Crystal Enterprise 9 Installation advice..

[mrees]

Hello,

I have just taken over the reins of our CE9 admin role (The previous administrator left without leaving complete instructions), and whilst I am ok with managing accounts and rights etc..I have no idea about the install. We have a new machine in our department, and on that I want the user to have access to the client side tools of Enterprise (e.g Launchpad, publishing wizard) When I put the install disc in, it seems to want to install everything including the WCS and APS. Am I missing something very simple here? We have the Enterprise stuff installed on the our server, I just want the tools on the client machine.

Thanks in advance

mrees

 

[mdwyer]

Not having done anything but full installs, I can't give you any personal experience. But there is an installation guide on the CD itself. Look in the 'doc' folder. There are Custom Installation and Expanded Installation options that you will want to review to see which meets your needs. I have used the Custom install but only to create the APS database in Oracle without building the MSDE database first.

 

[Turkbear]

Hi,
The Launchpad is a web site, not a client install..
( by default it will be:

http://yourceserver/crystal/enterprise/launchpad/en/default.htm)

The Publishing Wizard is a client-side ( only) install, and is listed when you choose to do a Custom install..Deselect everything but the pub wizard..

hth,

 

[mrees]

Thanks for that TurkBear, I stumbled on it myself last night, you also get the launchpad as a shortcut.

Thanks again.