Need help in RFP - Migration Estimates for Crystal Reports from BI 3.1 to 4.1

Hi,
I have to migrate 100 crystal reports from BI 3.1 to 4.1. The reports vary from simple to complex in terms of complexity.
I want to know the time estimates (no. of hours/report) for the above upgradation for a client proposal.
What all parameters should i mention in the proposal?
Thanks

You don't actually have to upgrade the reports to a newer version of Crystal in order to migrate them from BO 3.1 to BI 4.1 and have them work. BI 4.1 will work correctly with Crystal Reports that have been created in Crystal XI r2 and higher. The inner structure of the .rpt file is essentially the same, with new things being added when new features from the newer versions are used.
Some things to remember when migrating Crystal reports using the Upgrade Management Tool (based on my experience migrating a number of clients from 3.1 to 4.x):
1. If the reports were saved with a specific printer, make sure that the printer has been configured on the BI 4.1 server. In 3.1 this was not an issue, but there's a change in printer processing in the newer versions of Windows Server where BI 4.1 will run that cause errors/warnings in the migration of these reports.
2. If your reports use ODBC connections, make sure that ALL of the required connections have been created prior to migration. Even though BI 4.1 is 64-bit software, the Crystal "servers" are still 32-bit, so they require 32-bit connections. If you're connecting to MS SQL Server, make sure you use SQL Server Native Connection 10.0 or 11.0 for these connections.
3. If you have Dynamic Parameters and you've had to make any changes to which DB drivers are used - even if it's in an ODBC connection that has the same name as the old system, be aware that you'll have to create new data connections that use the new ODBC connections or drivers and then point the data foundations to the new data connections - otherwise your dynamic parameters won't work.
-Dell

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