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24.1.2 Add-Ons
The Add-Ons distribution contains the setup program and additional documentation for the components
that integrate with your SAP system. The setup program determines which SAP BusinessObjects
Enterprise products are already installed, and then installs the add-on components as required.
The add-on components are:
• Data Access
This component provides database drivers that are designed specifically for reporting off SAP data.
Crystal Reports drivers are included for OpenSQL, InfoSet, BW MDX, and ODS. Crystal Reports
drivers need to be installed on the machines that host the Crystal Reports servers.
• Crystal Reports SAP Toolbar
Integrated within Crystal Reports, the SAP Tools toolbar facilitates tasks associated with reporting
off BW queries. It allows you to log on to BW and work with its data sources, save reports to BW,
and publish reports immediately to SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise via BW.
Related Topics
• Reporting off InfoSets, Operational Data Stores, and MDX cubes
• Reporting off other SAP data sources
24.1.3 Reporting with SAP
This section describes the key features provided by Crystal Reports 2011 to report off SAP systems.
24.1.3.1 Reporting off InfoSets, Operational Data Stores, and MDX cubes
Crystal Reports 2011 provides connectivity to your SAP data through three database drivers— the
InfoSet driver, the ODS driver, and the MDX driver:
Note:
The BW Query driver is not supported in the current and future releases. The MDX driver provides the
same function set as the BW Query driver with enhancements. You can migrate the existing BW Query
reports to MDX driver.
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