SAP Crystal Solutions

Crystal Server 2011

Give your decision makers timely access to personalized, easy-to-understand business information, simply and affordably. SAP Crystal Server software is an entry-level business intelligence (BI) solution that enables deeper insights to business information and positions your organization for greater competitive advantage.

With robust data exploration, reporting, and dashboard management functionality, SAP Crystal Server helps business users at all levels make more informed decisions. SAP Crystal Server combines the flexibility of SAP Crystal Reports software, the richness of SAP Crystal Dashboard Design software, and the power of SAP BusinessObjects Explorer software - giving you flexible and intuitive access to business data, all in one entry-level BI solution.

Business Benefits

• Entry-level BI solution – Access reports, dashboards, and explore corporate data to get the critical information you need, all from a single solution


• Guided data exploration – Find critical information across all your applications and data sources with simple keyword searches and intuitive exploration capabilities


• Common semantic layer – Make your corporate data easier for business users to access.


• SAP Crystal Reports software for enterprise – Create presentation-quality reports quickly with a new version of SAP Crystal Reports, optimized for accessing data through Universes


• Data-driven publishing – Deliver personalized reports to a dynamic list of recipients


• Integration with Microsoft Office and Microsoft SharePoint – Provide users with information inside the applications they work with the most


• Security and integration – Integrate reports and dashboards into an existing security infrastructure


• Administration – Support lifecycle management, auditing, and monitoring to minimize ongoing cost of ownership

Please note:

• SAP Crystal Reports and SAP Crystal Dashboard Design software must be purchased separately.
• SAP Crystal Dashboard Design viewing and SAP BusinessObjects Explorer are available with NUL licenses only.
• Data driven publishing functionality is available with concurrent access licenses (CAL) only.
• Maintenance, including technical support, is available for purchase separately.

Server Components

• Processor: 2.0 GHz dual-core 64 bit CPU or better
• Memory: 6 GB RAM or more
• Disk space (approximate):
  • 6 GB for default installation with English language only installed
  • 9 GB for default installation with all languages installed
• Operating systems:
  • Windows: Server 2003 x64 SP2, Server 2003 R2 x64 SP2, Server 2008 x64 RTM & SP2, Server 2008 R2 x64 RTM
  • Linux: Suse SLES 10 x86_64 SP2, Suse SLES11 x86_64, Red Hat EL 5 x86_64 Update 2

System Requirements

• Browsers: IE 7, IE 8, Firefox 3.5, Firefox 3.6, Safari 4.0
• SharePoint Portal Integration Kit (32 bit editions only): Not included in the CS 2011 package. Replaced with IOMS (“Integration Option for Microsoft Sharepoint”) product.
• Integration Option for Microsoft Sharepoint: SharePoint 2007 and SharePoint 2010 64bit version only
• Java Portal Integration Kit: SAP Netweaver Enteprise Portal 7 and 7.3, Weblogic Portal 10 and 10.3, Websphere Portal 6.1 and 6.1.5, Microsoft Sharepoint 2007 and 2010 (.NET 3.5)
• Download file size: Current estimate is 6.3 GB