Compare features for viewing your Crystal Reports in a web browser.
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ReCrystallize Light |
ReCrystallize Pro |
ReCrystallize Server |
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Easy one-time server set up — just install and add reports (.rpt files) to folders. | |||
Provides easy folder navigation and report selection interface.
Administrators can simply copy new or modified report files to the server. Users can browse the folder view to find a report and then click to view. |
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Easily email, print, or export reports to disk from a command line, batch file, Windows PowerShell script or your own application. | |||
Simple one-screen design quickly creates web pages for each of your reports. | |||
Easy to use wizard gives you total control of each database connection, parameter setting, viewer settings and more. | |||
Control which information is displayed in the report by setting parameters that are included in the report's Record Selection Formula or SQL Where clause. | |||
Modify or replace the report's Record Selection Formula to control the data displayed in the report. | |||
Web-based file management allows users to add or remove reports and other documents without the need for direct access to the server file system. | |||
Database |
ReCrystallize Light |
ReCrystallize Pro |
ReCrystallize Server |
View data saved within the rpt file using the "Save Data with Report" option in Crystal Reports | |||
View current data from the database in Crystal Reports that use only one database connection such as a single ODBC DSN, single SQL Server, single Oracle server, or single Access database. | |||
View current data from the database in Crystal Reports that use multiple database connections — including different ODBC connections or different database types such as SQL Server, Oracle, and/or Access within the same report. | |||
Use a different database connection — such as a different ODBC DSN,
different Oracle server, or different Access database — for web viewing
than was used to design the Crystal Report. This can be useful when the same report is used with different instances of a database or when using separate development, QA, and production databases. |
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Logs in to the database with a predetermined username and password that you provide, usually the same database user account used to design the Crystal Report or a database user account with limited rights created specifically for report viewing. | |||
Logs in to the database with the username and password provided by the user during web server authentication, for implementations where each user has a separate database account. | Coming Soon |
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Parameters |
ReCrystallize Light |
ReCrystallize Pro |
ReCrystallize Server |
Prompt users for parameter values with the same look and feel as in the Crystal Reports designer. | |||
Prompt users for parameter values using a customizable form or create your own custom form. | |||
Supports dynamic and cascading parameter prompts. | |||
Pass parameter values in the URL so that users aren't prompted. | |||
Pass parameter values from your own web application without prompting users. | |||
Automatically set parameter values such as the current date. | Coming Soon |
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Pre-set constant parameter values that users can't observe or change. | |||
Pre-set and encrypt parameter values so that users can't observe or change the actual value. | |||
Report Viewing Experience |
ReCrystallize Light |
ReCrystallize Pro |
ReCrystallize Server |
HTML based report viewer available for near universal browser compatibility, including iPad, iPhone and Android devices, without the need for plug-ins or add-ons. | |||
ActiveX and Java report viewers available for pixel-perfect report rendering in the web browser when using "classic" ASP. | |||
Control the report viewer's appearance and features, including disabling printing and/or exporting, initial zoom level, and more. | |||
Export to PDF, Excel, Word, RTF, CSV and XML files from the report viewer toolbar | |||
Export directly to PDF, Excel, Word, RTF, CSV and TXT files, bypassing the report viewer to open directly in the associated application or save to disk. | |||
Can automatically update report data in browser every x minutes without manually clicking the Refresh button — great for continually updated reports or reports shown in public areas on TV monitors that do not allow user interaction. | |||
Print reports using Print button in viewer toolbar. | |||
Print reports directly to a printer without user interaction. | |||
Email reports to one or more addresses automatically using a simple web request. |