Bookmarks in PDFs using BOE XI

[synapsevampire]

Is anyone currently doing this?

We're using BOE XI, and willing to go to Release 2 if it will meet the requirements.

For the most part we have a series of Dashboards which are built using unrelated data in subreports within multiple report header sections.

What the client requires is that we leverage BOE XI to create PDFs with Bookmarks within (rather than running 2 scheduling programs, so a 3rd party just for cutting bookmarks is out).

The big question is whether one can hard code bookmarks, or is it entirely dependent upon the Tree structure to create them?

We would like to be able to identify individual sections of the main report, and I'd rather not hard code a bunch of data together in order to create a faux group to accomplish this.

Any thoughts?

-k

 

[satinsilhouette]

K,
As far as I have seen the bookmarks are built solely on the tree structure in the report. I have not attempted to change how it is rendered in pdf format. What I have see was sufficient enough.

On a further note - do you know any of the forums that are directly related to BO's Dashboard/Performance management - I am looking for specific information on using the viewer and also how people are handling customizing the infoview front page with a web portal overlay.

Thanks!
T

Thanks so much!
satinsilhouette

 

[satinsilhouette]

Also K -
How does one get a forum started for a particular subject on tek-tips without having to set up a payment schedule - do you know?

Thanks,
T

Thanks so much!
satinsilhouette

 

[IdoMillet]

Hi K,

I don't believe there's a non-default way to control the bookmarks in Cr/CE.

It is possible to trigger processing of your own code or a 3rd-party tool from a CE process via a UFL. This keeps CE as the scheduling/triggering process.

Cheers,
- Ido

view, e-mail, export, burst, distribute, and schedule Crystal Reports.

http://www.MilletSoftware.com

 

[synapsevampire]

Ido,

That's sounds promising, I'll contact you as long as the scheduling exists within the BO side.

-k

 

[IdoMillet]

See list of UFLs and 3rd-party tools at:

http://www.kenhamady.com/bookmarks.html

Here is the information about how this is done using the VisualCutRun() function provided by my "CUT Light" UFL:
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VisualCutRun()
Arguments: (VisualCUTExePath, CommandLineArguments)

This function triggers processing of another report by Visual CUT.

A typical scenario for using this functionality is running a report on Crystal Enterprise (or another software package), and using the viewing of that report as a trigger mechanism for exporting, printing, and/or e-mailing of information in another report.

Returns: 'Done' if the Visual CUT executable was found in the specified path. Otherwise, returns an error message.

For example, the following Crystal formula:
VisualCutRun ("C:\Program Files\Visual CUT\Visual CUT.exe", "-e ""C:\Program Files\Visual CUT\Visual_CUT.rpt"" ""Parm1:1996""")
Triggers processing of the Visual_CUT.rpt sample report, overriding the saved parameter value with a value of 1996.

Note that each double (") quotes in the command line, must be duplicated ("") within the formula so it is recognized as such.
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Cheers,
- Ido

view, e-mail, export, burst, distribute, and schedule Crystal Reports.

http://www.MilletSoftware.com

 

[synapsevampire]

As always, our products are well thought out, Ido, thanks for the info.

I'll push for implementing it.

-k