Migrating Crystal data-push reports to data-pull

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:

Procedure

  1. Install and Configure the ClearQuest Report Server for Crystal Reports. See Deploying the ClearQuest Report Server for Crystal Reports.
  2. Migrate existing data-push reports to data-pull. See technical note 4021266.
  3. 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 .
  4. 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.

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