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Feature Comparison by Version and Edition

Report TypesMailing labels & cross-tab reports

Mail merge documents, multiple section reports, subreports,conditional reports, query reports, topN reports, and drill downreports

Form-style reports

On-demand subreports

OLAP reports

Fast and Easy Report Creation

Data Explorer

Microsoft Excel and Access Add-ins

Report Experts for autom atic report creation

Pre-formatted Text Import (HTML and RTF)

Document Import Tool

Graphical table linking

Field mapping between databases

Rapid Web Reporting Implementation & Admin Tools*

Web Report Publishing Wizard

Crystal M anagement Console (web report management system)

Crystal Configuration Manager (web server components manager)

EPortfolio (customizable web desktop)

Import objects and folders from Seagate Info (w izard)

High-Performance Web Reporting*

Crystal Enterprise Standard 8** (scalable web reporting solution)

Web report scheduling

Parameter prompts via the Web

Open and save reports to Crystal Enterprise for use over the Web

Report history

DHTML Report ViewerActiveX Report Viewer

Java Report Viewer

Netscape Viewer plug in

Local printing and export from viewer

Embed Hyperlinks into reports

Page-on-demand

ASP Report Server**

Support for ISAPI/NSAPI web servers

Support for DSAPI web servers

Support for CGI web servers

Support for Linux and Solaris (via Apache and CGI web servers)

Support for Apache Web Server on Unix

Support for Iplanet version 4 (Netscape) web server

Store, update & save reports directly to web folders on web server

Ad hoc query and analysis

Comprehensive Formatting and Design Control

Ability to return to Report Experts

Guidelines and vertical rulers

Automatic styles, auto-arrange fields, ruler

Drag and drop, browse field data

Drawing-style int erface

Line drawing, box drawing

Circles, ovals and boxes with rounded corners

Moving & resizing objects, selecting mult iple objects

Conditional font formatting

Conditional formatting of text by style and size

Vertical text

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Feature

This comparison matrix provides a checklist of features supported in current and previous versions ofCrystal Reports leading up to the present, Version 8.5. All data is for 32-bit versions only.

Key:D = Developer editionP = ProfessionalS = Standard

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Fractional font size

Format Editor

BLOB bitmap support (Paradox and xBASE)

Graphic im age support (BMP, TIFF, PCX, TGA)

Graphic im age support (JPEG, PICT, PNG)

Grid control op tions (on/off; visible/invisible, set line height)

Charting on subtot als, groups, details & formulas

Integrated geographic mapping

Integrated charting

Embed Hyperlinks into reports

Enhanced undo; redoMultiple undo and redo

Multiple detail sections

Underlay sections

OLE 2.0 support

OLE drag & drop between windows

Copy entire report objects to Windows clipboard

Cross-tab objects

Subreport objects

Text objects

User-defined ToolTips for tools and report objects

Running totals expert

Top N, bottom N sorting

Custom (named) grouping

Sort and subtotal in ONE step

Parameter fields

Use Basic-like syntax in Formula Language

Extensible formula language (supports COM Object)

Formula control of formatting

User-Defined Functions

Year 2000 UFLs

Select Records intuitive query interface

Hierarchical group summary

Interactive Analysis Tools

Report Alerts

Map lens

Analyzer view for Maps and Charts

Include charts in reports

Include maps in reports

Customizable cross-tabs

Field highlighting

Powerful Formula Editor

Drill-down, ful l-featured search dialog

Report Viewing and N avigation

Template Window (Design Window)

Fully customizable runtime Preview Window

Drill down in runtime Preview Window

Smart Navigation; group tree, drilldown, search

Report "snapshot" preview

Data Dictionary for easy to understand data views

Efficient report distribution

Web report deployment

Export t o XML

Export to PDFExport to DHTML (HTML 4.0)

Export to HTML

Export to Microsoft Word, Excel, Lotus 1-2-3, text

RTF export

Export to character-separated values, CSV, DIF, paginated text ,record style (columns of values), report definition,tab-separated t ext & values

Export to version 7 of Seagate Crystal Reports (RPT)

Export to disk

Export to application

Export to ODBC databases

Microsoft Mail

Microsoft Exchange

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Crystal Reports Feature Comparisonby Version and Edition

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Lotus cc:Mail ®

Lotus Notes ®

Export and/or e-mail reports with saved data

Send reports with saved data for distributed analysis

Report options saved w ith report

Save subreport as standalone report

Other Features

Predefined sample reports

Predefined (sample) Microsoft ® BackOffice ® reports

Microsoft Intellimouse ®

supportAuto Saving

Report Integration Methods

Embeddable Crystal Reports 8.5 Designer Control

Report Designer Component

Automation Server (OLE) interface

Crystal Report Print Engine API

ActiveX (OCX/OLE) Control

Delphi VCL Control

MFC class library with AppWizard

Informix ® NewEra ® class library

Rapid Application Development

Select Distinct Record from SQL Tables

Multi-pass reporting with powerful grouping and sorting

Sorting on groups, unlimited sorting

Heterogeneous data sources

Top N, specified groups

Powerful Report Engine DLL

Support Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 features

Report Creation APIs

Support for Unbound fields with auto binding

Apartment model threading

Microsoft Transaction Server support

Report Integration Control (formerly called Design-Time Control)

Customizable Report Viewer Window

Active Data Driver Support (ADO, RDO, CDO) for runtim e datasources

Apex True DBGrid 5.0 support

Event/ call-back support

Drill down in runtime Preview WindowFully customizable runtime Preview Window

Other SQL Features and Tools

Support for SelectDistinct for selecting records

Support for TopN for selecting records

SQL database access

SQL pass-throug h

Ad hoc SQL query tool

Sort data on SQL database servers

Security pass-through

Database driver conversion

Data Dictionary Builder interface

Group-by, aggregation and SQL expressions on SQL databaseservers

Stored Procedure Support (Access via ODBC, Oracle 7.2,

Sybase, SQL Server, Watcom/ SQL Anywhere)

Native PC Database and File Access

Act!™ 2000

ACT! 2.0

ACT! 3.0

ACT! 4.0

Clipper (NTX)

Pervasive.SQL (all indices, requires DDFs)

DBASE (NDX, M DX, BDE)

FoxPro® 2.6 (IDX, CDX)

Microsoft Access 1.0-2.5, 7.0 (Jet/ DAO)

Microsoft Access 8.0 (Jet/ DAO)


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Microsoft Access Queries (Jet/ DAO)

Microsoft Access 2000

Microsoft Exchange 2000

Microsoft Outlook

Paradox (3.5-4.5 (Native) 3.5-7.0 (BDE)

File system

Native Client/ Server and Network Data Access

Multi -threaded DB access (OLEDB & native drivers)

Oracle ® 7.x

Oracle 8.0.xOracle 8.x

IBM ® DB2 ® , DB2/2, DB2/400, DB2/600

Informix

Lotus Notes & Domino 4.5 and above, R5

Microsoft Exchange

Microsoft Int ernet Information Server

Microsoft System Management Server

Microsoft SQL Server (Native and Intersolv DataDirect)

Microsoft Windows NT ® Event Logs

Web server activity logs (NCSA format)

OLE DB

Sybase SQL Server 10, 11

Hyperion Essbase ®

ODBC Data Source (ODBC drivers included)

XML

ASCII

DBase

IBM DB/2 (DDSC only)

Informix (Inet 5, 7)

Microsoft Access

Microsoft Access Queries

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft FoxPro

Microsoft Visual FoxPro 3.0

Microsoft SQL Server

Oracle

Paradox

Sybase SQL Server 10 & 11

DocumentationOnline Getting Started Guide

Online Technical Reference

Online User’s Guide

User’s Guide

Web Administrator’s Guide

Online Report Designer Component Gett ing Started Guide

Developer’s Guide

Technical Reference Guide

Language Editions

English

French

German

Italian

JapanesePortuguese

Spanish


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* Web features available through Crystal Enterp rise special offer to

Crystal Reports Professional and Developer Edition retail customers.

** First 5 concurrent Crystal Enterprise licenses are included with initial

copy of Crystal Reports Developer and Professional Editions. First 5

concurrent ASP Report Server licenses are included w ith init ial copy

of Crystal Reports Developer Edition only. Additional concurrent

licenses may be purchased on a standalone basis.

Notes:

1. Read only for Standard version

2. Stored Procedure Support in Standard version is via ODBC for Access,

Excel and SQL only.

3. OLE DB support in Standard version for Access, Excel and SQL only.

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