User`s guide

Building Queries
16.1 Connecting to a universe
You access the Business Objects Query Panel in Crystal Reports through the Database Expert. Once
you have selected Universes from the Create New Connection node, you are prompted to log onto SAP
BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform, after which you can select a universe and design your
query.
Crystal Reports can connect to multilingual universes and report off of them, but it cannot take advantage
of the multilingual attributes. Crystal Reports will display multilingual field names and other metadata
content only in the primary language of the universe.
You can only base new documents and queries on universes for which you have been granted the
custom right, Create / Edit Query.
Note:
If you are a user of Web Intelligence and you are using the Query Panel in Crystal Reports, you will
encounter some differences in behavior from what you might expect in Web Intelligence.
16.1.1 To connect to a universe
1.
In Crystal Reports, on the File menu, click New, and then click Blank Report.
2.
In the Database Expert, double-click Create New Connection.
3.
Double-click Universes to view a list of universes you have the right to base new reports on.
4.
Log on to SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform if you have not done so already.
For information about how to log on to SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform, see
Working with Enterprise folders.
5.
Select the universe that you want to base your query on, and then click Open.
The Business Objects Query Panel appears.
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