Scheduling objects

When you schedule an object, Crystal Enterprise generates an instance that contains information from the time the object is run. Report instances contain relevant database information; program instances contain the standard out and standard error produced by that instance of the program. Your instance uses all of the settings that you have set in the CMC for the original object. The following sections provide information on scheduling objects in various ways, such as scheduling objects on demand, daily or monthly, in batches, or with events.

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• In order for a program object to be successfully scheduled and run, you must provide logon information for the account that the program object will run as. For details, see Authentication and program objects.
• Your end users, when using Crystal Enterprise to schedule and run objects, should use a web-based client such as the Crystal Enterprise web desktop or a custom web application. The Crystal Enterprise web desktop is designed primarily for scheduling instances and viewing reports (whereas the CMC enables you to manage and administer object properties and settings in addition to scheduling and viewing reports).
• For many of the scheduling options, you can choose to schedule an instance to with events. For information on events, see Scheduling an object with events.

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• Scheduling on demand
• Scheduling an object to run once
• Scheduling a daily object
• Scheduling a weekly object
• Scheduling a monthly object
• Scheduling an object with a calendar
• Scheduling objects in batches
• Scheduling an object with events