    With BO XI R3 (CR 2008), we will be able to reset the page size to custom size.
    Improved Report Designer
    Single edition: Crystal Reports 2008 comes in a single edition that is the feature equivalent of the
    old Developer Edition. Report samples and developer documentation are now a free, optional
    download.

    Multilingual reporting: You can install the product with multiple language builds and then switch the
    report designer UI to use any of the installed language packs. The report content locale can also be
    explicitly set for each report file. This setting controls sorting, grouping and formatting that matches
    the local language customs and conventions.

    Reduced install footprint: The download size has been reduced to 250MB to provide fast access via
    the download site.

    Advanced Cross Tab Functions:

    Calculated Member:

    You can add row or column in your cross tab using Calculated Member. You can insert you custom
    formulas (Rate, Minute, RPM).
    You can define it as one time calculation or recurring calculation by editing the Insertion Formula.

    Embedded Summaries:

    You can embed your customized summary fields in addition to the existing summary field. This does not
    create a new column or row like Calculated Member; rather add a text box in the summary. You can edit this text box
    and insert our desired calculation formula.

    EMBEDDING XCELSIUS 2008 VISUALIZATIONS IN CRYSTAL REPORTS 2008:

    Xcelcius Visual models needs to be created using Xcelcius Enterprise 2008 or Engage, Engage Server 2008

    Xcelcius:

    Xcelsius is point-and-click data visualization software for creating interactive charts, graphs, and what-if scenario
    models, and delivering them as part of Crystal Reports, Microsoft Office, Adobe PDF, and the Web.
    Xcelsius uses a unique combination of Microsoft Excel, as a data modeling tool, and Adobe Flash Player, as the
    rendering engine, to compile dynamic visualizations.

    Refer to documentation and sample report

    Interactive Parameters, Interactive Sorting, Parameterized Sorting & Filtering:

    These are called as as “Interactive Parameters”. Now while creating a parameter, you have the option to set (Read
    only, Editable & Do not show). You need to make it Editable for interaction

    With the help of Interactive Parameterized fields, we can group & sort the data in the report interactively.
    We can also filter the data without refreshing the database with the help of Saved-Data expert. Review samples for
    further information.

    There is a new feature called optional parameter. Once a parameter is set to optional, user need not supply any
    information for this parameter but user needs to be educated by using some meaningful text in Prompt Text.

    hasvalue function needs to be used

    New SFDC driver & Bar code support:

    With XI R2, one has to download the Crystal Reports Report Pack for Salesforce.com 3.0 and install it in order to
    report off from SFDC.

    With CR 2008, SFDC driver comes with the installation and one can notice it under “Create New Connection”

    Another new feature in CR 2008 that any field can be converted to barcode. Right click on any column and choose
    “Change to Barcode”

    New Flexible Deployment Options:

    You can now leverage the feature of deploying the reports to CrystalReports.com.

    What is CrystalReports.com?

    CR.com is an on-demand web-based BI platform to publish and share reports with internal and external users.
    It comes with 2 editions:
     Starter Edition (Limited to 5 named users with 50 MB Storage or 10 reports)
     Developer Edition (@ $30 per month)
    We can share Crystal Reports, Webi, PDF, Doc, Xls etc… with other users outside of organization.

    Report Bursting:

    Publishing is the process of making documents such as Crystal Reports, Web Intelligence Documents and Desktop
    Intelligence Documents available for multiple people with their personalized information.

    It distributes documents automatically to different users/recipients using different destination methods at specified
    intervals.

    Improved XML Exporting:

    It provides powerful transformation of Crystal Reports data and integration in to other applications. You can now add
    your XMLT transformations in to CR and export the report with your transformations which can be safely viewed by
    the end users.

    Hyperlinking Wizard:

    Now we have a Hyperlinking Wizard in CR 2008 and is available in 3.1 Webi too to link to another report in the
    Enterprise.

    This helps designers save time using CR formulas to invoke another report using openDoc method.

    Steps to do:

    Right Click on any of the fields in the report and select “Format Field”
    Navigate to “Hyperlink” tab.
    Select “A Website on the internet”
    You can choose to give internet link or click on “Create Enterprise Hyperlink” to point to a report in our enterprise.
    Click on “Create Enterprise Hyperlink” and a window will be opened like below.
    Click “Browse” and select the “Enterprise” on the left pane to login to Enterprise and select the report.

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