Introduction:
Crystal Reports 2008 presents significant functional changes,in this we will discuss about some new enhancements in crystal reports 2008.
Main:
Some of the main advantages of Crystal Reports 2008 are listed below,
Interactive Sorting – Report viewers can now re-sort their reports by way of any visible detail section field
More Flexible Report Layout and Page Orientation Options – Reports no longer need to be tied to a particular printer. As such, page sizes can be set to any desired width and height, independent of any forms defined on a printer.
Product and Viewing Locale Settings – Crystal Reports 2008 provides much greater control for language and formatting localization.
Saved Data Selection – This new feature can greatly reduce the number of database refreshes required for interactive report viewing, particularly when used with parameter fields.
Formula/Field Find and Duplicate Enhancements – The Field Explorer now includes additional options on its pop-up menus to make it easier to find an occurrence of a database field or formula in other formulas.
Optional Parameter Fields and the Parameter Panel – One of the most powerful enhancements in Crystal Reports 2008, parameter fields can now be defined as optional. This, in combination with the new HasValue formula language function, will permit report viewers to ignore parameter fields they don’t wish to provide a value for. The parameter panel also provides the capability to interact with chosen parameter fields right in the Preview tab (or an associated web or Windows viewer in a custom application or BusinessObjects Enterprise). The parameter panel and saved data selection provide for much higher report interactivity with much less database access.
Flash/Xcelsius/Flex Integration – This powerful new feature allows Flash animation objects to be embedded directly in a Crystal Report.
Custom Cross-Tab – Rows, Columns, and Summaries Those familiar with previous Crystal Reports cross-tab capabilities (and limitations) may find new Crystal Reports 2008 cross-tab enhancements to be the most compelling feature in this new release. Now, custom cross-tab rows, columns, and summarized fields can be created with the enhanced formula language. Many reports that couldn’t make use of cross-tabs in the past can now make use of a custom cross-tab to provide highly flexible row/column layouts.
Enhanced Barcode Support – A third-party barcode font, additional formula language functions (provided by a User Function Library), and Convert To Barcode menu options, provide enhanced barcode support in Crystal Reports 2008.
New Formula Language Functions – The formula language has been enhanced to provide complete control for customized cross-tab rows, columns, and summarized fields.
Improved XML Export – Although “standard” XML export capabilities still exist in Crystal Reports 2008, the steps for setting up custom XML exports have changed dramatically. Instead of using the previous built-in dialog box to define the XML export format, Crystal Reports 2008 now provides complete support for XML transforms. This allows virtually unlimited text export capability.
Custom Add-In Developer Hooks – Crystal Reports 2008 provides expanded capabilities for developers to create their own custom add-ins. This capability allows a Visual Studio .NET developer to create a custom Crystal Reports add-in menu and external functionality.
Visual Studio .NET Integration Improvements – As with previous versions, Crystal Reports 2008 will provide additional integration options if installed on a computer already containing a version of Visual Studio .NET. Not only are there additions to the standard Crystal Reports object model, but enhanced support for new Crystal Reports 2008 features (such as interactive sorting and the parameter panel) are available in a .NET application.
Hyperlinking Wizard – If you are using a member of the companion BusinessObjects Enterprise XI 3.0 family, hyperlinking to existing Enterprise-based reports is provided by the new Hyperlinking Wizard.
Conclusion:
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