Managing Crystal Reports (RSCR_ADMIN_REPORTS)     

Use

To be able to execute Crystal Reports, you need to have stored them in BW, removed them from there and published them in the Crystal Enterprise server component.  

The system executes this publishing automatically.

·        when saving an active version of a Crystal Report in BW.

·        when activating Business Content

Under certain circumstances it may, however, be necessary to start publishing separately on Crystal Enterprise.    

This is the case if:

automatic publishing proves difficult.the system landscape is changed, for example if the server, on which Crystal Enterprise is installed, is switched.

Use the SAP report RSCR_ADMIN_REPORTS in such cases.

The report also allows you to delete Crystal Reports.

Integration

You can also continue to use the SAP report RSCR_CHECK_INSTALLATION_PARAMS to change the system landscape.

You can find additional information in Check Installation Setting (RSCR_CHECK_INSTALLATION_PARAMS).

Prerequisites

To publish or delete reports, the user must have administrator rights for Crystal Enterprise.

Features

You can use this report to manage Crystal Reports. The following functions are supported:

·        (mass) publishing of Crystal Reports.

·        (mass) deletion of Crystal Reports.

If required, executing these functions can be restricted to certain roles.

Activities

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       1.      Enter the program name in the Program field: RSCR_ADMIN_REPORTS.

       2.      Choose  Execute. The Crystal Reports Administration screen appears.

       3.      If necessary, select a role.

       4.      Choose  Execute. The Report for Administration of Crystal Reports screen appears. The system displays the following for all available Crystal Reports (in a certain role, if applicable):

The object status

The status shows whether the most recent attempt at publishing a Crystal Report was successful or not:

INA: Crystal Report is still inactive.

ACT: Crystal Report is active.

Long description

Query

The queries, on which the Crystal Reports are based, are displayed in this column.

InfoProvider

The InfoProviders, on which the Crystal Reports are based, are displayed in this column.

 

If more than one query is used in a Crystal Report, this is indicated in the Query and InfoProvider columns with an asterisk *.  Double-click on the field to get to a dialog box with an overview of the queries and InfoProviders in use.

CR report ID

CR version

Person responsible

Time stamp

Last changed by

Time stamp

       5.      If you want to publish one or more Crystal Reports on Crystal Enterprise, highlight the corresponding rows in the first column and choose  Publish.

       6.      If you want to delete one or more Crystal Reports on Crystal Enterprise, highlight the corresponding rows in the first column and choose  Delete.

 

See also:

Administrating Crystal Reports