User`s guide

Integrating Business Applications with Crystal Reports
Crystal Reports is the program that you use to create and format Crystal reports, and SAP
BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform is the multi-tier system that allows you to distribute
these reports over the Web in a secure and managed environment. The SAP BusinessObjects Business
Intelligence Platform 4.0 Integration with the following business applications provides components that
enable you to combine the functionality of Crystal Reports and SAP BusinessObjects Business
Intelligence Platform 4.0 to work with your choice of business application:
• SAP
• JD Edwards (JDE) System
• Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS)
• PeopleSoft (PSFT)
• Siebel
Unlike in earlier releases, the integration for each application listed above has been integrated with the
SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform 4.0 install. The SAP BusinessObjects Business
Intelligence Platform 4.0 install program provides integration for SAP, JDE, EBS, PSFT, and Siebel .
You can use SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform to configure administrative tasks
and use Crystal Reports to configure access to data in the applications. You can begin to work with the
data from different applications in Crystal Reports and/or SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
Platform 4.0.
Refer to the following guides to learn how to perform administrative tasks for individual applications:
• SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform Administrator Guide
• SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform User's Guide
• SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Suite Master Guide
• SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform 4.0 Installation Guide
24.1 Integrating with SAP
24.1.1 Introduction
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Integrating Business Applications with Crystal Reports