I'm just getting started with Crystal Reports, and I don't know if I'm approaching this right - please redirect me if necessary.
My department is interested in providing an online search application for our ODBC database. I've checked that Crystal Reports can read our database fine. My question is, is there a straightforward way to make a web page that allows a user to 1) pick the tables he or she wants to look at, 2) pick the variables he wants to see, 3) variables to sort on, 4) tests involving the variables, and 5) format the report? In short, a way to allow a user on the web to be able to act as if they themselves have Crystal Reports installed, to design and build their own reports. I don't mean to build all this stuff myself in VB or whatever; rather is there a way to get CR to just present itself this way on the web?
Thanks very much.
My department is interested in providing an online search application for our ODBC database. I've checked that Crystal Reports can read our database fine. My question is, is there a straightforward way to make a web page that allows a user to 1) pick the tables he or she wants to look at, 2) pick the variables he wants to see, 3) variables to sort on, 4) tests involving the variables, and 5) format the report? In short, a way to allow a user on the web to be able to act as if they themselves have Crystal Reports installed, to design and build their own reports. I don't mean to build all this stuff myself in VB or whatever; rather is there a way to get CR to just present itself this way on the web?
Thanks very much.