Report location

The Report Application Server can access both unmanaged and managed report files. The managed access is designed to allow users to modify report objects that are managed by the BI platform InfoStore, whereas unmanaged access is designed for modifying report files (*.rpt) that reside on a local file system. When you open and save reports, you need to specify which reports to open and the folders where you want them to be saved.
Reports and folders are identified as follows:
public void saveAs(java.lang.String displayName, java.lang.Object parentFolder, int options)
Specifying a report file path
The Crystal report (.rpt) files you want to access by a file path through the Report Application Server must be in the folder designated as the Report Directory for the Report Application Server. The Report Application Server can open and save reports only to this folder and its subfolders. Attempting to write to folders other than this results in an "access denied" error.
Set the Report Directory using the Central Configuration Manager. During the default installation process, the sample reports folder is set as the Report Directory.
To improve performance, it is highly recommended that you use a local folder on the Report Application Server machine for the Report Directory. Reports stored outside the Report Application Server machine slow down performance, because they must be serialized and sent to the Report Application Server for processing each time they are accessed.

Note: Typing an asterisk (*) in the Report Directory field lets you access any report anywhere on your local machine.
You can specify reports several ways: