Use the Crystal Report Migration Tool to migrate Crystal
data-push reports created in ClearQuest versions 7.1.x and earlier
to the data-pull reporting model.
Before you begin
This process applies only to environments that have existing
Crystal Reports data-push reports. These reports are managed by ClearQuest
and require the Crystal Reports Design Component (RDC) which is not
supported in ClearQuest versions 8.0 and later. You can still run
data-push reports if you can obtain a copy of the Crystal Reports
Design Component from
SAP. For the ClearQuest Web Client and ClearQuest
Client, these reports can be run from the client machine with the
ClearQuest Report Server for Crystal Reports. However, this method
is also deprecated. Users are encouraged to migrate these reports
to the data-pull reporting model supported in ClearQuest version 8.0
and later.
Before migrating reports, make sure the ClearQuest Client
for Windows is installed.
About this task
The ClearQuest data-pull reporting model requires these software
components:
- ClearQuest Report Server for Crystal Reports, an optional, installable
subcomponent available with ClearQuest 7.1 and later.
- Supported version of the Crystal Reports Java Reporting Component
(JRC) runtime, available as a download archive from the SAP website.
- ClearQuest Reporting Driver, automatically installed with any
ClearQuest feature.
- ClearQuest Report Launcher, an optional, installable subcomponent
available in ClearQuest version 8.0 and later.
Procedure
- Install and Configure the ClearQuest Report Server for
Crystal Reports. See Deploying the ClearQuest Report Server for Crystal Reports.
- Migrate existing data-push reports to data-pull. See technical note 4021266.
- To view reports with the Report Launcher for ClearQuest,
save them on a file server and make them available using the Report
Launcher for ClearQuest. See Deploying
the Report Launcher for ClearQuest .
- Optional. To design ClearQuest data-pull reports with SAP
Crystal Reports, configure the Crystal Reports Designer to use the
ClearQuest Reporting Driver. See Configuring the Crystal Reports Designer for ClearQuest reporting.