Hi.
Formscape and Crystal are two very different products.
With crystal you build queries or extract data directly from database
With Formscape you process data already extracted in PDF , txt, or xml format
In Crystal you must "transform" data like decimals, dates, udc descriptions, language descriptions, etc.
In formscape all this job is done by JD Edwards ERW
From my point of view, Formscape is more versatile and easy to work, you could focus in the output format. Also you can generate several outputs in one job for the same input.
As an example, when we launch R42565 we obtain one pdf with all invoices for local print, and each customer receives one pdf with his invoices by email. Also a summary pdf is being generated with summary information (total of invoices, etc)
Another example are inventory reports, our inventory report generates several listings and summary charts (by branch, by company, by location), good lots, bad lots, etc. With only one JDE Report
This is not possible with crystal as far as I know (I used crystal a few years ago and don't know very well current versions).
Hope this helps