Configuring the Application Server | Java Reporting Components

Although building Web applications in Java is meant to be independent of application servers, the J2EE standard tends to be interpreted differently for each vendors application server. Because of this, each application server has a different way of performing Web application configuration. The general rule is that there is a folder structure like this:


webApplicationFolder

 WEB-INF

 web.xml

 lib

 classes

When setting up the Java Reporting Component for a given Web application, the following steps are required:

Copy all the Java Reporting Component .jar files from C:Program FilesCommon FilesCrystal Decisions2.5javalib into the lib folder.
Copy all the third-party .jar files from C:Program FilesCommon FilesCrystal Decisions2.5javalibexternal into the lib folder.
Copy CrystalReportEngine-config.xml from C:Program FilesCommon FilesCrystal Decisions2.5java to the classes folder.
Copy the crystalreportviewer10 folder from C:Program FilesCommon FilesCrystal Decisions2.5 to the Web application folder (webApplicationFolder in the previous example).

Add the following entry to the web.xml file:




 crystal_image_uri

 crystalreportviewers10

There are two additional steps required if you intend to use the Crystal tag libraries:

Copy crystal-tags-reportviewer.tld from C:Program FilesCommon FilesCrystal Decisions2.5javalib aglib to the WEB-INF folder.

Add the following entry to the web.xml file:


 

 

 /crystal-tags-reportviewer.tld



 

 /WEB-INF/crystal-tags-reportviewer.tld

Part I. Crystal Reports Design

Creating and Designing Basic Reports

Selecting and Grouping Data

Filtering, Sorting, and Summarizing Data

Understanding and Implementing Formulas

Implementing Parameters for Dynamic Reporting

Part II. Formatting Crystal Reports

Fundamentals of Report Formatting

Working with Report Sections

Visualizing Your Data with Charts and Maps

Custom Formatting Techniques

Part III. Advanced Crystal Reports Design

Using Cross-Tabs for Summarized Reporting

Using Record Selections and Alerts for Interactive Reporting

Using Subreports and Multi-Pass Reporting

Using Formulas and Custom Functions

Designing Effective Report Templates

Additional Data Sources for Crystal Reports

Multidimensional Reporting Against OLAP Data with Crystal Reports

Part IV. Enterprise Report Design Analytic, Web-based, and Excel Report Design

Introduction to Crystal Repository

Crystal Reports Semantic Layer Business Views

Creating Crystal Analysis Reports

Advanced Crystal Analysis Report Design

Ad-Hoc Application and Excel Plug-in for Ad-Hoc and Analytic Reporting

Part V. Web Report Distribution Using Crystal Enterprise

Introduction to Crystal Enterprise

Using Crystal Enterprise with Web Desktop

Crystal Enterprise Architecture

Planning Considerations When Deploying Crystal Enterprise

Deploying Crystal Enterprise in a Complex Network Environment

Administering and Configuring Crystal Enterprise

Part VI. Customized Report Distribution Using Crystal Reports Components

Java Reporting Components

Crystal Reports .NET Components

COM Reporting Components

Part VII. Customized Report Distribution Using Crystal Enterprise Embedded Edition

Part VII. Customized Report Distribution Using Crystal Enterprise Embedded Edition

Introduction to Crystal Enterprise Embedded Edition

Crystal Enterprise Viewing Reports

Crystal Enterprise Embedded Report Modification and Creation

Part VIII. Customized Report Distribution Using Crystal Enterprise Professional

Part VIII. Customized Report Distribution Using Crystal Enterprise Professional

Introduction to the Crystal Enterprise Professional Object Model

Creating Enterprise Reports Applications with Crystal Enterprise Part I

Creating Enterprise Reporting Applications with Crystal Enterprise Part II

Appendix A. Using Sql Queries In Crystal Reports

Appendix A. Using Sql Queries In Crystal Reports

Creating Enterprise Reporting Applications with Crystal Enterprise Part II