What is the Java Crystal report web viewer?

The Java viewer is a collection of Java classes that are used primarily for generating HTML and Dynamic HTML (DHTML) pages that display Crystal reports.

As a web application developer, you can include these classes in your JavaServer Pages (JSPs), and programmatically manipulate them to send customized reports to your users' web browsers. The viewer is entirely thin-client technology—users of your web application don't need to install any additional software on their computers in order to view the reports.

Besides providing the web-based report viewer, the Viewer Java SDK also provides you with the ability to programmatically export Crystal reports to a variety of other formats. See Export formats.

The Java viewer included with Crystal Reports 10 Java Reporting Component is complemented by other Java viewers available with other Crystal products. These viewers fit into the same framework and rely on the same classes, but support additional features such as boolean searches, report parts, and mapping.