Crystal Reports and BI integration

Hi All,
Could anyone tell me what are the best practices adopted while integrating Crystal Reports with BI 7.0?
I have SAP BI and BEx on my laptop. Which version of crystal reports is advisable? What software should I install on my system?
I have read about the SAP integration kit. Where is this to be installed on individual laptop or on the server? If on server then how is it accessible to the crystal report software on my laptop?
Are there any other settings needed for accessing BI data from Crystal Reports?
Please help me on this.
Thanks,
Smruti

Hi Smruti,
For better assistance on these questions I would request you to post this question on SAP Business One category.
Regards,
Sumit Kanhe

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