CR4E license for web application

[Former Member]

Hello,

INTRODUTION:

Soon I'm going to start a new project as web-application. We need to find some solution for our reporting and PDF generation. We played a litlle bit with CR4E - very nice. We liked it. Then we tried to get know more about how much does it cost for us or owr client. And we are confused, because of very poor or not exact explanation. When it is about money there should be better explanation (maybe with examples).

IS IT RIGHT?

I'll try to explain what we understood:

- CR4E is totally free when using it as development tool, so we don't need to pay for it anything (also client).

- CR4E has limited possibilities for designing, so it is possible to buy CR2008.

- Any client doesn't have to pay for CR2008. Only developer-company must do it.

- And license for CR2008 is not related with the number of clients that will use these reports.

MAIN QUESTIONS

// so CR will be used in the completed product only for viewing the reports.

- Do we (or our client) need any license if it web-application for client's internal use? So the application is opened only for the client's workers and contractors.

- Do we (or our client) need any license if we create web-application as boxed product. So anyone can buy it.

- Do we (or our client) need any license if client decides to show some report PDFs outside their company. For example they will create some kind of user-portal.

- Do we (or our client) need any license if client sends some PDFs outside (for example, invoices)?

We are waiting for the answers, we need to start very soon. And still thinking of what tools using.

Thanx.

[ted_ueda · Accepted solution]

Page 5 of slide [here|https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/d06d564c-6bdd-2b10-bb9c-bb50d673882a].

CR4E 2.0 SP1 license [here|https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/1064616c-c800-2c10-1ab6-ff8df0e8593c].

Sincerely,

Ted ueda

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Still it is too complicated. But thanx for your links, the first one was new for me and I think I understood the system.

So "internal use" means "under one firewall" and it is free. But for the external use client (not developers) should buy the license called "Crystal Reports Developer Advantage" (2,294.25EUR). And the client can use this license for its other external web-applications with other outsourcers.

And if we create some boxed solution (web-application) for internal use we or any of our clients don't have to buy any licenses.

Is it right?

[ted_ueda · Accepted solution]

Partly correct, partly no.

"Internal" means "within your organization".

Crystal Reports Developer Advantage is a license purchased by the developer that will allow them to distribute a web application to externals, or expose a web application for external use. It's not purchased by the client. How the developer passes the cost of the license to clients is up to the developer.

Sincerely,

Ted Ueda

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

It is very important, so I'm sorry for annoying. It is right example?

We (ISV) have 2 or more clients that will use CR4E 2.0. We need to buy only one license called "Crystal Reports Developer Advantage" and that is all. Then we can integrate CR with any number of our clients' web-applications by using only one license.

Thanx.

Waiting for your answer.

[ted_ueda · Accepted solution]

Interpretation of the licensing for specific use cases should not rely on forum post answers.

Sincerely,

Ted Ueda

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

I have very clear situation with the question in the previous message.

Then how can I get the answer on that question if not forum?

[ted_ueda · Accepted solution]

Sales. On the EcoHub site purchasing page for Crystal Reports Developer Advantage is a "Contact Me" button, from which you can send queries.

Sincerely,

Ted Ueda