SAP Crystal Reports

See your business in a whole new light with
SAP Crystal Reports

Design and deliver meaningful business reports based on data from virtually any source – with SAP Crystal Reports. This easy-to-use BI and reporting tool can help you create a clear picture of your business and give colleagues, customers, and partners the information they need in the format of their choice. Integrate with well-known solutions to add data visualizations, dashboards, and more.

Why SAP Crystal Reports?

Because it is the de facto standard in business intelligence reporting. Companies around the world rely on SAP Crystal Reports to help them create richly formatted, interactive business reports from virtually any data source – delivered in dozens of formats, in up to 24 languages.

Leverage powerful reporting tools to deliver key insights and a clear picture of the business to decision makers
Get broad connectivity to diverse data sources to create real-time operational reports
Make actionable information available online or offline – from applications, portals, and mobile devices
Use flexible, customizable report design to give customers and partners the reporting formats of their choice

Learn how SAP Crystal Reports can simplify the lives of business users and IT staff:

Functional Capabilities

Intuitive design environment
Quickly design elegant business reports using a "what you see is what you get" (WYSIWYG) layout that offers popular design, integration, and deployment options.

Use intuitive design tools to create the precise report layouts you need
Reduce time spent on report formatting with templates and
wizards
Set parameter values and get results without refreshing data
Explore results interactively with on-report sorting and filtering
Set sorting and formatting to match local customs

Design acceleration features

Speed up report design using features such as global formula search, duplicate formula, duplicate running total, a "find-in-field" explorer, and more

Automatically create hyperlinks with the hyperlink wizard
Instantly generate barcodes with a "turn to barcode" function
Set report parameters and apply values from a single, easy-to-use parameter panel

Powerful data mash-ups

Enhance report designs with powerful, integrated components – such as dynamic charts, Adobe Flash, Adobe Flex, and SAP Crystal Dashboard Design data visualizations.

Convey information in a more compelling way with enhanced designer features
Add dynamic charts, graphics, and videos to reports using Adobe Flash
Visualize what-if scenarios with SAP Crystal Dashboard Design integration
Execute business decisions within reports by embedding Adobe Flex

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Technical Capabilities

Comprehensive deployment options

Deploy and share reports in multiple ways – including data-driven publishing, new data access, comprehensive export options, and software development kits (SDKs).

Blast personalized reports to thousands of recipients by integrating with SAP Crystal Server
Access interactive data online using data drivers for enhanced Web services
Easily access complete customer data with a Salesforce.com driver
Quickly integrate reports into business processes with XML exporting
Add, change, or create new report objects at runtime with SDK options

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System requirements for SAP Crystal Reports 2016

System Requirements	Details
Supported Languages	English, French, German, Japanese, Spanish, simplified Chinese, Italian, Dutch, Russian, Korean, traditional Chinese, Portuguese (Brazilian), Swedish, Polish, Danish, Norwegian, Thai, Czech, Hungarian, Slovakian, Turkish, Romanian, Slovenian
Minimum Hardware Requirements	PC with AMD or Intel-based processors, dual core CPU, 2 GB RAM, 2 GB for default installation with English language, 4GB for default installation with all other languages
Operating Systems	Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
Data Sources	Native, ODBC, OLE DB, and JDBC connectivity to relational, OLAP, Web services, XML, Salesforce.com driver, legacy and enterprise data sources
Minimum Screen Resolution	Screen resolution of 1024 x 768 is recommended.

SAP Crystal Reports Product Availability Matrix*

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SAP Crystal Reports 2016

495.00 USD / user

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Design and deliver compelling reports that empower decision makers with timely, fact-based business intelligence.

Create highly formatted, pixel-perfect reports using an intuitive design interface and efficient workflows.
Deliver personalized reports to your business users’preferred destination – in their preferred language and format
Combine and connect data with a variety of sources across the organization

Upgrade to Crystal Reports 2016 for $295 USD/user

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For general licensing information, consult Licensing SAP Software: A Guide for Buyers

Implementation

Ensure a successful implementation and maximize your ROI with information resources that support the different phases of SAP Crystal Reports – from planning and installation to operation.

- Plan
- Install
- Operate
- Train

Plan your installation

Download to the SAP Crystal Reports Installation Guide to review important information about installation, update, and upgrade planning.

Confirm that you have a license key

When purchasing SAP Crystal Reports through the SAP BusinessObjects BI Suite, you need authorization under myProfile*. To extend your authorization, please contact an SAP user administrator*.

Download the software

Visit the SAP Support Portal* to download the SAP Crystal Reports 2016 software installation package (when purchasing with the SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence suite).

Need additional help with your implementation?
Contact SAP Digital Business Services or SAP Enterprise Support services

Find an SAP partner to help with your implementation

Complete the installation steps

Refer to the SAP Crystal Reports Installation Guide* for a step-by-step overview of the installation process, including the required tools and associated documentation.

Need additional help with your implementation?
Contact SAP Digital Business Services or SAP Enterprise Support services

Find an SAP partner to help with your implementation

Manage your SAP applications

Refer to the SAP Crystal Reports 2016 User Guide* to learn how to manage, maintain, and run your SAP applications at peak performance.

Ensure the security of SAP Crystal Reports

See section 8.1 “Security Overview” in the Business Intelligence Platform Administrators’ Guide* for important information on securing SAP Crystal Reports.

Need additional help with your implementation?
Contact SAP Digital Business Services or SAP Enterprise Support services

Find an SAP partner to help with your implementation

Enhance your knowledge of SAP Crystal Reports

View the SAP Crystal Reports training and certification catalog of instructor-led courses and e-courses – and train when and where it’s convenient for you.

View the catalog

Stay up-to-date with our curriculum maps

Get role-specific learning maps with implementation and operation information on the latest SAP products and upgrades.

Learn more

Need expert guidance with your educational needs? Learn how education consulting services from SAP can help

Upgrades

Plan and carry out a successful upgrade to the latest release of SAP Crystal Reports – so you can take advantage of the new features and capabilities right away.

- Plan
- Upgrade

Identify the upgrade paths

Download the Product Availability Matrix to review upgrade paths for SAP Crystal Reports.

Download the matrix now*

Plan your upgrade

Section 8 of the Installation Guide contains important information about SAP Crystal Reports upgrade planning.

Read the guide*

What’s new?

Find out about new features and capabilities in the latest release of SAP Crystal Reports.

Learn more*

Complete the upgrade steps

Refer to the SAP Crystal Reports Installation Guide for an overview of the upgrade process, including a list of required tools and associated documentation.

View the guide*

Ask the Community

Visit the SAP Crystal Reports community for the latest technology news and updates. Ask
questions, post comments, and discuss issues.

Visit the community

Need additional help with your upgrade? Contact SAP Digital Business Services or SAP Enterprise Support services

Find an SAP partner to help with your upgrade

Support

Get the support you need to keep SAP Crystal Reports running at peak performance. Our experts can help you maximize the value of your software, take advantage of new business models and capabilities, and more.

Troubleshoot and Maintain

Resources for customers with a maintenance contract

Search for notes and knowledge base articles

Review maintenance dates, upgrade paths, and platform availability*

Find out when the next support package or patch will be released*

Download support packages and patches*

View your existing license keys or request additional keys

Optimize your systems with self- or expert-guided SAP Enterprise Support services

Resources for customers without a maintenance contract

Search for knowledge base articles

Product documentation for SAP Crystal Reports 2013

Download release notes