Learning Crystal Reports is not difficult. However, you need to spend a few hours or a few days to learn the basics. I have reached the conclusion that the best way of learning Crystal Reports is through video tutorials. 135 minutes of watching and 5 minutes of reading!
Also question is, does Crystal Reports use SQL?
When you connect to an SQL database, Crystal Reports acts as an SQL client application, connecting to your SQL server through your network. When you design a report that accesses SQL data, Crystal Reports builds an SQL query.
- Start Crystal Reports by clicking Start > Programs > Crystal Reports. …
- Select the As a Blank Report option in the Create a New Crystal Report Document area and click OK. …
- Click + next to the Create New Connection folder to view subfolders.
Keeping this in consideration, how do I install Crystal Reports?
To install Crystal Reports 2016, do the following:
- Download the Crystal Reports 2016 installation set from the Exact customer portal to the preferred system.
- Log in as the administrator of the system.
- Go to folder DATA_UNITS > CrystalReports and right-click on “setup.exe”, and then select Run as administrator.
How do I start Crystal Reports?
Double click on the folder. Next, double click on the DATA_UNITS folder. Double click on the CrystalReports folder. Double click on the setup.exe file (as highlighted above) to start installation of Crystal Reports.
How do I use Crystal Reports?
Now, follow the steps for creating a Crystal Report.
- Create a table in the database. …
- Create a VIEW in your database to display employee data information.
- Go to Visual Studio.
- Go to the Solution Explorer and right-click on your project name and seelct Add -> New Item.
- Add New Item-> Crystal Report.
- Click the Ok Button.
Is Crystal Reports still used?
Many organizations are still operating legacy versions of Crystal Reports, and there is a cost to upgrade to the most current version. … After factoring in the cost and amount of work required, many organizations simply decide to switch to another software.
Is Ssrs better than Crystal Reports?
SSRS has a little more complexity to get used to and requires some database background knowledge but is more powerful and is built around direct SQL access. … With SSRS data sources can be shared or embedded while in Crystal it can only be embedded in the report.
What are the disadvantages of Crystal Report?
Here are the drawbacks/cons of using SAP Crystal Reports: Crystal report is not a very user-friendly tool for learning as error decryption is tedious and hard to figure out.
What are the prerequisites for working with Crystal Reports?
General Prerequisites
This function requires SAP GUI for Microsoft Windows. This function is only available for SAP List Viewer for SAP GUI (ALV Grid), Web Dynpro ABAP ALV, and POWER Lists. You need Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 or higher to display Crystal Reports in Web Dynpro ABAB ALV.