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BMC Remedy Action Request System 7.6.04 Configuring Crystal Reports Server (unmanaged) 120 BMC Remedy Mid Tier Guide Although Crystal Reports Server supports both managed and unmanaged reports, you must configure it for unmanaged reports for use with AR System. To ensure that Crystal Reports Server is properly configured to work with AR System: Set the -ipport and -reportdirectory parameters in the properties of the Report Application Server service, as described in this section. Enable the Guest account, as described in this section. Configure Crystal Reports Server with sufficient concurrent licenses. Consult the BusinessObjects Enterprise documentation for information about SAP licensing requirements. Make sure that the necessary services are running and enabled in the Central Configuration Manager, Servers tab. This includes at least the Central Management Server (the CMS) in the Servers List section, and the Report Application Server in the Service Categories section. Make sure that the C:/WINNT/Temp folder has permissions for the user that the web server runs as, because reports are copied to this folder before they are published to the CMS. To configure the Report Application Server service properties 1 Log in to the Crystal Reports Server Central Management Console. You can access the Central Management Console from the Programs list in the Windows Start menu. 2 Open the Servers tab and locate the Report Application Server service in the Service Categories section. 3 Right-click the service and open the Properties dialog box. 4 In the Command Line Parameters field, add the following settings to the end of the existing command line: -ipport 1566 -reportdirectory "ARInstallDir\midtier\reports" The value of the -reportdirectory parameter must match the path in the Reporting Working Directory, set in the Mid Tier Configuration Tool or AR Web ReportViewer Configuration Tool. See “Report settings” on page 42. 5 Click Save & Close. 6 Restart the Report Application Server service. To enable the Guest account 1 Log in to the Crystal Reports Server Central Management Console. You can access the Central Management Console from the Programs list in the Windows Start menu. 2 Open the Users and Groups tab.
Report definitions for Crystal reports 3 In the User List section, right-click Guest and open the Properties dialog box. 4 Deselect “Account is disabled.” 5 Click Save & Close. Report definitions for Crystal reports Crystal reports are created using the Crystal Reports designer application, which is a Windows application from SAP BusinessObjects. Report definition files created using the Crystal Report designer are saved with the file extension .rpt. After creating a Crystal report, you make the definition files available for web reporting by creating an entry to the Report form. For specific information about designing Crystal Reports for AR System, see the Integration Guide, “Using Crystal Reports with AR System,” page 205. IMPORTANT To prevent user names and passwords from being embedded in data from Crystal reports, modify your System DSNs to remove the user name and password. For more information, see “Establishing a system data source name (DSN) for Crystal reports” on page 122 and “ODBC driver configuration for Crystal reports” on page 123. Additionally, when saving, select the Save Without Data option and clear the Report Refresh on Open option to prevent the original data from being displayed each time a report is displayed. If form fields are modified, especially fields on which a Crystal report is reporting, then you must update the Crystal report; otherwise, you will receive the following error message: Error detected by database DLL. [On Report Server: serverName]. 1 Open the report in Crystal Designer. To update a Crystal report 2 Choose Database > Verify Database. A message appears, notifying you whether the report is up to date. 3 Map your report fields to the updated report. 4 Save the report and reattach it to the corresponding entry in the Report form. If you have report definition files created with BMC Remedy User reporting tools or the Crystal Report Designer application, create entries for the files in the Report form to make them available for web reporting. Chapter 5 Using Crystal reports with AR System 121
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