i‑net Crystal-Clear is a flexible and powerful reporting solution for many different purposes. You can use a lot of report features to make your reports useful, clear and meaningful.
Below you will find a list of our top features. In the samples section there are lots of simple samples showing specific features supported by i‑net Crystal-Clear. If you are interested in complex samples, have a look at the application samples.
The following features are being completed by the i-net Crystal-Clear Plus version features.
i‑net Crystal-Clear offers a streamlined version of i‑net Designer to create meaningful reports very fast and easy. Ad hoc reporting is available as browser based HTML or applet version and can be embedded in other applications as well. The i-net Designer uses an ad hoc component as report wizards to easily create new reports.
The Repository is a place where everyone can store and execute report templates directly on the server. Together with System and Report Permissions we offer an easy way to manage visibility and execution permissions for users and groups. See more details.
Besides the Report Permissions this is a new way to restrict users to certain areas and functions of the i‑net Crystal-Clear server. Administrators can set individual permissions for all available remote modules to restrict or grant certain users access to them.
Since i‑net Crystal-Clear version 10.0 there is a second set of system permissions called “interfaces”. This set includes Remote Datasources, an Ad Hoc applet services and the online Designer including WebDav access for the Repository.
You can use data from every database with a JDBC driver or ODBC driver. It is also possible to access the data directly or via Java Beans. You can change the database at runtime or design time.
You can install the i-net Designer on as many clients as you want - absolutely free of charge for customers who have purchased i‑net Crystal-Clear.
A single report can be available for different languages (labels and formating). The i‑net Designer offers a translation dialog which helps to translate static content of your report files.
Users who access the reports will be presented with localized versions if a translation is being provided for their browser or system language.
The reports can be customize with parameters and two different scripting languages. Parameter can be set via URL, API or by the user at run-time.
You can create reports with an execution time plan and send them via email, save them onto disk or do any other custom action. See more details.
There are many options to limit the visibility of reports or just for a part of a report.
(Have a look at the security guide too.)
With clicking a group you can show details. Our reports support unlimmited grouping levels.
Generate your report into different output formats like Java, PDF, RTF, HTML, SVG, etc.
Design your reports with Charts, Cross-Tabs, Fields, your custom Java Beans and many more layout elements. See the samples for an idea what is possible.
Font Embedding makes your report look the same on every system. This is very important for special fonts like barcode or symbolics.
Java is a multi-platform language offering 64-bit installations for a large number of operating systems. You can install and run i‑net Crystal-Clear on 64-bit installations of Java and maximize the benefits of your hardware.
IF your runtime environment does only support .NET or your software is programed in .NET and not Java - you still will be able to use i‑net Crystal-Clear or embed it into your application.
Have a look at our future plans to port i-net Crystal-Clear to .NET and contribute in the process.
