# Crystal Reports with ElasticSearch

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/crystal-reports-with-elasticsearch/61162>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [September 21, 2016, 4:59pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/crystal-reports-with-elasticsearch/61162 "2016-09-21T16:59:05Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![RSIGRIST](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e95f7d/32.png) [@RSIGRIST](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/RSIGRIST)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2016, 4:59pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/crystal-reports-with-elasticsearch/61162/1 "2016-09-21T16:59:06Z")

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The ElasticSearch looks like a very good way to index and search a large amount of data.

Creating reports for distribution on an automatic basis such as Data Warehousing . We currently use the Business Objects Warehouse from SAP to create reports using data cubes and other data.

I have used Crystal Reports to read a JSON data base and produce summary reports - for distribution.  
Reports created at specific times, create time-stamped record of performance and are very important.

My question is: What is the format of search results? Where can I get a sample of a search result file.  
If the file of the search results is JSON, I may be able to read the results directly. If not, can the search results be downloaded as an Excel file? Do I need a plug-n to transfer the search results to a Windows system?

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**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2016, 8:16pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/crystal-reports-with-elasticsearch/61162/2 "2016-09-21T20:16:30Z")

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All is JSON with elasticsearch.

Want to see what a response looks like?

- Download elasticsearch
- Start it
- run:

```auto
PUT index/type/1
{
  "foo": "bar"
}
GET index/_search

```

And you're done.

Also I'd advice to install Kibana. If you play with it, you will see directly in Kibana the output of elasticsearch queries.  
Have a look at request/response.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2017, 10:18pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/crystal-reports-with-elasticsearch/61162/3 "2017-07-05T22:18:24Z")

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