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Use

This configuration step is part of the integration of Crystal Enterprise reports in the portal.

Prerequisites

You integrated an appropriate SAP System in the portal system landscape and defined a system alias.

For more information see Defining the System Landscape and Creating Systems .

Process

  • Choose Start of the navigation path System Administration Next navigation step System Configuration Next navigation step  System Landscape End of the navigation path.

  • Open folder Portal Content in the Portal Catalog.

  • Select the required system and go to edit mode for this object by clicking with the secondary mouse button.

  • In the dropdown box Property Category , select the entry Crystal Enterprise Server .

  • Edit the following parameters:

    Host Name of the Crystal Enterprise Server:

    Enter the Crystal Enterprise server as a fully qualified host name with the port number.

    Example: Crystal001.crystald.net:1080

    Path of the Crystal Enterprise Server:

    Enter the path to the display application you want to use for this system (JSP/CSP).

    Example: /crystal/enterprise10/sap

    Note

    The parameter value must begin with a slash "/", but end without a slash.

    Log of the Crystal Enterprise Server:

    Enter the log used for the display application.

All of these settings are used like a template for all the iViews running on this system. You can select different predefined settings for different systems, for example:

  • Different Crystal Enterprise servers per system / system alias

  • Different display applications per system / system alias