Distribute Crystal Report from BOE Server

[Former Member]

Hi,

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Installation on Client machine:

Crystal Report 2008 V1 SP1 and SP2

SAP Integration Kits XI 3.1 SP2

Installation on BOE Server:

BOE XI 3.1 SP2

SAP Integration Kits XI 3.1 SP2

Installation on BW:

SAP BW 7

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Created crystal report on top of SAP BW Query, and save/publish the Crystal Report into BOE Server directly via Crystal Report ->File ->Save as (I understand that we can also save the Crystal Report into BW role, then publish the Crystal Report into BOE Server via the BW Publish, but we're not using the BW Publish option here).

Now user can logon to BOE InfoView and execute/display the Crystal Report, no problem.

My question is in BOE Server, is there any functionality that allow us to execute the Crystal Report and send it to the user automatically via email? Just like the BEx Broadcaster functionality in SAP BW 7.

If yes, how can I do it?

Any help is appreciated.

L

[former_member136842 · Accepted solution]

Hello,

yes you can do this. You can schedule the Report and send it automatically per E-Mail.

Check the Admin Guide on how to do that:

http://help.sap.com/businessobject/product_guides/boexir31/en/xi3-1_bip_admin_en.pdf

Regards

-Seb.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Seb,

Thanks for the link.

I checked and found that this can be done via InfoView (page 33) also: http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/boc/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/5011eca1-6764-2b10-5896-feca6335e...

Confused, are there the same?

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Seb,

I have a look at the document: http://help.sap.com/businessobject/product_guides/boexir31/en/xi3-1_bip_admin_en.pdf

I can see where to schedule the Crystal Reprot to run in the background and send out via email option.

However, I dont see how the report can be sent out from BOE server. Is there any setting need to be done so that BOE Server can send out the crystal report?

Please help, thank you.

[former_member136842 · Accepted solution]

Hi,

if you mean that the BOE Server should send the CR automatically on a daily basis out via E-Mail you can do this also with the scheduler like:

Run ReportA each day at 8AM and sent to E-Mail adress(es) A, B, C ...

Just right click the Report -> Schedule -> Go through the Options

Regards

-Seb.

[gowdatimma_ramu · Accepted solution]

Hi Linnda,

For this you need to enale and configure Email SMTP Destination on the Job Server, for more details on configuration reffer BusinessObjects Enterprise Deployment Planning Guide "http://service.sap.com/~sapidb/011000358700001647142008E/xi3-1_bip_deploy_plan_en.pdf"

Regards,

Ramu.

[IngoH · Accepted solution]

Hi,

this forum is about the SAP Integration. As you are asking about scheduling and distributing reports I would suggest you move this to the BusinessObjectsEnterprise forum

Ingo