On the Crystal Enterprise installation CD, there is a text file called platforms.txt which covers every platform supported by Crystal Enterprise.Īs for Operating Systems, Crystal Enterprise can run in many different Operating Systems, such as Windows 2000 Server, Windows Server 2003, Solaris, Linux, AIX and HP-UX. When the report is triggered, Crystal Enterprise would access the data sources specified in the report and save an instance of this report, which can be made available or automatically distributed to the relevant parties.ĭue to the complexity of the Crystal Enterprise, many factors must be considered for platform compatibility, such as Operating System, Web server, Application Server, databases and a combination of these factors. By using Crystal Enterprise, report designers can store report objects, instances of reports, schedule reports and request reports on demand through the use of clients, such as Web Browsers.įor example, an administrator could store a sales report on Crystal Enterprise, and schedule this report to be run at the beginning of every month.
It provides an infrastructure for data access, which can store report templates. ( March 2010) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)Ĭrystal Enterprise is the Business Objects server-based delivery platform for Crystal Reports and Crystal Analysis originally developed by Crystal Decisions.Ĭrystal Enterprise is what is called a delivery platform in Business Intelligence terms. Please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources. This article relies too much on references to primary sources.