Crystal reports with SAP ECC scenerios

[vishal_deshmukh]

Hi All,

I understand that with sap integration kit we can connect crystal reports with SAP BW objects as well as ECC tables and FMs.

i want to know in which case we use reports out of ECC tables and FMs considering performance would get affected.

Is it possible that without using SAP BW as back end we only implement reports on ECC tables and FM's if yes what is the situation where in we use this option.??

Thanks,

Vishal

[Former Member]

Hey Vishal,

take a look at this if interested:

best regards,

Denis M

[Former Member]

Not knowing what ECC or FM is, I can only say I can and have written Crystal Reports against SQL, Access, and Oracle databases, seperately and together.

I suggest you simply try it.

Edited by: Debi Herbert on Sep 28, 2011 7:14 AM

[vishal_deshmukh]

Debi,

Thanks for your inputs, but when we install SAP integration kit to access SAP system in crystal reports there we get an option of BW and ECC system so that we can access data from BW and ECC. ECC is SAP R3 system from which we can access Tables and functions modules ( ABAP programs).

Thanks,

Vishal

[abhilash_kumar]

Hi Vishal,

You can create a report off BEx queries, Infosets or Function modules in Crystal Reports. I really haven't compared the performance of each datasource with the other in CR because of the fact that they're completed oblivious to each other.

I believe you would connect to SAP BW using the BW MDX driver to create a report off the BEx queries, whereas use one of the other drivers to report off Function modules.

Do you see any significant performance issues, if at all you were somehow able to compare between these datasources?

-Abhilash