

Powerful Data Access and Report Design
Business Views
Access to Business Views eliminates the hassles associated with manually
moving reports from development to production.
BusinessObjects Universes
Connect to BusinessObjects™ Enterprise universes, a powerful semantic
layer that masks the complexity of the data, so that new or less experienced
users can still understand the data.
Updated Drivers
Crystal Reports XML, JDBC, IBM DB2 and Exchange data drivers have been
updated to give you an incredible range of data access options.
Dynamic Image Location
Pictures and graphics can now be placed in a report through a link in
the database so that it is no longer necessary to store images within
the database. This supports the common practice of storing images on the
web server and storing references to those images in the database.
Updated Visual Report Designer
Use the updated point-and-click designer to create reports and alleviate
intensive coding.
Intelligent Charting
New drag and drop charting and cross-tabs allow for intelligent charting.
Variables are approximated when a chart is dropped into a section. Chart
design is now faster and easier because charts will be updated automatically
when new variables are added.
Hierarchical Grouping
Layout control is enhanced so that users can create their reports in a
hierarchical, rather than just a relational manner. This provides a better
fit for organizational charts and summary reports.
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