User`s guide

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
Business Intelligence platform 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 Business Intelligence platform via BW.
Note:
SAP Business Explorer must be installed on the same machine as SAP Crystal Reports 2011 for
the Crystal Reports SAP Toolbar to work correctly.
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:
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