How can users access the Crystal reports that I have created.

[former_member624841]

Hi,

I am using SAP Business intelligence Enterprise version.I have created few test reports in Crystal Report Desktop version and uploaded them to CMC but I am not sure how to make them access to the users outside CMC. Can anyone please let me know if there is a way to view or share my reports with different users?.Any best way to distribute various crystal reports for viewing to different users.

Thanks.

[DellSC]

You would put the reports in one or more Public folders and then grant specific user groups access to run the reports in the folder. When you publish the reports, you need to be sure to update the "Database Configuration" in the CMC to ensure that they will automatically log in to the database when they're run.

Another option would be to set up schedules for the reports that will email results to the users who need them.

-Dell

[former_member624841]

Thank you for the information.

For example, I have a test report "Test1" in public folder in CMC.I gave "view,view on demand" user security to everyone(usergroup).

I have 10-15 users who want to access the "Test1" report outside the CMC, maybe like a viewer tool or a URL where they can view reports, generate report whenever they require, play around with live data ,dynamic reports etc.Is there any web portal or a tool where the user can login and do these operations? if so, how to I publish that report from CMC to user?

[DellSC]

They would need to log in to BI Launchpad to access that or you can use OpenDocument, but they would still have to log in to either BI Launchpad or the CMC to access the report.

If you want to expose reports in another application, then you would build the OpenDocument URL to open the report from there. This would include using one of the SDKs - RESTful, .NET, or Java - to create a user session and then appending that user session to the URL so that the user is automatically logged in.

The help doc for OpenDocument is here: https://help.sap.com/doc/businessobject_product_guides_sbo42_en_sbo42_opendocument_en_pdf/4.2/en-US/...

-Dell