Introduction


The BusinessObjects Repository is a database that stores all of the Enterprise components, such as users, groups, folders, security settings, events, business views, universes, and user and system settings.

It also includes commonly used components that report developers can share between Crystal Reports.

This database is created and populated at install time and is controlled by the Central Management Server (CMS). For this reason, you need to ensure that the database connection or database client software is installed on the server the CMS resides on. However, the physical database itself does not have to reside on the same server as the CMS, and for performance reasons it is recommended that the two are separated.

This repository was separated in the Crystal Decisions version 9 product suite into a repository for Crystal Reports 9 and an Enterprise object repository attached to the Automated Process Scheduler or APS. In Crystal Enterprise version 10, these two repositories were merged and are simply known as the Crystal Repository, which is attached to the CMS.

Administrators often have the misconception that the repository stores the report documents and report instances. These are actually stored on the file system as part of the File Repository Services. Consequently, when backing up the system or creating a fault-tolerant system, these folder structures need to be replicated. Furthermore, the Auditing database is not the same database as the Repository, but rather a separate database requiring a separate install. These concepts are described further in Chapter 25, "BusinessObjects Enterprise Architecture."

Note

For a listing of supported databases, see the CMS database listing found on the platforms.txt on your Enterprise CD.





Crystal Reports XI(c) Official Guide
Crystal Reports XI Official Guide
ISBN: 0672329174
EAN: 2147483647
Year: N/A
Pages: 365

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