Publishing with the Crystal Management Console

If you have administrative rights to Crystal Enterprise, you can publish objects over the Web from within the CMC.

To add an object with the CMC

1. Go to the Objects management area of the CMC.
2. Click New Object.

   The New Object page appears, with the Report properties displayed.

   

3. On the left side of the page, click the type of object you want to add.
4. Enter the object's properties.

   The properties that appear vary according to the type of object you are adding:

   Property	Object Types	Description
   File name	Report, Program, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Adobe Acrobat, Text, Rich Text	Type the full path to the object, or click Browse to perform a search.
   Title	Object Package, Hyperlink	Type the name of the object.
   Description	Object Package, Hyperlink	Type a description of the object.
   Generate thumbnail for the report	Report	If you do not want the user to see a thumbnail preview of the report in Crystal Enterprise, clear the "Generate thumbnail for the report" check box. Tip:    To display thumbnails for a report, open the report in Crystal Reports and click Summary Info on the File menu. Select the "Save preview picture" check box and click OK. Preview the first page of the report and save your changes.
   Use Object Repository when refreshing report	Report	Select this option to automatically refresh an object's repository fields against the repository each time the report runs.
   Program Type	Program	Select Executable, Java, or Script. Tip:     Run Java programs as Java program objects. Run JScript and VBScript programs as Script program objects. Run all other programs as Executable program objects.
   URL	Hyperlink	Type the URL address of the page you want the hyperlink object to link to.

5. Ensure that the correct folder or object package name appears in the Destination field.

   Tip:    

   • To expand a folder, select it and click Show Subfolders.
   • To search for a specific folder or object package, use the Look For field.

   Note:    Only report and program objects can be published to object packages.

6. Click OK.

When the object has been added to the system, the CMC displays the Properties screen. If necessary, you can now modify the object's properties, such as its title and description, the database logon information, scheduling information, user rights, and so on.