In which environment will you develop your application?

.NET Java COM

Are you automating Desktop

What report format are you using?
Intelligence or the Universe
Designer applications?

Web Web
Intelligence Crystal Crystal Intelligence
or Desktop Report Report or Desktop Yes
Intelligence Intelligence

Will your application enable end users to perform advanced report Desktop
Report Engine Report Engine
creation and modification at runtime? Intelligence SDK
.NET SDK Java SDK

or

Yes No Yes No Universe

Designer SDK

Crystal Reports Viewers Java

RAS .NET SDK RAS Java SDK
.NET SDK SDK

+ +
CrystalReportViewer Control Viewers Java
(Crystal Reports .NET SDK) SDK

Do you also need to securely manage documents and servers stored on a BusinessObjects Enterprise system?

Yes Yes

Does your application require the use of web services to call into other applications?

Yes No Yes No

BusinessObjects BusinessObjects
Web Services Web Services
Enterprise .NET Enterprise Java
.NET SDK Java SDK
SDK SDK

and / or

JSF Components for

BusinessObjects
Enterprise