O

object

From an administrative perspective, objects in Crystal Enterprise are the folders you create on the system and the content you publish to the system. For example, a typical object is a report object which is stored in the Input File Repository Server. A report object is an .rpt file that you publish to the system and schedule in order to create instances with report data.

ODBC

ODBC stands for Open Database Connectivity. It is an interface that gives applications the ability to use SQL to retrieve data from data management systems. Such an interface allows a developer to develop, compile, and ship applications without targeting specific database management systems. Also called interoperability.

Output File Repository Server

See File Repository Server.