Crystal Reports - give it a go!
Overall Satisfaction with SAP Crystal
We recently changed from an older accounting system to an ERP system to help us streamline our business processes and operations. We use Crystal Reports to customize the reports we need in the new system. We have been able to manipulate the reporting process to give us the information we need and to exclude any items which do not add value to the particular report. Furthermore, we have been able to enhance the aesthetic appearance of our outbound documents with our company logo and a visually appealing format.
Pros
- I like the fact that I can do a lot of cosmetic changes to the reports without having to have in-depth developer training.
- Crystal Reports connects to a wide range of data sources, including OLE DB, which makes it widely usable.
- Crystal Reports also integrates with a wide range of technologies such as Java, therefore it makes it easy for developers to write code in a language they are use to.
Cons
- In order to obtain features such as mobile access or scheduled notifications, one would have to upgrade to Crystal Reports Server, which increases its cost.
- In order to take advantage of the advanced features of Crystal Reports, a developer is needed, thus further increasing the cost.
- Zoho
Having used Crystal Reports in the past, I decided to use it again instead of starting from scratch with a product I am not familiar with.
After trying to use Zoho, I found it not s user friendly as SAP and I did not deem it worth my while to invest time and energy into it. As the saying goes, if it ain’t broken, don’t try to fix it!
After trying to use Zoho, I found it not s user friendly as SAP and I did not deem it worth my while to invest time and energy into it. As the saying goes, if it ain’t broken, don’t try to fix it!
SAP Crystal Feature Ratings
Using SAP Crystal
10 - Accounting, Operations and engineering
1 - Being the primary user and editor of reports, I am an accountant but have had to increase my IT knowledge so as to be able to adapt the technology at our disposal to the needs of the company
- To work on our mobile field reporting platform
- Obtaining the information we need in a user friendly format.
- Easily adaptable to suit the changing needs of our businesses
- Having the backing of a world wide software company, so continued support and development into the foreseeable future is assured.
- We have been able to customize reports to the various levels needed by different end users.
Using SAP Crystal
Pros | Cons |
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Like to use Relatively simple Easy to use Technical support not required Well integrated Consistent Feel confident using | Slow to learn Lots to learn |
- Changing the cosmetic features of the reports
- Linking tables to the report
Not Sure - We have not reached that stage yet as we are working on our mobile platform.
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