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Variables with replacement from query result are not supported, if the query again has variables that are ready for input

Supported meta-data & functionality

Variable Presentation

Analysis, edition for

Microsoft Office

Analysis, edition for

OLAP

Crystal Reports for

Enterprise

Design Studio

Single Value Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes (6)

Multiple Single Value Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes (6)

Interval / Range Value Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes (6)

Selection Option Yes Yes Limited

Support (2)

Limited Support (2)

Limited

Support (2) Yes No Yes (6)

Selection Option Operator Functionality (except Contains Pattern)

Selection Option Operator

Functionality - Contains Pattern No No Limited Support (2)

Limited Support (2)

Limited

Support (2) Yes No No

Selection Option Include /

Exclude Functionality Yes Yes Limited

Support (2)

(2) Crystal Reports for Enterprise, Web Intelligence, and SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards are creating range variables for a selection option variable from a BEx Query. In addition the option to include or exclude values and to select an operator is not supported.

(6) Design Studio 1.0 does not support the prompting.. Nevertheless designer can set the variable value per scripting.

Supported meta-data & functionality

Variable Functionality

Analysis, edition for

Microsoft Office

Analysis, edition for

OLAP

Crystal Reports for

Enterprise

Design Studio

Support for manual entry of

values Yes Yes No No No Yes - NA - Yes

Support for Variables in Defaults

Area of BEx Query Yes Yes No No No No No Yes

Support for single Key Date

Variable Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes

Support for multiple Key Date

Variables in single BEx Query Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes

Support for Hierarchy / Hierarchy Node Variable dependency

Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes

Support for cascading variables

for Compounded Characteristics Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No - NA - Yes

Support for Variable Default

Values Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes

Supported meta-data & functionality

Variable Functionality

Analysis, edition for

Microsoft Office

Analysis, edition for

OLAP

Crystal Reports for

Enterprise

Design Studio

Copy / Paste variable values

from clipboard Yes No No No No No - NA - Planned for

release 1.1 Filling variable values from

Microsoft Excel File

Planned for

release 1.4 No No No No No - NA - No

Merge / Unmerge Variables Yes Planned for

release 4.1 No Yes No No - NA - Planned for

release 1.1 Defining Variable Sequence in

the report No No Yes Planned for

release 4.1 No No - NA - No

Variable Sequence based on

BEx Query Designer Yes Yes Yes Yes No No - NA - Planned for

release 1.1 Support for validating values

before executing the report Yes Yes No No No No - NA - Planned for

release 1.1 Read Mode for list of values

(master data, InfoCube) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No - NA - Planned for

release 1.1

Supported meta-data & functionality

BEx Query Elements

Analysis, edition for

Microsoft Office

Analysis, edition for

OLAP

Crystal Reports for

Enterprise Currency / Unit Conversion

defined in BEx Query Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes

Currency / Unit Conversion

(Runtime) Yes No No No No No Possible with

manual modeling No Condition in Rows

(from BEx Query) Yes Yes

No Not planned for

future release

No Not planned for

future release

No Not planned for

future release

Yes

No Not planned for

future release

Yes

Condition in Columns

(from BEx Query) Yes Yes

No Not planned for

future release

No Not planned for

future release

No Not planned for

future release

Yes

No Not planned for

future release

Yes

Conditions for fixed set of

characteristics (from BEx Query) Yes Yes

No Not planned for

future release

No Not planned for

future release

No Not planned for

future release

Yes

No Not planned for

future release

Yes

Condition for independent

characteristics (from BEx Query) Yes Yes

No Not planned for

future release

No Not planned for

future release

No Not planned for

future release

Yes

No Not planned for

future release

Yes

Defining Conditions in the report Yes Yes Yes (5) Yes (5) Yes (5) No - NA - No

Exceptions (from BEx Query) Yes Planned for release 4.1

No Not planned for

future release

No Not planned for

future release

No Not planned for

future release

- NA -

No Not planned for

future release

Planned for release1.1

Defining Exceptions in the report Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes - NA - - NA - No

Constant Selection Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes - NA - Yes

(5) the BI clients are able to create condition type of filters (for example, Top N) in the report but these filters are applied after the data has been retrieved from SAP NetWeaver BW

Supported meta-data & functionality

Variable Type

Analysis, edition for

Microsoft Office

Analysis, edition for

OLAP

Crystal Reports for

Enterprise

Design Studio

Cell Editor Calculation Yes Yes Limited

Support (6)

Limited Support (6)

Limited

Support (6) No No Yes

Local calculations (defined in

BEx Query) Yes Yes No No No Yes No Yes

Defining Calculations in the

report (at run time) Yes Yes No Yes No Yes - NA - No

Exception Aggregation Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes

Zero Suppression Yes Yes No No No Yes No Yes

Read Mode for characteristics

(master data, InfoCube) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

(6) Crystal Reports for Enterprise, Web Intelligence, and SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards to support BEx queries with two structures and cell definitions created with the cell editor but in cases where the cell definition combines different data types, the resulting output in these BI clients will be a string value instead of a numeric value.

Supported meta-data & functionality

BEx Query Elements

Analysis, edition for

Microsoft Office

Analysis, edition for

OLAP

Crystal Reports for

Enterprise

Design Studio

Scaling Factor Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes - NA - Yes (7)

Reverse Sign (+/-) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes - NA - Yes (7)

Number of Decimals Yes Yes

No Not planned for

future release

No Not planned for

future release

No Not planned for

future release

No Not planned for

future release

- NA - Yes (7)

Hide / Show the Element Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes - NA - Yes (7)

Sort Characteristics Yes Yes No No No Yes - NA - Yes (7)

Display Options for

characteristics (Key, Key & Text, Text)

Yes Yes

Elements can be included as

part of the report design

Elements can be included as

part of the report design

Elements can be included as part of the report design

Yes - NA - Yes (7)

Result Rows (Show, Suppress) Yes Yes No No No No - NA - Yes (7)

Placement of subtotal (above /

below nodes) Yes Yes No No No No - NA - Yes (7)

(7) Design Studio: possible to define it in design time. But it‘s not possible to define/change it in ad-hoc manner in run time with Design Studio 1.0

Supported meta-data & functionality

BEx Query Elements

Analysis, edition for

Microsoft Office

Analysis, edition for

OLAP

Crystal Reports for

Enterprise

Design Studio

Schedule a document Planned for 1.4

(BI 4.1) No Yes Yes No - NA - - NA - No

Create a Publication (=

Broadcasting)

Planned for 1.4

(BI 4.1) No Yes Yes No - NA - - NA - No

Support for Variable Variants Yes Planned for

release 4.1 No No No No - NA - Planned for

future release Support for Variable

Personalization

Planned for

version 1.4 No No No No No - NA - Planned for

future release

Support for Report Report

Interface as Sender Yes Planned for

release 4.1 Yes No Yes No - NA - Planned for

future release Support for Report Report

Interface as Receiver

Planned for

version 1.4 No No No No No - NA - Planned for

future release