Special Edition Using Crystal Enterprise 8.5

By: Steve Lucas, Alex Samuel

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The only reference available on Crystal Enterprise written by employees of Crystal Decisions, creator of Crystal Enterprise.

Special Edition Using Crystal Enterprise 8.5 provides a comprehensive reference for the enterprise information delivery solution, Crystal Enterprise. This book will help readers understand where and how Crystal Enterprise can be applied to solve business problems. Written as a guide through planning, deploying, administering, and managing an enterprise reporting system based on Crystal Enterprise. Using practical examples of how Crystal Enterprise can be deployed in complex network environments to solve some of the toughest reporting and information delivery challenges. This book focuses on the entire solution that Crystal Enterprise and its supporting suite of report design tools (Crystal Reports and Crystal Analysis Professional) can deliver.

This book picks up where standard Crystal Reports books leave off - it focuses on the actual delivery of interactive report content created with Crystal Reports.

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Introduction	p. 1
What's in This Book	p. 2
Web Resources	p. 7
Intended Audience	p. 7
Equipment Used for This Book	p. 7
Conventions Used in This Book	p. 8
Crystal Enterprise Overview and Its Impact
Introducing Crystal Enterprise	p. 11
Crystal Enterprise 8.5 Overview	p. 12
Crystal Enterprise Is "Business Intelligence"	p. 17
Key Features of Crystal Enterprise	p. 18
Customizing Crystal Enterprise	p. 22
Determining How Users Will Get Their Information	p. 23
Crystal Enterprise: An Information Infrastructure	p. 23
Building an Information Infrastructure with Crystal Enterprise	p. 25
The Real Value of Crystal Enterprise: Content	p. 27
Adding Ad-Hoc Query Capability to Crystal Enterprise	p. 31
Summary	p. 32
Discovering the Crystal Enterprise Utilities	p. 35
Web-Based Utilities	p. 36
Windows-Based Crystal Enterprise Utilities	p. 40
Summary	p. 42
Exploring the System Architecture	p. 45
Crystal Enterprise Architecture Overview	p. 46
Introduction to the Crystal Enterprise Framework	p. 48
Overview of the Crystal Enterprise Servers	p. 50
The Crystal Enterprise Architecture in Action	p. 69
Taking Advantage of the Crystal Enterprise Distributed Architecture	p. 73
Extending Crystal Enterprise	p. 75
Summary	p. 75
Getting Started with Crystal Enterprise
Installing Crystal Enterprise 8.5	p. 79
Preparing a Windows NT/2000 Server for Installing Crystal Enterprise	p. 80
Understanding Crystal Enterprise System Requirements	p. 83
Types of Crystal Enterprise Installations	p. 85
Standalone/Single Server Installation	p. 87
Default Standalone Crystal Enterprise Installations	p. 88
Using the Crystal Configuration Manager	p. 90
Custom Crystal Enterprise 8.5 Installation	p. 91
Expanding an Existing Crystal Enterprise Installation	p. 93
Overall System Maintenance and Monitoring for Scaling	p. 95
Adding and Deleting Crystal Enterprise Servers	p. 99
Installing Crystal Enterprise Components in a Multiple-Firewall Configuration	p. 102
Configuring the Web Connector	p. 103
Confirming a Successful Crystal Enterprise Installation	p. 104
Upgrading from Previous Versions of Crystal Enterprise	p. 106
Upgrade Impacts to the APS Database	p. 106
Upgrading from Seagate Info to Crystal Enterprise	p. 106
Troubleshooting	p. 107
Summary	p. 110
Using the Crystal Enterprise Launchpad	p. 111
Where to Start	p. 112
Crystal Enterprise Web Applications for End Users	p. 116
The Administrative Interface to Crystal Enterprise	p. 126
Summary	p. 137
Customizing ePortfolio for Rapid Information Delivery	p. 139
Understanding ePortfolio's Interaction with Crystal Enterprise	p. 141
Customizing ePortfolio for an Intranet Deployment--The Maple Leaf Equipment Scenario	p. 144
Customizing ePortfolio Functionality Through CSP Pages	p. 151
Troubleshooting	p. 161
Summary	p. 161
Creating Content for Crystal Enterprise
Publishing Content with Crystal Enterprise	p. 165
Considerations Before Publishing Content	p. 166
Understanding Unmanaged and Managed Report Content Before Publishing to Crystal Enterprise	p. 167
Troubleshooting	p. 186
Summary	p. 188
Creating Content with Crystal Reports	p. 189
Installation and Configuration of Crystal Reports	p. 190
Creating Reports	p. 202
Using Common Formulas in Crystal Reports	p. 217
Using Advanced Features of Crystal Reports	p. 232
Troubleshooting	p. 260
Summary	p. 264
Creating Content with Crystal Analysis Professional	p. 265
Overview of Crystal Analysis Professional	p. 266
The Value of Multidimensional OLAP Data	p. 267
Benefits of Using Crystal Analysis Professional	p. 270
Installing Crystal Analysis Professional	p. 271
Accessing OLAP Data with Crystal Analysis Professional	p. 276
Building Effective Analytic Reports	p. 280
Advanced Reporting	p. 306
Publishing Content to Crystal Enterprise	p. 308
Troubleshooting	p. 313
Summary	p. 314
Endnotes	p. 314
Administering and Deploying Crystal Enterprise in Complex Network Environments
Administering and Configuring Crystal Enterprise	p. 317
The Crystal Management Console	p. 318
Managing Accounts	p. 320
Managing Content	p. 331
Managing Servers	p. 352
Managing the System	p. 364
The Crystal Configuration Manager	p. 375
Starting Crystal Enterprise Servers from a Command Line	p. 378
Other System Tasks: Backing Up the APS System Database	p. 379
Summary	p. 380
Planning Considerations when Deploying Crystal Enterprise	p. 381
Approaching the Project	p. 382
Understanding Organizational Reporting Requirements	p. 391
Troubleshooting	p. 406
Summary	p. 407
Deploying Crystal Enterprise in a Complex Network Environment	p. 409
Understanding Network Protocols	p. 410
Understanding Firewall Types	p. 413
The Crystal Enterprise Architecture	p. 415
Interaction Between the Web Component Server and the Web Connector	p. 421
Crystal Enterprise Load Balancing and Scalability--Web Farm Considerations	p. 423
Additional Firewall and Port Considerations for Crystal Enterprise	p. 427
Deploying Crystal Enterprise with an IP Packet Filtering Firewall	p. 433
Using Crystal Enterprise with Network Address Translation	p. 440
Crystal Enterprise and Proxy Servers	p. 443
Summary	p. 447
Customizing Crystal Enterprise
Extending Crystal Enterprise	p. 451
Understanding Crystal Server Pages	p. 452
Using the Crystal Enterprise Object Model	p. 454
The Crystal Enterprise Administrative API	p. 462
Basic Crystal Enterprise Functionality	p. 464
Crystal Enterprise Administrative Functionality	p. 478
Troubleshooting	p. 488
Summary	p. 489
Integrating Crystal Enterprise with Your Corporate Intranet	p. 491
The Coverall Manufacturing Company Project	p. 492
Planning the Crystal Enterprise Integration	p. 494
Linking a Corporate Intranet Page to Crystal Enterprise	p. 495
Delegating Administrative Functions	p. 511
Initial Crystal Enterprise System Configuration	p. 512
Exploring the Finished Coverall Manufacturing Intranet Site	p. 524
Troubleshooting	p. 524
Summary	p. 525
Integrating Crystal Enterprise with Third-Party Portals	p. 527
Understanding Portals	p. 529
Crystal Enterprise and Portal Applications	p. 530
Creating a Seamless User Experience	p. 533
Leveraging Prebuilt Crystal Enterprise Portal Components	p. 536
Summary	p. 547
Crystal Enterprise Supplemental Material
Running Crystal Enterprise on Sun Solaris	p. 551
Crystal Enterprise on Solaris Versus Crystal Enterprise on Windows	p. 553
Installing Crystal Enterprise on Sun Solaris	p. 557
Publishing a Report to Crystal Enterprise on Solaris	p. 575
Troubleshooting	p. 581
Summary	p. 582
Using the Report Application Server	p. 583
Overview of RAS Components	p. 584
Installing the Report Application Server	p. 585
The RAS Server	p. 586
Overview of RAS Applications	p. 586
The Report Application Server SDK	p. 597
Summary	p. 614
Index	p. 615
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