Report Browsing Using InfoObject Queries

Now that you are familiar with the structure of the InfoStore and how it is queried, you can now build portals that use it. In an effort to keep this book a manageable weight, you will need to download many of the code samples discussed here from www.usingcrystal.com. The directory.jsp page provides users with the ability to browse and drill through BusinessObjects Enterprise folders and view the reports contained therein. This file brings together several concepts: querying the InfoStore, iterating through InfoObjects, opening reports using the OpenDocument dispatcher (covered in greater depth in Chapter 31), showing Crystal Report thumbnails (Web Intelligence documents have none), and using JavaScript in your user interface.