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CRYSTAL REPORTS Feature Comparison by Version and Edition

This comparison matrix provides a checklist of features supported in current and previous versions of Crystal Reports leading up to the present, Version 8.5. All data is for 32-bit versions only.

Key: D = Developer edition P = Professional S = Standard

Feature Report Types

Mailing labels & cross-tab reports Mail merge documents, multiple section reports, subreports, conditional reports, query reports, topN reports, and drill down reports Form-style reports On-demand subreports OLAP reports

8.5

4.5

New in 8.5

D, P, S D, P, S

D, P, S D, P, S

P, S P, S

P, S P, S

P, S P, S

P, S

D, P, S D, P, S D, P, S

D, P, S D, P, S D, P, S

P, S P, S P, S

P, S P, S

Fast and Easy Report Creation

Data Explorer Microsoft Excel and Access Add-ins Report Experts for automatic report creation Pre-formatted Text Import (HTML and RTF) Document Import Tool Graphical table linking Field mapping between databases D, D, D, D, P, P, P, P, S S S S D, D, D, D, P, P, P, P, S S S S

P, S P P, S P, S

P, S

P, S

P, S

D, P, S D, P, S

D, P, S D, P, S

P, S

P, S

P, S

Rapid Web Reporting Implementation & Admin Tools*

Web Report Publishing Wizard Crystal Management Console (web report management system) Crystal Configuration Manager (web server components manager) EPortfolio (customizable web desktop) Import objects and folders from Seagate Info (wizard) D, D, D, D, D, P P P P P new new new new new

High-Performance Web Reporting*

Crystal Enterprise Standard 8** (scalable web reporting solution) Web report scheduling Parameter prompts via the Web Open and save reports to Crystal Enterprise for use over the Web Report history DHTML Report Viewer ActiveX Report Viewer Java Report Viewer Netscape Viewer plug in Local printing and export from viewer Embed Hyperlinks into reports Page-on-demand ASP Report Server** Support for ISAPI/NSAPI web servers Support for DSAPI web servers Support for CGI web servers Support for Linux and Solaris (via Apache and CGI web servers) Support for Apache Web Server on Unix Support for Iplanet version 4 (Netscape) web server Store, update & save reports directly to web folders on web server Ad hoc query and analysis D, D, D, D, D, D, D, D, D, D, D, D, D D, D, D, D, D, D, D, P P P P, S P P P P P P P, S P P P P P P P P, S new new enhanced new new enhanced enhanced enhanced enhanced P P P new D, P P new new new D, P, S P

D, P D, P D, P D, P D, P D, P, S D, P D D, P

P P P P P P

P P

Comprehensive Formatting and Design Control

Ability to return to Report Experts Guidelines and vertical rulers Automatic styles, auto-arrange fields, ruler Drag and drop, browse field data Drawing-style interface Line drawing, box drawing Circles, ovals and boxes with rounded corners Moving & resizing objects, selecting multiple objects Conditional font formatting Conditional formatting of text by style and size Vertical text D, D, D, D, D, D, D, D, D, D, D, P, P, P, P, P, P, P, P, P, P, P, S S S S S S S S S S S D, D, D, D, D, D, D, D, D, D, D, P, P, P, P, P, P, P, P, P, P, P, S S S S S S S S S S S P, P, P, P, P, P, S S S S S S P, P, P, P, P, P, S S S S S S P, P, P, P, P, P, S S S S S S

P, S P, S P, S

P, S

P, S

P, S

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Fractional font size Format Editor BLOB bitmap support (Paradox and xBASE) Graphic image support (BMP, TIFF, PCX, TGA) Graphic image support (JPEG, PICT, PNG) Grid control options (on/off; visible/invisible, set line height) Charting on subtotals, groups, details & formulas Integrated geographic mapping Integrated charting Embed Hyperlinks into reports Enhanced undo; redo Multiple undo and redo Multiple detail sections Underlay sections OLE 2.0 support OLE drag & drop between windows Copy entire report objects to Windows clipboard Cross-tab objects Subreport objects Text objects User-defined ToolTips for tools and report objects Running totals expert Top N, bottom N sorting Custom (named) grouping Sort and subtotal in ONE step Parameter fields Use Basic-like syntax in Formula Language Extensible formula language (supports COM Object) Formula control of formatting User-Defined Functions Year 2000 UFLs Select Records intuitive query interface Hierarchical group summary D, D, D, D, D, D, D, D, D, D, D, D, D, D, D, D, D, D, D, D, D, D, D, D, D, D, D, D, D, D, D, D, D,

8.5
P, P, P, P, P, P, P, P, P, P, P, P, P, P, P, P, P, P, P, P, P, P, P, P, P, P, P, P, P, P, P, P, P, S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S1 S S1 S S S D, D, D, D, D, D, D, D, D, D, D, D, D, D, D, D,

8
P, P, P, P, P, P, P, P, P, P, P, P, P, P, P, P, S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S

4.5

New in 8.5

Version

.5

P, S P, S P, S P, P, P, P, P, P, P, P, P, P, P, P, P, P, P, P, P, P, P, S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S

P, S P, S P, S P, S P, S P, S P, P, P, P, P, P, S S S S S S

P, S P, S P, S P, S P, S P, S P, P, P, P, P, P, S S S S S S

P, S P, S P, S enhanced P, S P, S P, S

P, S new

D, P, S D, P, S D, P, S D, P, S D, P, S D, P, S D, P, S D, P, S D, P, S D, P, S D, P, S1 D, P, S D, P, S1 D, P, S D, P, S D, P, S

P, S P, S P, S

P, S P, S P, S

P, S

P, S P, S P, S P, S1 P, S P, S1 P, S P, S

P, S P, S P, S

P, S P, S enhanced

P, S1 P, S P, S1 P, S P, S

P, S P, S1 P, S

P, S1 P, S enhanced

Interactive Analysis Tools

Report Alerts Map lens Analyzer view for Maps and Charts Include charts in reports Include maps in reports Customizable cross-tabs Field highlighting Powerful Formula Editor Drill-down, full-featured search dialog D, D, D, D, D, D, D, D, D, P, P, P, P, P, P, P, P, P, S S S S S S S S S new D, D, D, D, D, D, D, D, P, P, P, P, P, P, P, P, S S S S S S S S P, P, P, P, P, P, P, S S S S S S S

P, S

P, S

P, S

P, S P, S

P, S P, S

P, S

Report Viewing and Navigation

Template Window (Design Window) Fully customizable runtime Preview Window Drill down in runtime Preview Window Smart Navigation; group tree, drilldown, search Report "snapshot" preview Data Dictionary for easy to understand data views D, D, D, D, D, D, P, P P, P, P, P S S S S D, P, S D, P D, P, S D, P, S D, P, S D, P P, S P P, S P, S P, S1 P, S P P, S P, S P, S1 P, S P, S P, S

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P, S1

P, S1

Efficient report distribution

Web report deployment Export to XML Export to PDF Export to DHTML (HTML 4.0) Export to HTML Export to Microsoft Word, Excel, Lotus 1-2-3, text RTF export Export to character-separated values, CSV, DIF, paginated text, record style (columns of values), report definition, tab-separated text & values Export to version 7 of Seagate Crystal Reports (RPT) Export to disk Export to application Export to ODBC databases Microsoft Mail Microsoft Exchange D, D, D, D, D, D, D, D, P P, P, P, P, P, P, P, D, P S S S S S S S P P enhanced new new enhanced P, P, P, P, S S S S P, S P, S enhanced P, S

D, D, D, D, D,

P, P, P, P, P,

S S S S S

P, P, P, P,

S S S S

P, P, P, P,

S S S S

D, D, D, D, D, D,

P, P, P, P, P, P,

S S S S S S

D, D, D, D, D, D,

P, P, P, P, P, P,

S S S S S S

P, S P, S P P, S P, S

P, S P P, S P, S

P, S P P, S P, S

P, S

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Lotus cc:Mail Lotus Notes Export and/or e-mail reports with saved data Send reports with saved data for distributed analysis Report options saved with report Save subreport as standalone report

8.5
D, D, D, D, D, D, P, P, P, P, P, P, S S S S S S D, D, D, D, D, D,

8
P, P, P, P, P, P, S S S S S S

7
P, S P, S P, S P, S

6
P, S P, S P, S P, S

5
P, S P, S P, S P, S

4.5
P, S P, S P, S

New in 8.5

Version

.5

Other Features
Predefined sample reports Predefined (sample) Microsoft BackOffice reports Microsoft Intellimouse support Auto Saving D, P, S D, P, S D, P, S D, P, S D, P, S D, P, S P, S P, S P, S P P, S P P, S

Report Integration Methods

Embeddable Crystal Reports 8.5 Designer Control Report Designer Component Automation Server (OLE) interface Crystal Report Print Engine API ActiveX (OCX/OLE) Control Delphi VCL Control MFC class library with AppWizard Informix NewEra class library D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D P P P P P P P new enhanced P P P P P P P P P, S P P P P P P

Rapid Application Development

Select Distinct Record from SQL Tables Multi-pass reporting with powerful grouping and sorting Sorting on groups, unlimited sorting Heterogeneous data sources Top N, specified groups Powerful Report Engine DLL Support Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 features Report Creation APIs Support for Unbound fields with auto binding Apartment model threading Microsoft Transaction Server support Report Integration Control (formerly called Design-Time Control) Customizable Report Viewer Window Active Data Driver Support (ADO, RDO, CDO) for runtime data sources Apex True DBGrid 5.0 support Event/call-back support Drill down in runtime Preview Window Fully customizable runtime Preview Window D, D, D, D, D, D D D D D, D D D D D D D D P P, P, P, P, S S S S D, P D, P, S D, P, S D, P, S D, P, S D D D D D, P D D D D D D D D P, S P, S P, S P, S P P P, S P, S P, S P, S P P, S P, S P, S P, S P P, S P, S P, S P

P P P P P P

P P P P P P P

Other SQL Features and Tools

Support for SelectDistinct for selecting records Support for TopN for selecting records SQL database access SQL pass-through Ad hoc SQL query tool Sort data on SQL database servers Security pass-through Database driver conversion Data Dictionary Builder interface Group-by, aggregation and SQL expressions on SQL database servers Stored Procedure Support (Access via ODBC, Oracle 7.2, Sybase, SQL Server, Watcom/SQL Anywhere) D, D, D, D, D, D, D, D, D, D, P P P P P P P P, S P P D, P D, P D, P D, P D, P D, P D, P D, P, S D, P D, P D, P, S2

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P P P P P P, S P P P

P P P P P, S P

P P P P P, S P

P P P P P, S P

D, P, S2

Native PC Database and File Access

Act! 2000 ACT! 2.0 ACT! 3.0 ACT! 4.0 Clipper (NTX) Pervasive.SQL (all indices, requires DDFs) DBASE (NDX, MDX, BDE) FoxPro 2.6 (IDX, CDX) Microsoft Access 1.0-2.5, 7.0 (Jet/DAO) Microsoft Access 8.0 (Jet/DAO) D, D, D, D, D, D, D, D, D, D, P, P, P, P, P, P, P, P, P, P, S S S S S S S S S S new D, D, D, D, D, D, D, D, D, P, P, P, P, P, P, P, P, P, S S S S S S S S S P, P, P, P, P, P, P, P, P, S S S S S S S S S P, S P, S P, P, P, P, P, S S S S S P, S P, S

P, P, P, P, P,

S S S S S

P, P, P, P, P,

S S S S S

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Microsoft Access Queries (Jet/DAO) Microsoft Access 2000 Microsoft Exchange 2000 Microsoft Outlook Paradox (3.5-4.5 (Native) 3.5-7.0 (BDE) File system

8.5
D, D, D, D, D, D, P, P, P, P, P, P, S S S S S S

8
D, P, S D, P, S D, P, S D, P, S D, P, S

7
P, S

6
P, S

5
P, S

4.5
P, S

New in 8.5

Version

.5

new P, S P, S P P, S P, S P, S P, S

Native Client/Server and Network Data Access

Multi-threaded DB access (OLE DB & native drivers) Oracle 7.x Oracle 8.0.x Oracle 8.x IBM DB2, DB2/2, DB2/400, DB2/600 Informix Lotus Notes & Domino 4.5 and above, R5 Microsoft Exchange Microsoft Internet Information Server Microsoft System Management Server Microsoft SQL Server (Native and Intersolv DataDirect) Microsoft Windows NT Event Logs Web server activity logs (NCSA format) OLE DB Sybase SQL Server 10, 11 Hyperion Essbase D, D, D, D, D, D, D, D, D, D, D, D, D, D, D, D, P, S P P P P P P P P P P P P P, S3 P P D, P, S D, P D, P D, P D, P D, P D, P D, P D, P D, P D, P D, P D, P D, P, S3 D, P D, P enhanced P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P

P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P

P P

ODBC Data Source (ODBC drivers included)

XML ASCII DBase IBM DB/2 (DDSC only) Informix (Inet 5, 7) Microsoft Access Microsoft Access Queries Microsoft Excel Microsoft FoxPro Microsoft Visual FoxPro 3.0 Microsoft SQL Server Oracle Paradox Sybase SQL Server 10 & 11 D, D, D, D, D, D, D, D, D, D, D, D, D, D, P, P, P P P P, P, P, P, P, P, P P P S S new D, P, S D, P D, P D, P D, P, S D, P, S D, P, S D, P, S D, P, S D, P, S D, P D, P D, P P, S P P P P, S P, S P, S P P P P P P P, S P P P P, S P, S P, S P P P P P P P, S P, S P P, S P, S P, S P P, S P P P P P, S P, S

S S S S S S

P, S P, S P, S P P

Documentation
Online Getting Started Guide Online Technical Reference Online Users Guide Users Guide Web Administrators Guide Online Report Designer Component Getting Started Guide Developers Guide Technical Reference Guide D, P, S D, P, S D, P, S D, P D D D D, P, S D, P, S D, P, S D, P D D D P, P, P, P, S S S S P, S P, S P, S P, S P, S P, S P, S P, S P, S

enhanced

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Language Editions
English French German Italian Japanese Portuguese Spanish D, P, S D, P D, P D, P D, P, S D, P D, P D, P D, P D, P D, P P, S P P P P P P P, S P P P P P P P, S P P P P P P, S

* Web features available through Crystal Enterprise special offer to Crystal Reports Professional and Developer Edition retail customers. ** First 5 concurrent Crystal Enterprise licenses are included with initial copy of Crystal Reports Developer and Professional Editions. First 5 concurrent ASP Report Server licenses are included with initial copy of Crystal Reports Developer Edition only. Additional concurrent licenses may be purchased on a standalone basis.

Notes: 1. Read only for Standard version 2. Stored Procedure Support in Standard version is via ODBC for Access, Excel and SQL only. 3. OLE DB support in Standard version for Access, Excel and SQL only.

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