You can generate reports from IBM® Rational® Focal Point™ by
using an authenticated XML export. This export renders the use of
reporting tools, such as Crystal Reports, to generate reports.
You
can generate a report on one or several views. The report tool requests
data from an ODBC source, which is supplied from Rational Focal Point in
the form of XML. The ODBC source translates the XML data to a database
with this structure.
You can generate IBM Rational Publishing Engine
reports without configuring a separate Rational Publishing Engine server. You need
a separate license to use Rational Publishing
Engine.