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<strong>BMC</strong> <strong>Remedy</strong> <strong>Action</strong> <strong>Request</strong> <strong>System</strong> <strong>7.6.04</strong><br />

Crystal Reports tips for the Web<br />

122 <strong>BMC</strong> <strong>Remedy</strong> <strong>Mid</strong> <strong>Tier</strong> Guide<br />

To make sure that Crystal Reports will work properly, consider the following<br />

topics:<br />

“AR <strong>System</strong> and BusinessObjects display integration” on page 122<br />

“Establishing a system data source name (DSN) for Crystal reports” on page 122<br />

“ODBC driver configuration for Crystal reports” on page 123<br />

“Restricting the number of records retrieved” on page 125<br />

“Optimal formatting for all environments” on page 125<br />

“Saving a Crystal report” on page 126<br />

AR <strong>System</strong> and BusinessObjects display integration<br />

After the mid tier or AR Web ReportViewer executes its statements and the Crystal<br />

report is displayed, BusinessObjects code is responsible for the controls in the<br />

display. Therefore, you cannot use AR <strong>System</strong> settings to modify the display.<br />

Establishing a system data source name (DSN) for Crystal reports<br />

Every AR <strong>System</strong> server that a report references needs a <strong>System</strong> DSN (data source<br />

name). The recommended format of this name is serverName_DSN. For more<br />

information, see the Integration Guide, “Creating multiple data sources,” page 202.<br />

If the Crystal Report Designer application is installed on a different system from<br />

the Crystal Web Component server, then the administrator must make sure that<br />

the <strong>System</strong> DSN on the Crystal Web Component server has the same name as the<br />

<strong>System</strong>DSN embedded in the report design. For example, if an application<br />

developer who is developing on Computer A has created a system DSN called<br />

myServer_DSN, and the Crystal Web Component server is on Computer B, then<br />

Computer B will also need to have a system DSN named myServer_DSN.<br />

IMPORTANT<br />

Crystal Designer and Crystal Reports use the user name and password in the<br />

<strong>System</strong> DSN to log in to AR <strong>System</strong>. When you create reports in Crystal Designer,<br />

you use a <strong>System</strong> DSN complete with a user name and a password. If Crystal<br />

Designer requests user information, do not provide it. The information in the<br />

<strong>System</strong> DSN should be sufficient. If not, provide the required information in the<br />

<strong>System</strong> DSN, not in Crystal Designer. Do not use a User DSN when you create or<br />

run Crystal Reports.<br />

Before you run any reports, however, modify your <strong>System</strong> DSN to remove the user<br />

name and password. This causes Crystal Reports to use the user name and<br />

password of the user currently logged in. Failure to remove the user name and<br />

password from the <strong>System</strong> DSN might give you unexpected results when you run<br />

your report.

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