Questions on the functionality of Crystal Reports 2011

Dear all ,
i recently got in contact with Cyrstal Reports and have to conduct an analysis about its functionalities and possibilites.
I have some questions which could not be answered using internet research and would be very happy if some of you (who are certainly more experienced) could give me some short answers on them.
1. I know that you need SAP NetWeaver in order to run Business Objects Analyits for MS Offic, but do i need the NetWeaver application also for Cyrstal Reports (CR) ? In my case I have an Oracle database and have not the possibility to change to a Netweaver data warehouse
2. I have a PPT Master document (with predefined action titles, headings etc.). Is it possible to create my charts with CR and then automatically integrate them in my Powerpoint Master? I know that CR can create .png (and other) but I want that the user can change the diagram in powerpoint (e.g. changing colours)
Is that possible ?
3. When having a direct connection to Powerpoint, is there a way that i can identify updated graphics ? I´m thinking of some kind of red dot that symbolized users that this graphic has changed.
4. Is there a way to integrate CR directly in PPT that users have the possibility to create reports in PPT or do I always have to use the CR interface?
Would be very happy if you just could give me some brief answers on the questions cause I have not much experience in the field (as my questions already indicate Wink )
Thanks and Greetings,
Dan

Good afternoon. I have attempted to address your questions below. Please review my answers and let me know if you need more details.
Regards,
Coy
Product Manager - SAP Crystal Reports
1. I know that you need SAP NetWeaver in order to run Business Objects Analyits for MS Offic, but do i need the NetWeaver application also for Cyrstal Reports (CR) ? In my case I have an Oracle database and have not the possibility to change to a Netweaver data warehouse
Crystal Reports does not require SAP NetWeaver in order to function. In fact, Crystal Reports is a desktop tool used to create reports. You can then publish those reports to the SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform, embed them in custom applications, or view them directly via a desktop viewer (or in another format).
2. I have a PPT Master document (with predefined action titles, headings etc.). Is it possible to create my charts with CR and then automatically integrate them in my Powerpoint Master? I know that CR can create .png (and other) but I want that the user can change the diagram in powerpoint (e.g. changing colours)
Is that possible ?
It is possible to integrate Crystal Reports content directly into Microsoft Office documents by using the SAP BusinessObjects LiveOffice tool.
3. When having a direct connection to Powerpoint, is there a way that i can identify updated graphics ? I´m thinking of some kind of red dot that symbolized users that this graphic has changed.
This is not possible "out of the box", but may be possible via some custom addon.
4. Is there a way to integrate CR directly in PPT that users have the possibility to create reports in PPT or do I always have to use the CR interface?
Please see the answer above for #2.
Edited by: Coy Yonce on Jul 25, 2011 11:01 PM
Edited by: Coy Yonce on Jul 25, 2011 11:02 PM

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2011-9-30-15-14-27     10176     .\javabeans.cpp     136     Leaving DllMain()      20
2011-9-30-15-14-27     10176     .\xml.cpp     112     Leaving DllMain()      20
2011-9-30-15-14-27     10176     .\jdbc.cpp     172     Leaving DllMain()      20
2011-9-30-15-14-27     10176     .\crdb_sforce.cpp     127     Leaving DllMain()      20
2011-9-30-15-14-27     10176     .\javabeans.cpp     113     In DllMain()      20
2011-9-30-15-14-27     10176     .\javabeans.cpp     136     Leaving DllMain()      20
2011-9-30-15-14-32     10176     .\crdb_sforce.cpp     464     The ErrorArray exception thrown from the function DbLogonServer()     1
2011-9-30-15-14-32     10176     .\crdb_sforce.cpp     661     In DbFreeLogonInfo()     20
2011-9-30-15-14-32     10176     .\crdb_sforce.cpp     667     Leaving DbFreeLogonInfo()     20
2011-9-30-15-14-32     10176     .\crdb_sforce.cpp     2567     In DbFreeErrorInfo()     20
2011-9-30-15-14-32     10176     .\crdb_sforce.cpp     2570     Leaving DbFreeErrorInfo()     20
2011-9-30-15-14-32     10176     ..\cserrinf.cpp     523     Error 31837 (..\..\src\data\queryenghelp.cpp, 554): Failed to open the connection.: Unexpected error     1
2011-9-30-15-14-51     10176     .\javabeans.cpp     113     In DllMain()      20
2011-9-30-15-14-51     10176     .\javabeans.cpp     136     Leaving DllMain()      20
2011-9-30-15-14-51     10176     .\crdb_sforce.cpp     127     Leaving DllMain()      20
Any other ideas on what I can try here?

Hi Vitaly
I did some further playing based on the information you provided; that it should not differ between 2008 and 2011. I currently have both Crystal 2008 SP3 and 2011 SP2 installed so I went through and looked at the CRConfig files for both applications and could not see any major differences other then where they configure as the JVM and classpath.
I have managed to get Crystal 2011 to connect to salesforce after making one small edit to the 2011 CRConfig, changing the classpath to use the 2008 version of CRDBSForceServer.jar
I removed the entry within classpath for the CR2011 CRDBSForceServer.jar
F:\Program Files (x86)\SAP BusinessObjects 4
SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise XI 4.0\java/lib/CRDBSForceServer.jar;
and replaced it to point at the 2008 version
F:\Program Files (x86)\Business Objects\Common\4.0\java/lib/CRDBSForceServer.jar;
When I do this I am able to establish a connection to the salesforce DB without any other changes in the CRConfig. This does not solve my problem as I am still unable to run a deployed version of the report as I assume the latest 2011 version of the JAR is also part of the BO4 server and is getting the same connection problem on the server side but this may narrow it down enough for you to be able to provide further clarification on what the issue is.
thanks,
Brendan

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