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Sap Business One Reseller News: Crystal Reports
If you have SAP B1 ERP implemented in your organization, you are probably already familiar with internal reports, queries, XL Reporter and in this small publication we would like to give highlights on Crystal Reports. Each reporting tool has its own pluses and drawbacks, and you should try multiple tools, if your reporting needs are broad: from Financial reporting (Trial Balance, Balance Sheet, Profit and Loss, Cash Flow Statement) to Operation reporting (Sales by Regions and Items, Sales Commission Report, Project Profitability to name a few examples), plus if you need industry forms, such as Bill of Ladings, Agent Settlement Report:
1. XL Reporter. This reporting tool is very end user friendly and if you are accountant, who is neither comfortable nor familiar with SQL scripting, this report should fit your needs. This report is deploys Microsoft Excel tools and it has VBA extension to MS Excel. However this reports design tool works with predefined SB1 objects: Business Partner, Account, Item, Price List and similar, and you are limited in building custom links. And this is understandable – if you need advanced links in your report, you will need SQL view or Stored procedure as the report base – you can achieve this goal in Crystal Report
2. Crystal Reports. If you are discovering Crystal Reports design through report building wizard, then you should listen SAP BO training class either online or face-to-face. However if you are report developer and work in IT department, then you should go to SQL view or stored procedure scripting. Stored procedure is the most powerful tool and its parameters should be translated to Crystal Report parameter. Stored Procedure allows you to build temporary tables within its boundaries – this should resolve complex unionizing and build staging tables if required. Stored procedure should be able to build very complex report – try to design something like Sales project profitability, based on incurred cost in Purchase Order Processing, Production (working hours and possible overhead)
3. SQL Server Reporting Services or SRS. This tool is web based, which should give you certain advantages if your organization has regional offices and international presence. SRS in its suitability is pretty similar to Crystal Reports and it bases its reports on SQL Views or SQL Stored Procedures
4. Industry Forms. If you are thinking which reporting tool to deploy and how, the hint is simple – these reports should depict only one document: Sales Invoice, Purchase Order, Vendor Invoice in the format, required by your industry regulation. You can use Crystal Report (which could be integrated in your SAP B1 interface) as well as SRS (if you want to enable these reporting over the web)
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Andrew Karasev, Alba Spectrum LLC, help@albaspectrum.com, http://www.albaspectrum.com, 1-866-528-0577 , subdivision of M2-D2, SAP Business One VAR and Reseller in Illinois, Georgia, South Carolina, California, Texas. Please visit our info portal Pegas Planet: http://www.pegasplanet.com Local Service in Chicago, Atlanta, San Diego, Los Angeles, Orange County, Houston. We also have SAP Business One Software Development Factory and SB1 Technical Support Call Center, serving USA country side businesses and internationally: Canada, Brazil. Illinois practice: Naperville, Aurora, Plainfield, Marseilles, Ottawa, DeKalb, Springfield, Oakbrook, Glenn Ellyn, Wheaton, Bolingbrook, Romeoville, Lisle, Melrose Park, Brookfield. San Diego and LA practice: Rancho Bernardo, Oceanside, Poway, Long Beach, Irvine, Mission Viejo, San Marcos, Carlsbad, La Jolla, Escondido. Houston Practice: Dallas, Galveston, Sugar Land, Pearland, Katy, Pasadena, Rosenberg, League City, Galena Park
Reporting tools? (for management reporting, financial reporting, controlling reporting)? a suggestion?
Hi,
I would like to have some info about the most used reporting program/software/tools (for management reporting, financial reporting, controlling reporting).
Which one of the following is the most requested by companies?
- SAS
- Business Objects
- Microstrategy
- Crystal Reports
- Hyperion
- Cognos
Which one of those do you think it’s the most complete, or giving such an “added value” to be more qualified in the job market?
More and more often I see companies looking for people who knows such reporting software.
As far as me, I don’t know anyone of them, but if I had to attend a course, which one would you suggest me?
I already know SAP R/3, AS 400, and JDE so I do not need to know generic ERP
Thanks to everybody for your precious suggestions
As with most things – it depends.
In my experience, for straightforward reporting, at a relatively basic level, Business Objects is the most popular with employers. Also, I found it really easy to pick up (though it had a few quirks, but then what doesn’t).
SAS is also very popular with employers, but it’s a much more advanced package. It can take years to properly get to grips with SAS. Traditionally, it’s been used by way of a sort of scripting language, though a few years ago they bought out a graphical interface which i believe has become quite popular – with beginners. (Employers often ask for “SAS programmers”, which might give you a clue how technical it is to use.)
If you know how to use it properly, SAS is a fantastically productive tool, but like i say, it’s difficult to start with.
Both Business Objects and SAS will give you a lot of “added value”, as you put it, to employers.
SPSS is also a popular one; a more recent entrant is Alterian, though this is more of a data engine rather than the full tool (people put their own front ends on top).
You can actually go a long way reporting-wise with just MS Access and Excel. In my last job we used Business Objects for data extraction, and then did the reporting / analysis in Access / Excel.
But if I had to pick one which looks best on your CV, while not taking years to learn… Business Objects.
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