Crystal Reports Server is composed
of separate yet interconnected com-
ponents and services optimized for
specific tasks (see Figure 1). These
components and services include:
• User-interaction tier for end-user
report and dashboard viewing and
interaction
• Developer services, such as devel-
opment kits and portal integration
kits, to enable flexible integration
with Web portals and applications
• Web-based management tools for
administration and auditing of Crystal
Reports Server services and objects
• Services for report publishing,
security, and processing
• Data services for comprehensive
and flexible data access
User-Interaction Tier
The end-user portal (see Figure 2) is a
complete, production-ready Web portal
that enables end users to access, view,
and manage their Crystal Reports doc-
uments (.rpt) and Xcelsius dashboards
(.swf). Consumers use the portal to
readily find the documents they need.
They can navigate using an integrated
search facility as well as a folder navi-
gation tree. They can also schedule
their own Crystal Reports documents
to refresh on a regular basis and man-
age their history list of previously
scheduled reports. Users can cus-
tomize their portal by saving multiple
layouts of frequently viewed reports
and can access SAP BusinessObjects
Dashboard Builder to create and view
personal and corporate dashboards.
FuNCTiONAL ARChiTECTuRE
OPTIMIZED COMPONENTS, SERVICES,
AND END-USER TOOLS
Figure 2: Reporting and Dashboard End-User Portal in Crystal Reports® Server
Developer services Data services
Web
services
J2EE
1
software
development kit
Data services Metadata
ODBC,
2
XML, and
native drivers
Report
creation
User-interaction tier
Crystal
Reports®
Portal and
Web applications
Microsoft
Office
Search SAP® Business Objects™
Live Office
Infrastructure services
Management
tools
Management
tools
Metadata
design
Security
1 J2EE = Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition, 2 ODBC = open database connectivity
Collaboration Management
Scheduling
and alerting
Repository
storage and
retrieval
Figure 1: Crystal Reports Server Functional Architecture
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