Managing objects overview

There are several types of objects that can exist in Crystal Enterprise: reports, programs, Microsoft Excel files, Microsoft Word files, Microsoft PowerPoint files, Adobe Acrobat PDFs, rich text format files, text files, and hyperlinks, as well as object packages, which consist of report and/or program objects. After publishing objects to Crystal Enterprise, you manage them through the Crystal Management Console (CMC) by going to the Objects management area.

Tip:    

• Go to the Object management area by clicking the Objects link on the CMC Home page.
• Use folders to organize and facilitate object administration for you and your users. For more information, see Managing User Folders.

This chapter is broken up into four sections:

• General object management

  This section describes general object management concepts that apply to all objects, such as moving, copying, and deleting objects. It also describes how to search for objects, how to modify object properties, and how to set object rights for users and groups.

• Report object management

  This section explains report objects and instances, and how to manage them through the Crystal Management Console (CMC). Managing report objects includes applying processing extensions, specifying alert notification, changing database information, updating parameters, using filters, and working with hyperlinked reports.

• Program object management

  This section explains program objects and instances, and how to manage them through the Crystal Management Console (CMC). Additionally, this section covers type-specific program object configuration, and security considerations for program objects.

• Object package management

  This section explains object packages and instances, and how to manage them through the Crystal Management Console (CMC). Additionally, this section explains how to create an object package and how to add objects to an object package.