Crystal Report based on BW query

We create a Crystal report (CR 2008 ) with the main report based on on Bex Query on an SAP BW Server based on an infocube and a sub report based on an SQL relational table (Table, cluster or SAP Functions) on the same SAP BW Server. The execution is Ok on the Crystal Client but when we deploy on the InfoView portal (and on CMC) we have only one connection defined (it seems it detect that it was the same server name and keep only the first connection).

We don't use Universe (For Bex Query SAP don't recommande it) . The queries are directly embeded in the crystal report

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How to bulid a Crystal report based on Bex query as source

Hi,
I have requirment where the end user wants the query in Crystal.I built a Bex query in Bex query designer.I would like to know how to create crystal report based onthe Bex query.
Thanks,

Hi
The Crystal Reports are integrated with BW such that the query built in BW can be used to bulit Crystal Reports on them.
After launching the Crystal Reports, you will have and option : "Open reprt from BW" whcih will help you in opening the BW Queries and create Crystal Reports.
Also in the Menu there is an optin SAP-->Create New Report from a Query
Regards, Hyma
Edited by: Hymavathi Yanamadala on Aug 13, 2009 5:52 AM

Crystal report based on BW query with two structures

Hi,
I use a BW query with 2 structures. In the rows there is a structure of restricted characteristic 0material. I used this characteristics several times in different rows to restrict these rows to specific products.
Cars
motorcycles
Others
In the columns I have a structure of key figures. Every key figure is restricted to a specific time intervall.
So in BW the executed query looks like this:
                       Key figure 1         Key figure 2        Key figure 3
Cars                   10                     30                         100
motorcycles        20                   100                          30
Others                30                    40                           39
If I use the same query in Crystal then I have access to the 3 keyfigures and to one structure element.
How can I ensure that the query is displayed in CR like in BW? I tried to work with crosstabs but I was not able to get the same display like in BW.
Thanks for any help.
BR, Andreas

Try posting your question to the BW / SAP forum.

Issues with Infoview data refresh on Crystal Reports based on BW BeX query

Hi all,
We applied the Business Objects XI3.1 fix pack 3.1 with Integration toolkit fix pack 3.1 in our environment.
After that we started having trouble with Crystal Reports based on BeX queries that use manual input variables.
The data refresh would not work in Infoview.
The data refresh would work using the Crystal Reports designer gui on local machine.
regards,
Abhishek

Hi all,
This thread is for the benefit of all the BW/BO people who faced issues with BO reports not working after certain fix pack installations.
After lot of time spent in debugging this and researching and some help from SAP, we found that BASIS had missed a step in the BO patching. This step was relating to applying some BW transports in the BW system related to the new Integration toolkit.
Please use below notes for the BW transport task of patching BOE Integration toolkit.
Refer to Note#1472104 which explains about loading the
transports when we install BO Service Packs or Fix Packs. Also please refer to the Note#1271751 for the advice on transports for BW systems.
Please go through page 206 (Configuring transports) in the SAP Integration Kit installation guide. You can download this document at below link.
https://websmp106.sap-ag.de/~sapidb/011000358700000559912010E/xi31_sp3_bip_sap_inst_en.pdf
Refer to Note#1345919 which explains about the process of loading transports for SAP IK.
regards,
Abhishek

Crystal Report based on Universe and RAS SDK missing functionality

Hi,
In Crystal Report Designer Application i can select Universe as a data source for the Crystal Report and on the query panel construct the actual query using Universe objects and conditions.
Now, my question is how can i do the same PROGRAMMATICALLY. I.e. i want to make a new or take an existing crystal report, check if it's based on universe, then access the actual universe query structure and construct/modify the query by operating with the actual Universe objects and conditions.
I tried to use RAS SDK for this, but i could only access Tables that dont even show on which universe they are based on.
Should i use some other SDK to do this?
Thanks,
Roman.

Thanks for your response. Ok, if it's so complicated, then i'm not concerned about universe query creation. I have more specific questions now:
1) You've said that CrystalReport stores Universe SI_CUID values that it connects to. Let's say i have 3 tables based on universes in the report. What is the best way to determing which universe correspond to which table using RAS SDK?
I looked at ConnectionInfo for each table, it sais that it's based on universe, but it DOES NOT have universe CUID property.
Using Enterprise SDK i can access SI_UNIVERSE_INFO of ProcessingInfo for report InfoObject and see the list of universes used, but they are not matched to the actual tables, so i cannot really find out which universe belongs to which table.
2) If EXISTING CrystalReport is based on Universe, is it possible to retrieve the actual universe objects and conditions used in this report? I can see that field names correspond to object names, BUT i also need a parent class name, becuase object is NOT identified by it's name only withing the universe.

Problems with publications with a Crystal Reports file under BW Query

This one is the problem. The client has a query in SAP with an own parameter of this query. This parameter is a varchar (4) that it stores numerical values (0001,0002,0003... 0099).
This parameter in SAP's query has it defined that admits range (we can put from 0020 to 0036 and will show 0020, 0021, 0022, 0023, 0024... up to 0036)
The topic is that we put that the value of this parameter is 0020 (without range), we obtain EDGE's
mistake
SAP query has the parameter defined that admits range, but we spend the only value to him and it gives us this mistake.
It seems like the format in which it is necessary to indicate in the profile had to be a specific (p.e. range(0020) or or )
We've tried several formats and none works, always it gives us mistake!
And we cannot change the SAP query because there are a lot of them and they're a part of business
SAP Note 1544713 says "Modify the SAP BW Query so that the parameter accepts only distinct values."
We've made this and IT DOESN'T WORK!!!
Reproducing Issue
- The source document is a Crystal Report based on an SAP BW query with
a parameter that accepts distinct values
- The destination is email.
- The recipients are Enterprise Recipients from a Crystal Report
Bursting is set one fetch per recipient
- "Método masivo de informes" is set to "Una búsqueda de base de datos
por destinatario (recomendado si se usa seguridad de nivel de fila
dentro de universos o vistas empresariales)"
We assign to a Query parameter (varchar) value by profile (set value to
0023) and it give us an error (it's log file error, in spanish)
2011-04-09 01:27:23,257 INFO
BusinessObjects_PublicationAdminLog_Instance_21782 - Fallo de ejecución
de complemento de postdistribución 21782 para [destinatarios""
a ""].Ejecutando instancia de publicación.
2011-04-09 01:27:23,320 INFO
BusinessObjects_PublicationAdminLog_Instance_21782 - Fallo de ejecución
de complemento de postdistribución 21782 para [destinatarios""
a ""].Se cumplió la regla de entrega global de esta publicación; el
procesamiento de la publicación comenzará ahora.
2011-04-09 01:27:34,411 ERROR PublishingService:HandlerPool-44
BusinessObjects_PublicationAdminLog_Instance_21782 - Fallo de ejecución
de complemento de postdistribución 21782 para [destinatarios""
a ""].Programando tarea de documento "Clientes V2" (ID: 21.788)
fallido: Error interno.
Programando documento 'Clientes V2' (ID: 21.788) ha fallado para los
siguientes usuarios:
seidor (ID: 13591)
. Estos usuarios tenían los siguientes valores de perfiles:
{?[PARAM_UN_SUP]} valores:
0022
(FBE60502)
2011-04-09 01:27:34,536 INFO
BusinessObjects_PublicationAdminLog_Instance_21782 - Fallo de ejecución
de complemento de postdistribución 21782 para [destinatarios""
a ""].Programación de publicación completa.
PLease, hekp!!

Post Author: John Werner Enoksen
CA Forum: General Feedback
Hi, im about to write a simular solution where I will use VS2008/Com+ to be in compliance to an existing solition written in VB6.0, so I was googling to look for bumps. Did you figure this one out?
Best regards,
John Werner

Bold a single row in a Report based on SQL Query

Should be easy? So, how do I bold a single row in a report based on SQL query without creating a new template or writing Java for the page? What is the Tabular Form Element "Element Attributes" field for? Or what am I supposed to put in there to make it do anything?

One way to do this is to add a hidden column to your report which contains the formatting value, for example:
select empno
, ename
, sal
, decode(empno,1,'font-weight:bold','font-weight:normal') style
from emp
Hide the STYLE column.
Then you can use this column for each column in Column Formatting > HTML expression in this way:
<span style="#STYLE#">#SAL#</span>
Unfortunately you have to do this for each colum you want to appear bold.
good luck,
Dirk Dral

Developing Crystal Report from SAP BEx query

Hi,
I am trying to create an crystal report from SAP BEx query( using MDX driver). I can able to connected to BEx query and got key figures and characterstics, but not able to get calculated key figures into crystal reports.
Would likes to know how to use the calculated key figures used at BEx query level in Crystal Reports? and
Creation of complex parametes in Crystal reports on SAP data.
I really appreciate your quick reply.
Thanks in advance.
VR

Hi,
calculated keyfigures are shown like any other keyfigure in Crystal Reports.
ingo

Launch a Crystal Report Based on a Bus. Objects Universe with code

Post Author: BobM
CA Forum: .NET
Launch a Crystal Report Based on a Bus. Objects Universe with code
We have purchased Business Objects Enterprise XI R2 and have designed a universe. We have hundreds of scheduled reports that have been configured through the InfoView. The problem is that we run these reports on a very odd date schedule and it is extremely cumbersome to go into these report definitions and change the dates in InfoView.
We would like to be able to store all the report parameters in a table (outside of the BO universe) along with the date and time we would like it to run. All of this would need to be tagged with the report name so we know what report we are referring to. Then we would like to sweep this table periodically (or use some other triggering mechanism) and launch the reports as specified (hopefully) using an API/SDK (like the one that used to be available with Crystal) to launch the .RPT file and pass all of the appropriate parameters, and possibly the credentials if need be.
In short we want to roll our own report scheduler due to some limitations we have found in the InfoView scheduler.
My main question is, does an API/SDK exist that can launch a crystal report that is based on a Business Objects Universe? As I had stated, it needs to be able to pass parameters in the report call. Based on my previous projects using Crystal connected directly to a SQL Server DB, I beleive this is possible, but I would like to hear from others that may be doing something similar with a Business Objects Universe back end.
We are using Crystal Reports XI R2. Just to be clear, all of the functionality I specified up to the point where the report needs to be called is not an issue, we know how to do all of that.
Thanks in advance,Bob
Code; API; Business Objects; Universe; Crystal; BO Enterprise X11; Crystal Reports XI

With the code, you've presumably logged on to the database. To insert objects on to a new report you'd want to use code along the following lines:
private void AddTableFromDataSet(ref CrystalDecisions.CrystalReports.Engine.ReportDocument rpt, System.Data.DataSet ds)
ISCDReportClientDocument rasReport = rpt.ReportClientDocument;
// Convert the DataSet to an ISCRDataset object (something the ISCDReportClientDocument can understand)
CrystalDecisions.ReportAppServer.DataDefModel.ISCRDataSet rasDS;
rasDS = CrystalDecisions.ReportAppServer.DataSetConversion.DataSetConverter.Convert(ds);
// Add the dataset as a data source to the report
rasReport.DatabaseController.AddDataSource((object)rasDS);
// Add a field to the report canvas
// Note: This is quick and dirty. No positioning, resizing, formatting, etc.
CrystalDecisions.ReportAppServer.Controllers.ISCRResultFieldController rfc;
CrystalDecisions.ReportAppServer.DataDefModel.ISCRTable crTable;
CrystalDecisions.ReportAppServer.DataDefModel.ISCRField crField;
rfc = rasReport.DataDefController.ResultFieldController;
crTable = rasReport.Database.Tables[0];
crField = crTable.DataFields[2]; // Hardcoded field "Customer Name" in the Customer table from Xtreme Sample Database
rfc.Add(-1, crField);
// Save the report template to disk (without data)
//object path = @"c:\documents and settings\administrator\desktop\";
//rasReport.SaveAs("test.rpt", ref path, 0);
//MessageBox.Show("Done!");
For more info, see sample apps on the following link:
http://wiki.sdn.sap.com/wiki/x/IgBmBQ
Also, consult your 'Report Application Server .NET SDK Developer Guide" and "Report Application Server .NET API Guide". I'd provide the appropriate links, but you do not mention the version of CR you are using...
Thread moved to the '.NET - SAP Crystal Reports" forum.
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Performances with Crystal Reports (based on BW queries)

Hi,
I've created some Crystal reports based on BW queries, and I'm really interested in performances purposes. The BW queries I created are quick (with neither free characteristics nor hierarchies), and when I use them in a Crystal report, I identify a loss of time in the data extraction (BW --> Crystal), in the Crystal management of the layout and then in the publication to BOE.
To be able to use Crystal on BW queries is very useful, but if the response times are too much important, that's not good...
Is there any customizing to perform to get better performance ? Are there some analysis already performed with Performance point of view ?
If you have any best practice or piece of advice to shorten the response time in Crystal reports, I'm really interested in.
Thanks for your replies,
Best regards
Jonathan

Hi,
there are many SDN threads or forums dealing with the integration BW and Crystal.
You should have a look to the forums created by Ingo Hilgefort (SAP expert on the BW-BO integration).
You can start with that one :
/people/ingo.hilgefort/blog/2008/09/17/businessobjects-and-sap--installation-and-configuration-part-1-of-4
Best regards,
Jonathan

How to biod Crystal Reports based on ABAP Tables/Views

Hi,
Can any one post me some document stuff on building Crystal reports based on ABAP Tables/Views please!
Thanks,
Madhu.

Hi,
Check out the links below for Crystal Reports :
Re: Crystal report in SAP BW
http://support.businessobjects.com/documentation/product_guides/
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/86/06a8d3be17fc47aa8d850e50cf5f24/frameset.htm
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/46/dfd33b1ed4b47de10000000a114084/frameset.htm
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/34/c0523e83464644e10000000a114084/frameset.htm
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/0d/5f72b7c0e943d99f4f5cef2bfacfe1/frameset.htm
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/06/00a63b60f26e3be10000000a114084/frameset.htm
Hope this helps.
Cheers,
Kedar

Crystal Report based on BEX 3.X query + Hierachies

Hi,
I have built a Crystal Report (2008) based on BW Bex 3.5 query.
The report has a hierachical group based on a hierachy
similar to the strategy used in
http://blog.mastering-sap-and-businessobjects.com/2009/07/10/crystal-reports-and-sap-bw-hierarchies--conditional-formatting-part-2.aspx
Certain sub and parent nodes in the hierachy have suppressed to make sure the report is formatted correctly.
The user running the report does NOT have the option of choosing the level of nodes to hide or show.
At this point in time the report is showing the correct nodes, however there is a concern that once users start re-arranging the hierchies and adding nodes that the reports will have to be maintained. (Which I think is a catch 22 situation)
Does anyone have another suggestion how to have the reports be "Dynamic" (based on the hierachy) and still not have the danger of the hierachies changing and affecting the Reports
(I certainly can think of no other ways EXCEPT creating a structure in the BW Query - which means that in any case if the hierachies changes, the BW Query will have to be maintained)
Kind Regards,
Nicole

Hi,
Crystal Reports is using a parent child relationship which means the complete hierarchy is dynamic and in case your hierarchy is changing on the BW side Crystal Reports will pick up those changes automatically - assuming we talking about additional levels or levels been removed.
ingo

Crystal report from SAP infoset query

Hi All,
I am facing a problem in a crystal report which is based on Infoset query. When I run the report after passing the parameters it gives me an error "Database error occured" "Parameter field value does not exists" "RFC Closed"
But if I run the same Infoset query from SQ01 I am able to run it with same paramenter and it returns many records.
To be very precise I am running the best practice crystal report "Cost Analysis - Planned vs. Actual Order Costs" which is based on infoset query CO_OM_CA_20_Q1.
It throws me error that "Controlling Area does not exists".
Did anyone faced similar problem?
Best Regards,
Chetan

Hi,
log into your SAP ERP system using the SAP GUI and choose in the SAP Menu the following path:
SAP Menu -> Accounting -> Controlling -> Cost Cetner Controlling ->Environment->Set Controlling Area.
Set the desired controlling area for your user there (DO NOT FORGET TO CLICK ON THE DISKETTE ICON) and try again.
Regards,
Stratos

SAP Crystal Report (2008) through SQL Query parameters

Hi,
I Created a report in Crystal report (2008) based on Sql Query. I created parameters in SQL query prompt only (all single valued).
Based on this I need to show the data in detail section.
For Graph, I used another SQL query, and added one subreport to the Main report header section. Since this subreport is also using the SQL query prompts for taking parameters.
Since both the reports are using same set of parameters. I mapped Main report parameters to sub-report parameters.
So Now structure is like,
In a report there is one subreport.
Main report ....SQL query generates parameter prompt..same parameters is passed to subreport.
In subreport there are sql generated prompts. and we mapped that prompts to main report parameter prompts.
Now it is running fine from crystal report, but not from CMC. It is not showing the graph.
Made Two Experiment:
1. To check subreport is running or not , Mannualy put my name in sub report--working fine.(CMC)
2. To check the parameters are correctly mapped--printed the value in subreport--Showing all the parameters value from CMC
but it is not running the SQL query of that sub report.
Any suggestion ?? Or is there anyoption to check?? Or a CMC setting.
Please suggest and respond..
Thank you in advance.!!

Hi Rajeev,
This is Crystal reports development community, you said the report is working fine in Crystal. it is problem in CMC. So the issue is at BI Server.
So i think you need to create the thread in the below community.
BI Platform
--Naga

Run a Crystal Report ( with SAP BW Query ) on BO XI R2 SP2

Hi SAP Guru,
In one customer, we want integrate SAP BI 7.0 on Business Objects XI R2 SP2 ( Full Control Right ) to delivery dedicated reports to target users ( Scheduling )
We strart with a simple query that it works fine on Bex..
The integration Kit for SAP was installed on BO server and transports on SAP BW Server (based on Thread of Ingo).
For scheduling, I create a Business View based on my BW query and I create my crystal report. Everything work fine, when I launch my report localy on my desktop.
The problem arrives when I want schedule my report on the CMC or in infoview. I received a error message :
Failed to open the connection. D:ApplBusiness ObjectsBusinessObjects Enterprise 11.5DataprocSched - system - ~tmp148860c59ff44c6.rpt
I try to schedule a report without Business View but I receive the same message.
Questions :
1 ) Is the Integation Kit for SAP is enable for this environement ( SAP BI 7.0 and BO XI R2 SP2 ) ?
2) Have you any suggestion of resolution for my problem ?
If you need more info, I will update my thread..
Thanks in advance for your help...
Cédric

Thanks for your quick reply !!!
are you able to run your report on-demand in the InfoView?
--> I receive my error when I open/run the report.
Which version of CR Designer are you using?
--> CR 11.5.9
Any chance to upgrade? There is already SP6 available for XI R2.
--> We project to migrate to R3.1 this year but we want to show report earlier ( if it's possible on R2 of course ).
Cédric

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