Crystal Enterprise systems that use the Windows COM SDK include a Web Component Server (WCS), and a Web Connector. The WCS is the gateway between the Web Connector on the web server and the rest of the components in Crystal Enterprise. The WCS is responsible for processing requests from your browser, including Crystal Server Pages (.csp files), which are used to customize your access to Crystal Enterprise. As a result, this server also acts as an application server. For more information, see the developer documentation available on your product CD.
In addition to processing CSP requests, the WCS also handles other types of requests. These include requests from the CMC and the handling of prompts and database logon requests.
If you are running multiple Cache Servers, the WCS automatically load
Note: There is no WCS in UNIX installations of Crystal Enterprise, or in Windows installations that use the Crystal Enterprise Java SDK. The functionality of the WCS is provided by the Web Component Adapter (WCA).
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