User`s guide

6.1.1 Key strategies for optimizing web reports
• As your company grows, Crystal Reports and SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform
can grow along with you. For details, see Scale with SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
platform .
• For tips and considerations on how to create fast, interactive reports, see Making the right design
choices.
• For information about getting the most out of your existing database, see Streamlining your reporting
environment.
• To minimize data transfer and enhance report performance, see Using enhanced record selection
formulas .
• To decrease the processing and data transfer times of grouped, sorted, or totaled reports, see
Improving grouping, sorting, and totaling.
In general, report performance issues are similar, no matter how you distribute your reports. By following
these strategies, you'll notice significant improvements not only in multi-user web environments, but
also in single-user situations.
6.2 Scale with SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform
SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform provides a flexible and efficient way to deliver
your reports over the web or to integrate them into custom web applications.
The Report Application Server (RAS) provides a rich set of server-based reporting services that let you
tightly integrate reporting into your custom web applications. RAS provides a base set of BusinessObjects
Business Intelligence platform services, focused on report processing, application integration, and
run-time report modification.
You can extend your application even further using the following advanced services available in other
editions of SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform:
• Security
SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform provides granular group, user, and data-level
security to help you protect sensitive reports and deliver a more personalized end-user experience.
• Scheduling
SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform incorporates a flexible time- and event-based
scheduling system to allow you to process large reports during off hours and to avoid unnecessary
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