Baan Integration Kit

The Baan integration kit allows developers to connect to and report against the Baan ERP and SSA ERP versions.

Reporting off Baan Data

Developers can use the native Baan driver to connect to all fields and tables via the application layer. The user can then join up the relevant tables and fields, like they would any other relational database. This driver supports the security defined for company, session, table, and field data.

The Baan integration kit also provides a component called Integrated Baan Reporting (IBR), which allows a user to run an existing Baan report and have the output of this report formatted as a Crystal Report. The user would run the report as he usually would; however, when selecting the Print option, the user should select the Business Objects print device. Business Objects captures the output of the report, formats it according to a Crystal Reports template, and then creates a report instance that includes both template and data. This method of reporting is very useful when the print function is one of the steps needed to complete an order.

Viewing the Reports

The reports are viewed using InfoView. Reports created via the IBR are also located on InfoView. Report instances are found in the Combined Reports folder and then in their respective Baan package and module subfolders. Report layout information can be found in the Baan Report Layout folder and templates are found in the Standard Templates folder.

Tip

The folder structure can become deep and complex. Rather than navigating the folders or moving the reports, create friendly named shortcuts to these reports.