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Compare features for viewing your Crystal Reports in a web browser.

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Easy one-time server set up — just install and add reports (.rpt files) to folders. yes
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.     yes
Simple one-screen design quickly creates web pages for each of your reports. yes  
Easy to use wizard gives you total control of each database connection, parameter setting, viewer settings and more.   yes  
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. yes yes yes
Modify or replace the report's Record Selection Formula to control the data  displayed in the report.   yes yes
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.     yes

Database

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View data saved within the rpt file using the "Save Data with Report" option in Crystal Reports yes yes yes
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. yes yes yes
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.   yes yes
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. yes yes yes
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.   yes Coming
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Parameters

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Prompt users for parameter values with the same look and feel as in the Crystal Reports designer. yes yes yes
Prompt users for parameter values using a customizable form or create your own custom form.   yes yes
Supports dynamic and cascading parameter prompts. yes yes yes
Pass parameter values in the URL so that users aren't prompted.   yes yes
Pass parameter values from your own web application without prompting users.   yes yes
Automatically set parameter values such as the current date.   yes Coming
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Pre-set constant parameter values that users can't observe or change.   yes  
Pre-set and encrypt parameter values so that users can't observe or change the actual value. yes

Report Viewing Experience

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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. yes yes yes
ActiveX and Java report viewers available for pixel-perfect report rendering in the web browser when using "classic" ASP.   yes  
Control the report viewer's appearance and features, including disabling printing and/or exporting, initial zoom level, and more. yes yes yes
Export to PDF, Excel, Word, RTF, CSV and XML files from the report viewer toolbar yes yes yes
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.   yes yes
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. yes yes yes
Print reports using Print button in viewer toolbar. yes yes yes
Print reports directly to a printer without user interaction.   yes yes
Email reports to one or more addresses automatically using a simple web request.     yes