Crystal Reports to WebI Reports!

Post Author: Rohini
CA Forum: WebIntelligence Reporting
Hi,
    I am working on converting existing Crystal Reports in XIR2 (and SQL Server 2000 stored procs/views with Parameters as data source) to WebI reports by creating Universes. Some of the reports has sub-reports linked to the main report  through parameters and different stored proc as data source. I am new to WebI and Universe design. How can I implement such reports in WebI?
Appreciate your help!
Thanks,
Rohini.

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