SAP Crystal Reports Advanced Training Overview Designed For SAP Consultant

Posted by Brandon Thomson on April 25th, 2016

If you have SAP B1 ERP executed in your business, you are perhaps already acquainted with in-house reports, queries, XL Reporter and in this small article we would like to give you some idea on Crystal Reports. Each reporting tool has its specific advantages and shortcomings, and you should try multiple tools such as Sales Commission Report, Project profitability, Agent Settlement report and others.

1.XL Reporter:

This reporting tool is very easy to implement and if you are not auditor, who is at ease nor acquainted with SQL scripting, this report should perfectly match your needs in best way possible. This report uses Microsoft Excel tools as well as it has VBA extension to MS Excel. On the other hand this reports design tool works with pre-defined SB1 things: Business Partner, Account, Item, Price List and other equivalent, and you are restricted in constructing custom links. And this is clear - if you need radical links in your report, you will need SQL view or stored technique as the report base - you can reach this objective in Crystal Report.

2.Crystal Reports:

If you are on SAP Crystal Reports Advanced Training design through report building expert, then you should pay attention to SAP BO training class either online or direct. But if you are report developer, then you should go to SQL view or stored technique scripting. Stored procedure is the most influential tool and its factors should be decoded to Crystal Report parameter. Stored Procedure enables you to build provisional tables within its limitations - this should resolve intricate unionizing and build performance tables if essential. Stored procedure should be capable of building very challenging report - try to design Sales project profitability, centered on acquired cost in Purchase Order Processing, Production

3.SQL Server Reporting Services popularly known as SRS:

This instrument is web based, which should provide you particular benefits if your organization has local offices and worldwide presence. SRS in its aptness is pretty close to Crystal Reports and it sources its reports on SQL Views or SQL Stored Procedures.

4.Industry Forms:

If you are considering which reporting tool to use and how, the suggestion is simple - these reports should represent only one document: Sales Invoice, Purchase Order, and Vendor Invoice in the format, essential by your business guideline. You can use Crystal Report as well as SRS according to your business needs.