Crystal Enterprise web desktop
Crystal Enterprise comes with a web-based interface that end users access to view, schedule, and keep track of published reports. Each Crystal Enterprise request that a user makes is directed to the Crystal Enterprise application tier. What happens next depends upon which Crystal Enterprise Software Development Kit (SDK) your system uses. In a Windows installation with the COM SDK (the default Windows option), the web server passes the user request to the Web Connector. The Web Connector then forwards the request to the WCS for processing. In an installation that uses the Java SDK, the web server forwards the user request directly to an application server where the request is processed by components built on the Crystal Enterprise SDK.
The Crystal Enterprise web desktop also serves as a demonstration of the ways in which you can use the Crystal Enterprise Software Development Kit (SDK) to create a custom web application for end users. For more information, see the developer documentation available on your product CD.
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