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Key strategies for optimizing web reports, Scale with businessobjects enterprise – HP Intelligent Management Center Standard Software Platform User Manual

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Note:

Understanding databases and how they work is often important when
considering performance. See

Databases overview

for background

information.

Key strategies for optimizing web reports

As your company grows, Crystal Reports and BusinessObjects Enterprise
can grow along with you. For details, see

Scale with BusinessObjects

Enterprise

.

For tips and considerations on how to create fast, interactive reports, see

Making the right design choices

.

For information about getting the most out of your existing database, see

Streamlining your reporting environment

.

To minimize data transfer and enhance report performance, see

Using

enhanced record selection formulas

.

To decrease the processing and data transfer times of grouped, sorted,
or totalled reports, see

Improving grouping, sorting, and totaling

.

In general, report performance issues are similar, no matter how you distribute
your reports. By following these strategies, you'll notice significant
improvements not only in multi-user web environments, but also in single-user
situations.

Scale with BusinessObjects Enterprise

BusinessObjects Enterprise provides a flexible and efficient way to deliver
your reports over the web or to integrate them into custom web applications.

The Report Application Server (RAS) provides a rich set of server-based
reporting services that let you tightly integrate reporting into your custom
web applications. RAS provides a base set of BusinessObjects Enterprise
services, focused on report processing, application integration, and run-time
report modification.

You can extend your application even further using the advanced services
available in other editions of BusinessObjects Enterprise. These include:

Security

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Designing Optimized Web Reports

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