#Crystal reports 2013 upgrade update
#Crystal reports 2013 upgrade upgrade

Crystal Reports for Enterprise will not have all the functionality from Crystal Reports 2020. Crystal Reports for Enterprise does not include some features that are present in Crystal Reports 2020.

#Crystal reports 2013 upgrade update

Overview of the two Crystal Reports versionsР”В¬rystal Reports 2020 is an incremental update will have all the features that are familiar to Crystal Reports 2008/2011/2013/2016 users.Р”В¬rystal Reports for EnterpriseР’В focuses on the BI platform and connecting to data from SAP BW. Please make sure that you take backup copies before conversion. It is not possible to convert back form SAP Crystal Reports for Enterprise (format) into SAP Crystal Reports 2020 (format). It is possible to convert from SAP Crystal Reports 2020 (format) into SAP Crystal Reports for Enterprise (format). Once you save this report, the format conversion is completed. These missing features are listed later in this article. The wizard will also detect any features that are in the report that are not supported in Crystal Reports for Enterprise.

BICS (SAP BW BEx Query connectivity) or.

When opening a report in SAP Crystal Reports for Enterprise 4.1 and above, that was created in SAP Crystal Reports 2020 or below, a conversion wizard appears to help you change the database connection to a:

Convert porting of reports into SAP Crystal Reports for Enterprise in order to take advantage of connectivity optionssuch as BICS (= conversion).

Maintain existing reports in SAP Crystal Reports 2020, while developing new reports using SAP Crystal Reports for Enterprise (=no conversion).

Maintain & develop reports using SAP Crystal Reports 2020 (= no conversion).

Within BI4.x, you have flexible report development options, based on your requirements: Please refer to 'Choosing between Crystal Reports 2020 and Crystal Reports for Enterprise' section for more detail.

You may also find out that there are certain reports that should stay in SAP Crystal Reports 2020 formatР’В (i.e. There is noР’В need to convert all reports into SAP Crystal Reports for Enterprise format. Once reports are in SAP Crystal Reports 2020 format, you should evaluate if you shouldР’В convertР’В your reports into SAP Crystal Reports for Enterprise format. Conversion within BI4.x (From SAP Crystal Reports 2020 to SAP Crystal Reports for Enterprise)

#Crystal reports 2013 upgrade upgrade

If your reports are saved locally on your PC, you can use SAP Crystal Reports 2020 (Designer) to upgrade a report to SAP Crystal Reports 2020 format. If your reports are in the BI platform, all Crystal Reports 2008 are automatically upgraded to SAP Crystal Reports 2020 format when you use the BI4.x Upgrade Manager Tool (UMT). Overview of upgrade and conversion process Upgrade from XI3.1 to BI4.x (From Crystal Reports 2008 to SAP Crystal Reports 2020)