Chapter 21 Using Reports Explorer for Ad Hoc Web Reporting and Microsoft Integration
In this chapter
Introducing Ad Hoc Reporting Conceptually 512
The Crystal Reports Explorer Application 513
BusinessObjects Live Office Add-In 527
Introducing Ad Hoc Reporting Conceptually
Too many competing definitions of Ad Hoc reporting exist to dispense with any introduction. This chapter does not pretend to address the larger question of defining Ad Hoc as a concept, but rather seeks to place the Crystal Reports Explorer tool into context as an Ad Hoc reporting tool. Simply put, Ad Hoc reporting or queries are impromptu questions you put to the data to extract answers. Although many permutations exist, from systems that enable the end user to ...
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