Report incompatibility beacause of database name change

Hi !
I am using Crystal Reports 2008 with a MSQL 2005 database.
I want to use the same report on two databases with same structure but different names. I keep getting error message: "Failed to retrieve data from database" ,"invalid object name... [Database vendor code:208]".
Set Datasource Location command does not help...
Need some help !
Calin

Morning,
If I get this right you are trying to use the same structured report for another database of different name but similar tables?
If yes, then I think you need to change the database as a source on your new (second) report.
Mind you, that will take all the fields out which are linked but you can certainly put them back into the place once you established the right link.
I don't think there is a way of refreshing the same report to use different database, however, there could be another way to this.
Add the new database into the report, replace all the fields of the old database with the new one, and then get rid of the old database completely.
This way you would remember where each field was placed in the report.
Hope this helps.
DO let us know how you get along with it.
Kind Regards
Jehanzeb

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Edited by: Ludek Uher on Jul 21, 2009 8:38 AM

Database structure changed. Mapping Crystal reports to new datasource

There are several crystal reports that need to be remapped to a new database we have in place. The data structure has quite changed. I started using the 'Set datasource Location' option to map the new database fields to existing fields in the report. The problem shows up when trying to map fields from multiple tables to existing fields in the report from a single table. To elaborate, the old database structure has only one table used for a report and the new database structure has these same fileds coming from two different tables. The 'Set datasource Location' option is leting me map the existing table used in the report to only one report. Is this how this functionality works or am I missing something. Please advise the best way to do this mapping.
VJ

hi VJ,
when you're dealing with reports where the data source can change along with the number of tables or the table names or the field names etc. then this is a method that you can design with to avoid issues associated with datasource changes.
you can also change existing reports to use this formula only method but of course there's a bit of work involved in changing reports vs. designing them like this from the ground up.
-jamie

Database connection change in crystal reports 9

Post Author: thanksforhelp
CA Forum: Data Connectivity and SQL
Hi,
The report have to modified so I moved from prod to dev and changed the Database connection in set database location. they have the same table name and structure, but different database name, on the verify sql, I still see the prod database name and data is pulled from prod and not dev.
Please help in fixing the issue.
thanks in advance.

Hi,
Yes, I am using the MDX driver.
Is there any pre-requisites of importing certain ABAP transports into SAP Server since I haven't done any? Please recommend.
Thanks,
Amogh

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I want to change the name of an oracle table that is queried by a number of Discoverer reports owned by various users.
I have been told that Discoverer might have the smarts to handle this without manual intervention of users having to open their reports and repoint them to the new tablename. Would someone be able to enlighten me?

Thanks Guys for help.
Additionally I'd like to add for the purpose of the name change is business driven and therefore it is important that business (report writers) see the new name so.....
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(2) Identifier
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Therefore, you can change either (1) or (2) [but not both] and still have the workbook resolving back to the physical object name on the folder (ie (3)).
In summation, I changed (1) and (3) while leaving (2) unchanged to resolve the whole glorious mess....

Can we enable Database Name box while scheduling report

Hi, I am boxi administrator and I am working on a unique client requirement. I don't know if it needs to be in administration forum or crystal reports. we are using crystal reports and We are on boxi R2 SP3 on IIS.
We have 8 DB servers for load balancing ( look www.intersystems.com for details of how). We want to publish report in BOXI and user will then schedule report. We don't want multiple copies as it will be difficult to maintain at several places. So please rule out the possibility of 8 copies of same Crystal report connected to each 8 DB servers.
When user schedules report then we want to load balance the DB servers i.e. we have defined 8 ODBC connections on each application servers and want to use all ODBC ( DB) for each report. When we schedule reports then I see server name and Database name is disabled in Database logon properties.
Please let me know if this is possible. We will be using standard infoview to schedule reports.
Thanks,

This is not feasible. I figured out one option that is using Virtual IP with Load balancer. We can load balance ODBC using this. This is tested in another project of state govt.
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