Developer Library

BusinessObjects Enterprise XI 3.1 and Crystal Reports 2008

Download and view developer guides and API reference material for our Java, .NET, and COM APIs available in BusinessObjects Enterprise XI 3.1 and Crystal Reports 2008. Also download additional guides, sample code, and object model diagrams.

Choose Your SDK - Want to learn more about which BusinessObjects SDK suits your application development needs? View our SDK overview diagram, read Choosing the right SDK for the right task, and consult the SDK - Quick Reference Guide.

What's New - To see a summary of new features in each SDK, download the developer guides and view the Start Here > What's New sections.

Earlier SDK Library Versions - Visit the SAP Help Portal and click the Business Objects tab to access all product documentation for past and current releases, including user, administration, and developer help. Direct links to XI and XI Release 2 developer content can be found on this page.

NOTES:

1. To view the developer guides, save and uncompress the entire .zip file to your local drive and then open it. Otherwise, if you open the zip files directly from the browser, you will see "The Address is not Valid" error.

2. If you are opening a .chm file, clear the Always ask before opening this file check box in the Open File dialog box.

Developer Guides and API References

View developer guides below that contain key concepts and tasks with supporting sample code snippets. In each guide, go to the Start Here > What's New sections to learn about new features in the SDK. Also view and download API references that contain syntax, information, and examples for the classes, interfaces, and members of each SDK. For more information about the SDKs, consult the SDK - Quick Reference Guide.

Java SDKs

Guide

Reference

Topic

Software Development Kits

Quick Reference Guide

 -

Enterprise, Edge, Crystal Reports Server

BusinessObjects Enterprise Java SDK

Developer

Guide

API

reference

Enterprise

Administration

 

BusinessObjects JSF Components

Developer

Guide

API

reference

Enterprise

Administration

 

Report Application Server Java SDK

Developer

Guide

API

reference

Crystal Reports

Viewers Java SDK

Developer

Guide

API

reference

Crystal Reports

 

Report Engine Java SDK

Developer

Guide

API reference

Web Intelligence

Web Services Java Consumer SDK

Developer

Guide

API

reference

Web Services

Consumer

Crystal Reports for Eclipse 2.0

Developer

Guide

API

reference

 

 Crystal Reports

Data Access Driver SDK Developer Guide

Developer Guide

API reference

Enterprise XI 3.1 Administration

Custom Data Source Framework

Developer Guide

API Reference

Custom Data Source Framework

 

.NET SDKs

Guide

Reference

Topic

Software Development Kits

Quick Reference Guide

-

Enterprise, Edge,
Crystal Reports Server

BusinessObjects Enterprise .NET SDK

Developer

Guide

API

reference

 

Enterprise

Administration

 

Crystal Reports .NET SDK

Developer

Guide

 

API

reference

 

Crystal Reports

Report Application Server .NET SDK

Developer

Guide

 

API

reference

 

Crystal Reports

Report Engine .NET SDK

Developer

Guide

 

API

reference

 

Web Intelligence

Web Services .NET Consumer SDK

Developer

Guide

 

API

reference

 

Web Services

Consumer

 

 

COM SDKs

Guide

Reference

Topic

Desktop Intelligence COM SDK                        

Developer   

Guide

 

API                    

reference

 

Desktop Intelligence

Universe Designer COM SDK

 

API reference

 

Universe Designer

Additional Guides and Resources

View additional guides and resources.

Title (click to read)

Technology

Topic

Viewing Report and

Documents Using URLs

URL

Parameters

 

openDocument / Crystal

Reports URL Reporting

Visual Studio Integration

Manager

.NET

Crystal Reports

BusinessObjects Enterprise

.NET Runtime Deployment

.NET

Enterprise Administration

Web Services

Administrator's Guide

Java/.NET

Web Services Consumer

Business Process BI

Services Guide

Web Services

Business Process

Services

 

Sample Code

Download sample code projects to run in your BusinessObjects XI 3.1 and Crystal Reports 2008 development environments.

Title (click to download)

Technology

Topic

BusinessObjects Enterprise Java SDK

Sample Code

Java

Enterprise

Administration

Report Application Server Java SDK Sample

Code

Java

Crystal Reports

Viewers Java SDK Sample Code

Java

Crystal Reports

Report Engine Java SDK Sample Code

Java

Web Intelligence

Web Services Java SDK Sample Code

Java

Web Services

Data Access Driver Java Sample Code

Java

Data Access

BusinessObjects Enterprise .NET SDK

Sample Code

.NET

Enterprise

Administration

Crystal Reports .NET SDK Sample Code

.NET

Crystal Reports

Report Application Server .NET SDK Sample

Code

.NET

Crystal Reports

Web Services .NET SDK Sample Code

.NET

Web Services

 

 

Object Model Diagrams

Provides a visual representation of the classes, methods, and properties of the SDK.

 

Title (click to download)

Technology

Topic

BusinessObjects Enterprise Java

Object Model Diagram

Java

 

Enterprise

Administration

Report Application Server Java

Object Model Diagram

Java

 

Crystal Reports

Viewers Java Object Model

Diagrams

Java

 

Crystal Reports

 

Report Engine Java Object Model

Diagram

Java

Web Intelligence

 

Web Services Java Consumer

Object Model Diagram

Java

 

Web Services

Consumer

Crystal Reports .NET Object Model

Diagrams

.NET

 

Crystal Reports

Report Application Server .NET

Object Model Diagram

.NET

Crystal Reports

 

Web Services .NET Consumer

Object Model Diagram

.NET

 

Web Services

Consumer

Desktop Intelligence COM Object

Model Diagram

COM

 

Desktop

Intelligence

Universe Designer COM Object

Model Diagram

COM

Universe Designer

 

Custom Data Source Framework Object Model Diagram

Java

Custom Data Source Framework

 

Previous Versions

Visit the SAP Help Portal and click on the Business Objects tab to access all product documentation for past and current releases, including user, administration, and developer help.

Looking for XI and XI R2 developer documentation?  Use the SAP Help Portal, or the quick links provided below.

Version

Language

XI Release 2 Productivity Pack and Service Pack 2

English

XI Release 2

English

XI Release 2

Japanese

XI

English

 

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