Crystal Enterprise - Updating a Report

[dev32]

Hello,

I have 10 groups created. Each group has to view the same report, but with different parameters predefined, which would filter the report even further. Through the Admin interface, I will specify their paramter values.

My question is that the same report resides in 10 different folders, that's 10 copies of the same report, right? If I have to make an update to the report, do I have to delete the current report in each folder and then re-add it?

 

[bdreed35]

No, you can update the report through CrystaL Reports. There is an update provided on the CE 8.5 CD that allows you to connect to your CE APS and open and save reports to CE.

Though what your real problem is the fact that you have to customize output to 10 different groups of users. a company called APOS(

http://www.apos.com)

has a product called View Time security (

http://www.apos.on.ca/sections/07-SoftSol-ViewTimeSec.shtml)

that allows you to control the data based upon these CE USer ID or Group Name. Check it out. It will allow you to only have to maintain one report.

~Brian