APOS Systems for Crystal Enterprise - anyone using? 2

[mrush]

Hi,

Is anyone using APOS Systems tools for CE, if so, do you like it? What version are you using?

I am using InfoTrain's CyrstalMine to document, but APOS lists some nice sounding tools like a batch scheduler and a metadata CE system tool.

Thanks for any thoughts.

DaBuggs

 

[synapsevampire]

I tested the Excel scheduling tool and it worked.

Not my favorite interface (Excel) for interacting with a database, but it beats the alternative - nuffin...

-k

 

[MJRBIM]

I've installed the APOS InstanceManager and InfoScheduler on client-sites. They work great, but as SV said the Excel formatting for InfoScheduler isn't the best interface in the world.

Both the APOS BusinessCalendar and the metadata tool have now been "replaced" by built-in functions in CE-10.

I expect that I'll be using DynamicParameters on my current project in a few months.

 

[SFLLC]

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[SFLLC]

As of Feb. 2005 we also now offer ".rpt Inspector 3 Enterprise Suite" which is designed to allow you to Mass Edit + Manage reports, schedules, and instances in Crystal Enterprise.

Now for the first time you can open multiple reports stored directly in CE and we'll automatically retrieve all of their CE related properties. So rather than you having to recreate your schedules, you can modify existing one (i.e. modify parameters, destinations, formats, database logon, etc.) across one or multiple pending (scheduled) reports / instances.

And you can quickly find and analyze failed (and success) instances. And even create a new instance of an existing one using the same properties (or modify some or all).

A BusinessObjects Enterprise version is in beta and will be released soon.