Can Crystal Reports reports run unattended?

Can Crystal Reports run in an unattended mode as in:
1) Being run by a batch process to produce a file for mailing
2) Being run within the scope of an NUnit unit test?

And if you Ido's solutions do not work for you, and he has been using CR for years and very familiar with CR products, and you have a Developer available you can write your own application or possibly look at using Crystal Reports Server which can handle all of this for you.
See this page for more info also: http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/boc/bi
Thank you
Don

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Can Crystal Report XI update data in a SQL Table

Post Author: abidamin
CA Forum: Data Connectivity and SQL
Hi,
I have a very specific requirement to update a flag field in one of SQL2005 database tables, I need to update a One character field with Y on all selected records printed on the report as a result of running the report successuflly.
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Regards

Post Author: SKodidine
CA Forum: Data Connectivity and SQL
Perhaps this KBase article can be of some help.
http://technicalsupport.businessobjects.com/KanisaSupportSite/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=c2011921&sliceId=&dialogID=18608077&stateId=1%200%2018610053

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Need help Crystal Reports running in BO 4.1 while using Universe as database connection.

Sorry, I may not know how to describe this in the correct technical manner, but I'll explain in as simple terms as I can.
I open up Crystal Reports 2013 click new document
and it begins to ask for Database Expert.
I select Universes and log in to my Business Objects Enterprise Explorer.   I then select the Universe that I want to write my report with,
then i save the rpt on my local machine.
then I log into my Business Objects 4.1 CMC or BI and upload this rpt file so that I can begin to schedule the report for example...
but the problem i have is whenever I try to run the report,
it asks for a prompt for my database connection...
it displays the Universe name, but User Name Password, I am not sure what to write,
do I write My login for Business Objects? do I write the user name password of the database that Universe uses?
in CMC I see a database configuration, I tried many combinations and still have been receiving the following error message
The viewer could not process an event. The database logon information for this report is either incomplete or incorrect. []
---- Error code:0 [CRWEB00000119]
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so what am I doing wrong here?    maybe its my database configuration,    I keep reading that it doesnt need anything...   that you upload the Crystal Reports and it would just work...
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-Daniel

Hi Daniel,
What is the reporting DB used?
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- Crystal 2013: 32bits application as well
- When you export to the repository, Web Intelligence (64bits) has to process the Universe to extract the query.
Your server should have the drivers required for Crystal + Universe: 32bit and 64bit versions.
See more details on this KBA:
https://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/1821625
Regards,
Julian

Crystal reports run through infoview stuck in running state

We have some Crystal reports that are executed via InfoView that contain calls to function modules in SAP R/3. Out of 200-300 exectutions, we will get one or two of them that get stuck in a "running" state and they never complete. When we reschedule the report they complete in a few seconds. Has anyone else experienced this? We're trying to determine if it's a problem on the BOE side or in the gateway in R/3. Again, 99% of the time the reports work, but just an occasional one or two get stuck each day. We are using BOE XI 3.1 SP3.

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[Rules of Engagement|https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/wiki?path=/display/home/rulesofEngagement]
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Hi guys, please help me.
im creating a report using crystal report that display running balance from subreport.
i do have subreport and add it to main report but i need it real time changing.
for example
TRANSACTION TYPE                    QTY_IN               QTY_OUT          RUNNING BALANCE
RECEIVED                                        1                         0                         1
RECEIVED                                        2                         0                         3
SHIP OUT                                         0                          1                         2
SHIP OUT                                         0                          1                         1
RECEIVED                                        1                         0                          2
diagram shows the needed output of the report. please help. thanks

hi sir abhilash, i know you know how to fix this, maybe i need to provide some more information about the report: here what i did:
created formula @QTY_IN where code is:
                              if {ITRN.TRANTYPE} = 'DP' then
                                  {ITRN.QTY}
                              else
                              if{ITRN.TRANTYPE}='AJ' then
                             (if {ITRN.QTY} >=0 then {ITRN.QTY}) else
                              0
create formula @QTY_OUT
                              if{ITRN.TRANTYPE}='AJ' then
                             (if {ITRN.QTY} >=0 then 0 else
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                              if{ITRN.TRANTYPE}='WD' then
                        {ITRN.QTY}
                         else 0
create running total fields for @QTY_IN And @QTY_OUT
                         total_qty_in and total_qty_out
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create a formula(running) based on your suggetion
create running_total_reset code is
                              WhilePrintingRecords;
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paste it to group header.
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shipment              0                -4               146116
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shipment               0               -4               146116
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shipment              0                -4    (-146118)           146114
shipment             0                 -1    (-146114)           146113
shipment               0               -4     (-146113)          146109
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Crystal Reports Running Extremly Slow

Hi All,
I'm new here and have been using Crystal reports XI Release 2 for a little while.
However this has always run slow for me. The problem is not running the report to get results from the server the problem is editing the report. Amending text boxes drilling down etc.
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Is there anyway of me speeding this up as I'm out of ideas
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Hi James
The performance of a report is related to:
External factors:
1. The amount of time the database server takes to process the SQL query.
( Crystal Reports send the SQL query to the database, the database process it, and returns the data set to Crystal Reports. )
2. Network traffics.
3. Local computer processor speed.
    ( When Crystal Reports receives the data set, it generates a temp file to further filter the data when necessary, as well as to group, sort, process formulas, ... )
4. The number of records returned
    ( If a SQL query returns a large number of records, it will take longer to format and display than if was returning a smaller data set.)
Report design:
1. Where is the Record Selection evaluated?
    Ensure your Record Selection Formula can be translated in SQL, so the data can be filter down on the server, otherwise the filtering will be done in a temp file on the local machine which will be much slower.
    They have many functions that cannot be translated in SQL because they may not have a standard SQL for it.
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     factor why a report takes a long time to preview.
3. How many records will be returned to the report.
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4. Do you use the special field "Page N of M", or "TotalPageCount"
    When the special field "Page N of M" or "TotalPageCount" is used on a report, it will have to generate each page
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If you want to improve the speed of a report, remove the special field "Page N of M" or "Total Page Count" or formula that uses the function "TotalPageCount". If those aren't use when you view a report it only format the page requested. It won't format the whole report.
5. Link tables on indexed fields whenever possible.
6. Remove unused tables, unused formulas, unused running totals from the report.
7. Suppress unnecessary sections.
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When they Crystal Reports install they can select a different folder and drive to install to but some runtime will be installed on C drive, no option to move it all to another drive.
ALSO, You should NOT have both BOE XI R2 and 3.1 on the same PC, they are not side by side. CR Designer is but BOE.
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Crystal report runs one way in designer and another in Infoview

Post Author: jasonp
CA Forum: Crystal Reports
I have a Crystal report with a number formula that runs correctly in the designer, but comes up with incorrect values on the server. The formula is used to determine a range in the select expert, so I end up with completely different data. I'm not using any custom functions, just what Crystal gives you. We recently migrated the Infoview server and I suspect this is what is causing this since it worked before. The formula:
CDbl (Mid ("1" + Mid (CStr (Year (date(dateadd("d",-(day(currentdate)),currentdate)))),3 ,2) + CStr ((date(dateadd("d",-(day(currentdate)),currentdate)) - CDate (Year (date(dateadd("d",-(day(currentdate)),currentdate))),01 ,01))+1),1 ,6))
returns 107273 in the designer (correct), but returns 100273 in Infoview (incorrect).
Any suggestions?

Post Author: SKodidine
CA Forum: Crystal Reports
CSTR is not functioning as you expected because you are not accounting for the decimals and commas. Here is what is happening. Results are step by step and color coded assuming you run this on 10/01/2007.
The first half of the formula is the problem.
Mid ("1" + Mid (cstr (Year (date(dateadd("d",-(day(currentdate)),currentdate)))),3 ,2)
                                                                                09/30/2007
                                                                                09/30/2007
                                                                                2007
                                                                                2,007.00 This is causing the problem.
                                                                                00
The second half of your formula brings in 273, combine that with above gives you 100273.
You could change the MID values from (3,2) to (4,2) but I suggest using the optional arguments, which will give you the following:
Mid ("1" + Mid (cstr (Year (date(dateadd("d",-(day(currentdate)),currentdate))),0,"",""),3 ,2)
                                                                                09/30/2007
                                                                                09/30/2007
                                                                                2007
                                                                                2007
                                                                                07
Combined with the second half of your formula it will give you 107273.
I suggest, for the second CSTR be used with the optional arguments for decimal places, thousands separator and decimal character, for uniformity. The CDBL makes it numeric and puts the commas and decimals.
Your final formula:
CDbl (Mid ("1" + Mid (cstr(Year (date(dateadd("d",-(day(currentdate)),currentdate))),0, "",""),3 ,2) + cstr ((date(dateadd("d",-(day(currentdate)),currentdate)) - CDate (Year (date(dateadd("d",-(day(currentdate)),currentdate))),01 ,01))+1,0, "",""),1 ,6));

Crystal Report Running Slowly

Hi Guys,
I am facing a problem while running crystal reports in SAP B1 8.8.
When i run any crystal report within SAP it is taking so much time to display the output (say nearly a Minute). But if a run the PLD means then i am getting the output with in seconds.So if any of u guys faced this probelm means pl tell me any solution ???
Regards,
P.V

Hi Vamsi
The slowness of your report might be because when you design the report and if you tried to print it then the path of your local printer will get saved within your report file. When you add this report to a distant database and try to load the report , the report will try to find this local printer path saved in it. This I think makes the report to load very slowly.
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Vivek
Edited by: viveksr on Sep 2, 2011 7:08 AM

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file directoriesu2026 
 
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Edited by: DarkNight on Nov 13, 2009 10:42 AM

Hi Darknight,
What is it you want to find once you are connected? Since you posted this in the Database Connectivity forum I assume you want to connect to some DB or flat file on that server? If it's a DB then use the client to connect from windows. If it's a flat file then you should be able to use whatever connection utility you use to see the file system from windows. I don't know Unix so not sure but need more details.
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