Developing with a Visual Development Environment

Not only has Business Objects delivered a full Java reporting offering with the Crystal Reports Java Reporting Component, but it also provides integration with some of the major Integrated Development Environments (IDEs) in the market to drive developers to build applications with the Java Reporting Component more quickly. The vendors Business Objects is currently working with on IDE integration are BEA and Borland. The integration consists of the following:

  • An integrated project item for reports. This enables developers to add a report to their projects easily. It launches the Crystal Reports designer to edit the report automatically.

  • A report viewer wizard. This is a visual wizard that walks ...

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