Crystal Reports XI Official Guide

The BusinessObjects Enterprise SDK is the most flexible and powerful way to access BusinessObjects Enterprise. Using the SDK, you can do create custom BI applications that meet the look, feel, and integration requirements of your project. The focus of this chapter was to understand the InfoStorethe object-relational repository where all BusinessObjects Enterprise assets are persisted, related, and secured. This is the most complex and least understood part of the API. To accelerate your development effort, please go to www.usingcrystal.com and download the white-box sample portal, in either JSP or .NET, which is ready-to-run and customize. After looking through the code-base, you should feel confident and comfortable stepping out on your own.