About data-pull and data-push reporting models

Rational® ClearQuest® supports data-pull reporting with BIRT and SAP Crystal Reports and data-push reporting with SAP Crystal Reports.

Support for the data-pull reporting model was introduced in ClearQuest version 7.1. The data-pull model allows reporting systems like Business Intelligence and Reporting Tools (BIRT) and SAP Crystal Reports to configure data sources and pull data from these sources when the report is run. This approach provides significant flexibility by letting you create reports from multiple data sources and multiple data sets, and by letting you store and manage reports with an enterprise reporting server.

ClearQuest versions earlier than 7.1 use a data-push model to run reports. In the Crystal Reports data-push model, you define a report by specifying a query and a report format, both of which are stored in the ClearQuest user database. When you run a report, the ClearQuest client runs a query and pushes the results to the Crystal Reports runtime engine for rendering. The data-push model precludes reporting on multiple data sources and multiple result sets.
Note: ClearQuest version 8.0 supports the data-push model for Crystal Reports. However, this model is deprecated because it requires the Crystal Reports Report Design Component runtime which is no longer supported by SAP. You can still use this method if you can obtain a copy of the runtime that is supported on the system where you want to install it. Customers are encouraged to migrate Crystal Reports data-push reports to the data-pull model. For information on running existing data-push reports, see Scenario 1: Your existing ClearQuest deployment uses Crystal Reports data-push reports, and you have no plans to migrate to data-pull reports at this time.

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