Crystal Enterprise User Launchpad
The User Launchpad is a Web-based application that provides a broad range of functionality and enables the end user to interact with the Crystal Enterprise infrastructure. The HTML page provides links to documentation, samples, Web-based help, and the Admin Launchpad (see Figure 23.1).
Figure 23.1. Crystal Enterprise User Launchpad provides the entry point for a user.
The Launchpad is broken down into the following components:
- Crystal Enterprise Web Desktop: Provides a feature-rich application for users to interact with reports and other objects. (Crystal Enterprise Web Desktop was known as ePortfolio in prior versions.)
- Crystal Offline Viewer: Enables the user to download a Crystal Reports viewer to his local machine.
- Crystal Enterprise Add-in for use with Microsoft Excel: Enables the user to download the Excel plug-in, as previously described in Chapter 21, "Ad-Hoc Application and Excel Plug-in for Ad-Hoc and Analytic Reporting."
- Documentation: Web-based user and getting started guides.
- Client Samples: Various samples that demonstrate different sample applications that provide the user with a different look and feel. It also gives developers ideas how to build upon the API.
- Mobile Samples: Mobile desktop launches a sample interface for developing content to be delivered on a mobile device such as a cell phone or PDA.
- Administrative Applications: A link to the Administrative Launchpad.
- More on the Web: Web-based support and information on where to go to find patches and updates.
NOTE
By default, for the English and CSP version, the application is installed under
http:///crystal/enterprise10/desktoplaunch/en/default.htm
The application is also available in a JSP version and packaged in the desktop.war file. For procedures on deploying a .war file, refer to your Java Application Server instructions.
Although all the applications provided on this page are useful, the most feature-rich application, and the one explored in this chapter, is the Crystal Enterprise Web Desktop.
Part I. Crystal Reports Design
Creating and Designing Basic Reports
- Creating and Designing Basic Reports
- Introducing the Crystal Reports Designer
- Understanding Data and Data Sources
- Introduction to the Data Explorer
- Adding Database Objects to Your Report
- Joining Database Objects Together
- Understanding the Different Join Types
- Using the Report Creation Wizards
- Understanding the Crystal Reports Gallery
- Using the Standard Report Creation Wizard
- Creating a Report Without Wizards
- Troubleshooting
Selecting and Grouping Data
- Selecting and Grouping Data
- Introduction
- Understanding Field Objects
- Working with Groups
- Understanding Drill-down Reports
- Troubleshooting
Filtering, Sorting, and Summarizing Data
- Filtering, Sorting, and Summarizing Data
- Introduction
- Filtering the Data in Your Report
- Learning to Sort Records
- Working with the Sort Expert
- Creating Effective Summaries
- Troubleshooting
Understanding and Implementing Formulas
- Understanding and Implementing Formulas
- Introduction
- Using the Formula Workshop
- Using the Workshop Formula Editor
- Creating Formulas with the Formula Expert
- Using the Formula Extractor to Create Custom Functions
- The Multi-Pass Reporting Process of the Crystal Reports Engine
- Troubleshooting
Implementing Parameters for Dynamic Reporting
- Implementing Parameters for Dynamic Reporting
- Introduction
- Understanding the Value of Parameters
- Creating and Implementing Parameters Fields
- Using Parameters with Record Selections
Part II. Formatting Crystal Reports
Fundamentals of Report Formatting
- Fundamentals of Report Formatting
- Introduction
- Positioning and Sizing Report Objects
- Modifying Object Properties for Formatting Purposes
- Exploring the Format Editor Dialog Common Options
- Combining and Layering Report Objects
- Configuring Report Page and Margin Properties
Working with Report Sections
- Working with Report Sections
- Introduction
- Formatting Report Sections
- Modifying Report Section Properties
- Using Multiple Report Sections
- Troubleshooting
Visualizing Your Data with Charts and Maps
- Visualizing Your Data with Charts and Maps
- Introduction to Charts and Maps
- Using the Chart Expert
- Using the Map Expert
- Modifying Chart and Map Properties
- Troubleshooting
Custom Formatting Techniques
- Introduction
- Making Presentation-Quality Reports
- Common Formatting Features
- Conditional Formatting Using Data to Drive the Look of a Report
Part III. Advanced Crystal Reports Design
Using Cross-Tabs for Summarized Reporting
- Using Cross-Tabs for Summarized Reporting
- Introduction to Cross-Tabs
- Benefits of Cross-Tabs
- Using the Cross-Tab Wizard
- Using Top N with Cross-Tabs Reports
- Using Advanced Cross-Tab Features
Using Record Selections and Alerts for Interactive Reporting
- Using Record Selections and Alerts for Interactive Reporting
- Creating Advanced Record Selection Formulas
- Adding Alerting to Your Reports
- Performance Monitoring and Tuning
Using Subreports and Multi-Pass Reporting
- Using Subreports and Multi-Pass Reporting
- Understanding Subreports
- Understanding Linked Versus Unlinked Subreports
- Considering Subreport Execution Time and Performance
- Using Variables to Pass Data Between Reports
- Emulating Nested Subreports
- Troubleshooting
Using Formulas and Custom Functions
- Using Formulas and Custom Functions
- Becoming More Productive with Formulas
- Choosing a Formula Language: Crystal Versus Basic Syntax
- Using Brackets in Formulas
- Using Characters in Formulas
- Recent Improvements to Formulas
Designing Effective Report Templates
- Designing Effective Report Templates
- Understanding the Importance of Reuse in Reporting
- Understanding Report Templates
- Using Report Templates
- Using Existing Crystal Reports as Templates
- Understanding How Templates Work
- Creating Useful Report Templates
- Using Template Field Objects
- Using Report Templates to Reduce Report Creation Effort
- Applying Multiple Templates
Additional Data Sources for Crystal Reports
- Additional Data Sources for Crystal Reports
- Understanding the Additional Crystal Reports Data Sources
- Connecting to COM-based Data Sources
- Connecting to Java-based Data Sources
- Understanding Solution Kits for Crystal Enterprise
- Troubleshooting
Multidimensional Reporting Against OLAP Data with Crystal Reports
- Multidimensional Reporting Against OLAP Data with Crystal Reports
- Introduction to OLAP
- OLAP Concepts and OLAP Reporting
- Recently Added or Changed OLAP Features in Crystal Reports
- Using the OLAP Report Creation Wizard and OLAP Expert
- Advanced OLAP Reporting
- Introduction to Crystal Analysis
Part IV. Enterprise Report Design Analytic, Web-based, and Excel Report Design
Introduction to Crystal Repository
- Introduction to Crystal Repository
- What Is the Crystal Repository?
- Why Implement the Crystal Repository?
- Installing the Crystal Repository
- Adding Objects to and from the Repository
- Migration of the Crystal Enterprise Repository
- Troubleshooting
Crystal Reports Semantic Layer Business Views
- Crystal Reports Semantic Layer Business Views
- Introduction to Business Views
- Why Implement Business Views?
- Performance and Implementation Considerations
- Business Views Architecture and Implementation
- Troubleshooting
Creating Crystal Analysis Reports
- Creating Crystal Analysis Reports
- Introduction
- Introducing Crystal Analysis
- Accessing OLAP Data with Crystal Analysis
- Designing Crystal Analysis Reports and Applications
- Adding Crystal Analysis Objects to a Report
- Troubleshooting
Advanced Crystal Analysis Report Design
- Advanced Crystal Analysis Report Design
- Introduction
- Advanced Crystal Analysis Designer Tools
- Custom Calculations and Advanced Data Analysis
- Setting Report Options
- Troubleshooting
- Crystal Analysis in the Real World MDX
Ad-Hoc Application and Excel Plug-in for Ad-Hoc and Analytic Reporting
- Ad-Hoc Application and Excel Plug-in for Ad-Hoc and Analytic Reporting
- Introducing Ad-Hoc Reporting Conceptually
- Introducing the Crystal Enterprise Ad-Hoc Reporting Application
- Crystal Reports Excel Plug-in
- Crystal Analysis Excel Plug-in
Part V. Web Report Distribution Using Crystal Enterprise
Introduction to Crystal Enterprise
- Introduction to Crystal Enterprise
- What Is Crystal Enterprise?
- Why Implement a Crystal Enterprise Solution?
- Versions of Crystal Enterprise
- Understanding the Core Functions of Crystal Enterprise
Using Crystal Enterprise with Web Desktop
- Using Crystal Enterprise with Web Desktop
- Introduction
- Crystal Enterprise User Launchpad
- Crystal Enterprise Web Desktop
- Customizing the Web Desktop and Report Viewers
- Publishing to the Web Desktop
- Customizing the Web Desktop
- Troubleshooting
Crystal Enterprise Architecture
- Crystal Enterprise Architecture
- Introduction
- Crystal Enterprise Architecture Overview
- The Client Tier
- The Application Tier
- The Server Tier: Introduction to the Crystal Enterprise Framework
- The Server Tier: Overview of the Crystal Enterprise Services
- The Data Tier
- The Crystal Enterprise Architecture in Action
- Taking Advantage of the Crystal Enterprise Distributed Architecture
- Extending Crystal Enterprise
Planning Considerations When Deploying Crystal Enterprise
- Planning Considerations When Deploying Crystal Enterprise
- Ensuring a Successful Crystal Enterprise Implementation
- Approaching the Project
- Identifying Business Pain
- Establishing Project Requirements
- Understanding Organizational Reporting Requirements
- Troubleshooting
Deploying Crystal Enterprise in a Complex Network Environment
- Deploying Crystal Enterprise in a Complex Network Environment
- Introduction
- Understanding Network Protocols
- Understanding Firewall Types
- Configuring the Crystal Enterprise Architecture for Your Network Environment
- Interaction Between the WCS and the WC
- Deploying Crystal Enterprise with an IP Packet Filtering Firewall
- Using Crystal Enterprise with NAT
- Exploring the NAT and Crystal Enterprise Relationship
- Crystal Enterprise and Proxy Servers
Administering and Configuring Crystal Enterprise
- Introduction
- Using the Crystal Management Console
- Managing Accounts
- Managing Content
- Introducing Servers
- Managing Crystal Enterprise System Settings
- Using the Crystal Configuration Manager
Part VI. Customized Report Distribution Using Crystal Reports Components
Java Reporting Components
- Java Reporting Components
- Overview of the Crystal Reports Java Reporting Component
- Understanding the Java Reporting Components Architecture
- Differences with the Java Reporting Engine
- Configuring the Application Server
- Delivering Reports in Web Applications
- Using the Crystal Tag Libraries
- Exporting Reports to Other File Formats
- Printing Reports from the Browser
- Common Programming Tasks
- Troubleshooting
Crystal Reports .NET Components
- Crystal Reports .NET Components
- Understanding Microsofts .NET Platform
- Understanding the Different Crystal .NET Components
- An Overview of the Crystal Reports 10 .NET Components
- The Report Designer
- The Report Engine Object Model
- Delivering Reports with the Windows Forms Viewer
- Delivering Reports with the Web Forms Viewer
- Database Credentials
- Setting Parameters
- Troubleshooting
COM Reporting Components
- COM Reporting Components
- Understanding the Report Designer Component
- Building Reports with the Visual Basic Report Designer
- Programming with the Report Engine Object Model
- Delivering Reports Using the Report Viewer
- Troubleshooting
Part VII. Customized Report Distribution Using Crystal Enterprise Embedded Edition
Introduction to Crystal Enterprise Embedded Edition
- Introduction to Crystal Enterprise Embedded Edition
- Introduction to Crystal Enterprise Embedded Edition
- Understanding Crystal Enterprise Embedded Edition
- Crystal Enterprise Embedded Edition Samples
- DHTML Report Design Wizard
- Troubleshooting
Crystal Enterprise Viewing Reports
- Crystal Enterprise Viewing Reports
- Viewing Reports over the Web
- Introduction to the Crystal Report Viewers
- Understanding the Report Source
- Implementing the Page Viewer
- Implementing the Part Viewer
- Implementing the Interactive Viewer
- Implementing the Grid Viewer
- Troubleshooting
Crystal Enterprise Embedded Report Modification and Creation
- Introduction
- Deploying RAS Environments
- Loading Report Files
- Locating RAS Components in a Network Architecture
- Installing the RAS SDK
- Best Practices in RAS Exception Handling
- The RAS SDK in Action
Part VIII. Customized Report Distribution Using Crystal Enterprise Professional
Introduction to the Crystal Enterprise Professional Object Model
- Introduction to the Crystal Enterprise Professional Object Model
- Understanding the Crystal Enterprise Object Model
- Establishing a Crystal Enterprise Session
- Querying the Crystal Enterprise Repository
- Viewing Reports
- The Crystal Enterprise Java SDK
- Accessing the Java SDK
- Troubleshooting
Creating Enterprise Reports Applications with Crystal Enterprise Part I
- Creating Enterprise Reports Applications with Crystal Enterprise Part I
- Advanced Scenarios with the Crystal Enterprise Object Model
- Scheduling Reports
- Scheduling to a Destination
- Using Crystal Enterprise Notifications
- Scheduling to a Server Group
- Scheduling to a Specific Format
- Setting Database Credentials
- Troubleshooting
Creating Enterprise Reporting Applications with Crystal Enterprise Part II
- Creating Enterprise Reporting Applications with Crystal Enterprise Part II
- Querying the Crystal Enterprise InfoStore
- Creating and Responding to Crystal Enterprise Alerts
- Creating Schedulable Program Objects
- Troubleshooting
Appendix A. Using Sql Queries In Crystal Reports
Creating Enterprise Reporting Applications with Crystal Enterprise Part II
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