ATUL PATANKAR [ ASUG INSTALLATION MEMBER MEMBER SINCE: 2000 LINDA WILSON [ ASUG INSTALLATION MEMBER MEMBER SINCE: 1999 JUERGEN LINDNER [ SAP POINT OF CONTACT MEMBER SINCE: 1998 [ ] Crystal Reports & Xcelsius with SAP Business One [ Pacific Northwest Chapter 2009 Spring Meeting Hosted by The City of Tacoma Friday, APR 3 rd

Crystal Reports Crystal Reports with SAP Business One Barry Brosnon APEX Business Systems, Tacoma WA

[ Real Experience. Real Advantage. © SA P / PA RT NE R SU M MI T AM ER IC AS / Pa ge 3  CRYSTAL REPORTS  What is Crystal Reports? What does it do?  Demo Crystal Reports  Product Matrix  The Future of Crystal Reports  XCELSIUS  What is Xcelsius? What does it do?  Demo  Product Matrix  SUMMARY AND WRAP-UP Agenda

[ Real Experience. Real Advantage. © SA P / PA RT NE R SU M MI T AM ER IC AS / Pa ge 4  CRYSTAL REPORTS  What is Crystal Reports? What does it do?  Demo Crystal Reports  Product Matrix  The Future of Crystal Reports  XCELSIUS  What is Xcelsius? What does it do?  Demo  Product Matrix  SUMMARY AND WRAP-UP Agenda

[ Real Experience. Real Advantage. © SA P / PA RT NE R SU M MI T AM ER IC AS / Pa ge 5 Sample Report: Analytics Dashboard. Top 5 Purchased ItemsBottom 5 Purchased Items

[ Real Experience. Real Advantage. © SA P / PA RT NE R SU M MI T AM ER IC AS / Pa ge 6 Sample Report: Standard Report

[ Real Experience. Real Advantage. © SA P / PA RT NE R SU M MI T AM ER IC AS / Pa ge 7 Sample Report: SAP Forms  Crystal Reports can be used to create and print forms in addition to reports

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[ Real Experience. Real Advantage. © SA P / PA RT NE R SU M MI T AM ER IC AS / Pa ge 9 DEMO

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[ Real Experience. Real Advantage. CRYSTAL - PRODUCT MATRIX Cost Purpose View Design Data Content Crystal Reports Integration for SAP Business One FREE for customers on maintenance Basic reporting off SAP Business One data and SSP’s solutions Unlimited viewing in SAP Business One Free Crystal Reports Viewer Named User of Crystal Reports Basic 2008 for SAP Business One per site. SAP Business One data B1-specific reports Crystal Reports 2008 $495 Report design off all data sources Additional report design licenses.Net applications Java applications Free Crystal Reports Viewer Named User 35+ data sources Xcelsius Engage 2008 $895 Simple departmental dashboards Flash PDF Powerpoint In Crystal Reports 1 Named User Web Services Crystal Reports Server 2008 See Channel Partner Reseller Manage, share, secure Crystal Reports Web viewing Web Viewers MS Office Free Crystal Reports Viewer 2008 Crystal Reports 2008 OR Crystal Reports Visual Advantage 35+ data sources Crystal Reports Visual Advantage See Channel Partner Reseller

[ Real Experience. Real Advantage.  CRYSTAL REPORTS  What is Crystal Reports? What does it do?  Demo Crystal Reports  Product Matrix  The Future of Crystal Reports  XCELSIUS  What is Xcelsius? What does it do?  Demo  Product Matrix  SUMMARY AND WRAP-UP Agenda

[ Real Experience. Real Advantage. © SA P / PA RT NE R SU M MI T AM ER IC AS / Pa ge 13 The Future of Crystal Reports  Version 8.8 will provide a built-in integration with the following functionalities:  Frequently used forms and reports will be provided with default Crystal Reports layout  One screen allows management of all reports and layouts – print layout designer and Crystal Reports  Can add Crystal Reports as a new report, or attach to a document as a print layout by importing.rpt files  Crystal Reports Designer add-ins:  Print preview from SAP Business One  Import to SAP Business One  Tables are listed by modules and by description including user tables and third party solutions  A set of predefined parameters representing selection criteria that can be applied to the report (business partner selection, chart of accounts, and more)  Ability to drill down to the master data or document from Crystal Reports to SAP Business One screen

Xcelsius Xcelsius with SAP Business One Barry Brosnon APEX Business Systems, Tacoma WA

[ Real Experience. Real Advantage.  CRYSTAL REPORTS  What is Crystal Reports? What does it do?  Demo Crystal Reports  Product Matrix  The Future of Crystal Reports  XCELSIUS  What is Xcelsius? What does it do?  Demo  Product Matrix  SUMMARY AND WRAP-UP Agenda

[ Real Experience. Real Advantage. © SA P / PA RT NE R SU MM IT AM ERI CA S / Pag e 16 Xcelsius - Presenting data visually

Dashboards and Visualization for Better Decision Making

[ Real Experience. Real Advantage. © SA P / PA RT NE R SU MM IT AM ERI CA S / Pag e 18 Transform complex data into a comprehensive Dashboard

[ Real Experience. Real Advantage. © SA P / PA RT NE R SU MM IT AM ERI CA S / Pag e 19 Interactive Xcelsius model. Please place in presentation mode (F5). Crystal Reports Visual Advantage 2008 for Dashboarding and What If Scenarios

[ Real Experience. Real Advantage. © SA P / PA RT NE R SU MM IT AM ERI CA S / Pag e 20 How does it work? Pull data from a database or an application into Excel or Crystal Reports Develop logic and input data into Xcelsius-friendly format Import into Xcelsius and use point-and-click methodology to create visual models Deploy Flash (SWF) file to Word, PowerPoint, PDF, website, etc..

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[ Real Experience. Real Advantage.  CRYSTAL REPORTS  What is Crystal Reports? What does it do?  Demo Crystal Reports  Product Matrix  The Future of Crystal Reports  XCELSIUS  What is Xcelsius? What does it do?  Demo  Product Matrix  SUMMARY AND WRAP-UP Agenda

[ Real Experience. Real Advantage. CRYSTAL - PRODUCT MATRIX Cost Purpose View Design Data Content Crystal Reports Integration for SAP Business One FREE for customers on maintenance Basic reporting off SAP Business One data and SSP’s solutions Unlimited viewing in SAP Business One Free Crystal Reports Viewer Named User of Crystal Reports Basic 2008 for SAP Business One per site. SAP Business One data B1-specific reports Crystal Reports 2008 $495 Report design off all data sources Additional report design licenses.Net applications Java applications Free Crystal Reports Viewer Named User 35+ data sources Xcelsius Engage 2008 $895 Simple departmental dashboards Flash PDF Powerpoint In Crystal Reports 1 Named User Web Services Crystal Reports Server 2008 See Channel Partner Reseller Manage, share, secure Crystal Reports Web viewing Web Viewers MS Office Free Crystal Reports Viewer 2008 Crystal Reports 2008 OR Crystal Reports Visual Advantage 35+ data sources Crystal Reports Visual Advantage See Channel Partner Reseller

[ Real Experience. Real Advantage. © SA P / PA RT NE R SU MM IT AM ERI CA S / Pag e 25 Conclusion Why?  See a holistic view of your business performance  Interpret information beyond data presentation  Apply the power of innovative design  Information is Power  Own your framework for success  Pioneer the path to performance excellence  Customers get a complete Crystal Reports solution for free!  Future primary reporting tools of SAP Business One © SAP 2007 / Page 25

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