Viewers provided

The Crystal Reports Toolkit for the Rational Software Development Platform includes the DHTML report page viewer, and the report parts viewer.

The following table describes the viewer features provided with the Crystal Reports Toolkit for the Rational Software Development Platform. These features can be enabled or disabled through the SDK, allowing you to customize the viewers to meet your specific needs.

Note:    When using the report parts viewer with the Java Reporting Component, the report must have report parts and navigation information defined. The Java Reporting Component does not support defining report parts programmatically.

Viewer features

FeaturesDescription

Charts

Allows charts to be viewed. You can also drill down on charts.

Drill Down

Allows drilling down on fields or summarized data.

Page Navigation

Navigates to different pages in the report.

Report Parts

Allows individual report parts, such as charts, text, and fields, to be viewed.

Text Search

Searches report fields for the specified string.

Toggle Group Tree

Shows or hides the Group Tree.

Zoom

Zooms to the desired magnification.

Highlight

Highlights the drill-down object or the first occurrence of the search text.

Logon Prompt

Prompts for log on.

Can Change View

Allows web application users to change the view of a report by selecting from the view list.

Subreports

Allows on-demand subreports or embedded subreports to be viewed. Also allows drilling down on these subreports.

Parameter Prompt

Prompts for parameters.

Export Button

Provides a button to export a report. Supported export formats are PDF and RTF. See Export formats for more information.

Print Button

Provides a button that enables a report to be printed.

Viewer feature comparison

This table compares the features of the viewers provided with the Crystal Reports Toolkit for the Rational Software Development Platform.

Basic FeatureDHTML report page viewerreport parts viewer

Charts

X

X

Drill Down

X

X

Page Navigation

X

X

Text Search

X


Toggle Group Tree

X


Zoom

X

X

Highlight

X


Logon Prompt

X

X

Can Change View

X


Thin Client

X

X

Integration with Crystal Enterprise

X

X

Subreports

X


Parameter Prompt

X

X

Export Button

X


Print Button

X


Maps

X

X

External Link Navigation

X

X

Render Event

X

X

Mobile Output


X

PDA Output


X

JavaServer Faces support

X

(JSF version of the DHTML report page viewer)


Note:    The Java Reporting Component does not support generating reports for display on mobile devices. It also does not support Maps.



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