Crystal Enterprise systems that use the Crystal Enterprise Java SDK run the SDK on a third party application server. See the Platforms.txt file included with your product distribution for a complete list of tested application servers and version requirements.
The application server acts as the gateway between the web server and the rest of the components in Crystal Enterprise. The application server is responsible for processing requests from your browser, sending Crystal Server Pages (.csp files) to the Web Component Adapter, and using the Java SDK to interpret Crystal components in Java Server Pages (.jsp files). The application server also supports Java versions of the Crystal Enterprise web desktop and other Crystal applications, and uses the SDK to convert report pages (.epf files) to HTML format when users view pages with a DHTML viewer.
The application server replaces the Web Component Server (WCS) in Crystal Enterprise installations that run on UNIX, and in Windows installations that use the Crystal Enterprise Java SDK. For more information, see the developer documentation available on your product CD.
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