Accessing Crystal via the Internet

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First thing is probably making sure your NT web server is accessible from
the outside the firewall (static IP, etc...), but that's not my area of
expertise.

Looks like you just might be the first VantageGrouper to embark on this
adventure...

Lemme know how it goes!

Thaddeus Jacobs
mailto:tjacobs@...


-----Original Message-----
From: Troy Funte [mailto:tfunte@...]
Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2001 1:09 PM
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Vantage] Accessing Crystal via the Internet


We have one California sales rep. who needs to get to our Open Orders
report, so licensing isn't a big issue for us. Plus, I'd just like to know
how to do it.

Troy

----- Original Message -----
From: Thad Jacobs
To: 'vantage@yahoogroups.com'
Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2001 12:45 PM
Subject: RE: [Vantage] Accessing Crystal via the Internet


Troy,

I haven't set it up yet (will be once I get my knew laptop), but I believe
whether your using the web component server to distribute accross an
intranet, or opening up the server to access from the internet, you still
have to have a simultaneus access license for every concurrent user. They
say one CAL per 10 database users is fine, but the more user interaction
there is to your report, that ratio might become less friendly. licenses
are over 2 grand a pop.

The web component server looks like a great means of distributing reports
in-house, but because of licensing costs it may not be the best option for
handling internet volume.

~thad

-----Original Message-----
From: Troy Funte [mailto:tfunte@...]
Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2001 9:32 AM
To: Vantage
Subject: [Vantage] Accessing Crystal via the Internet


I asked this question awhile back...

Is anyone using Crystal's Web Component Server or Crystal Enterprise to
give
customers (or employees) access to Vantage via the internet? If so, what
is
required from a web hosting perspective?

I'd like to be able to do this but I don't know where to start.

Troy Funte


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Useful links for the Yahoo!Groups Vantage Board are: ( Note: You must
have
already linked your email address to a yahoo id to enable access. )
(1) To access the Files Section of our Yahoo!Group for Report Builder and
Crystal Reports and other 'goodies', please goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/files/.
(2) To search through old msg's goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/messages
(3) To view links to Vendors that provide Vantage services goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/links

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Useful links for the Yahoo!Groups Vantage Board are: ( Note: You must
have already linked your email address to a yahoo id to enable access. )
(1) To access the Files Section of our Yahoo!Group for Report Builder and
Crystal Reports and other 'goodies', please goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/files/.
(2) To search through old msg's goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/messages
(3) To view links to Vendors that provide Vantage services goto:
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Useful links for the Yahoo!Groups Vantage Board are: ( Note: You must have
already linked your email address to a yahoo id to enable access. )
(1) To access the Files Section of our Yahoo!Group for Report Builder and
Crystal Reports and other 'goodies', please goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/files/.
(2) To search through old msg's goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/messages
(3) To view links to Vendors that provide Vantage services goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/links

Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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I asked this question awhile back...

Is anyone using Crystal's Web Component Server or Crystal Enterprise to give customers (or employees) access to Vantage via the internet? If so, what is required from a web hosting perspective?

I'd like to be able to do this but I don't know where to start.

Troy Funte


[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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Troy,

I haven't set it up yet (will be once I get my knew laptop), but I believe
whether your using the web component server to distribute accross an
intranet, or opening up the server to access from the internet, you still
have to have a simultaneus access license for every concurrent user. They
say one CAL per 10 database users is fine, but the more user interaction
there is to your report, that ratio might become less friendly. licenses
are over 2 grand a pop.

The web component server looks like a great means of distributing reports
in-house, but because of licensing costs it may not be the best option for
handling internet volume.

~thad

-----Original Message-----
From: Troy Funte [mailto:tfunte@...]
Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2001 9:32 AM
To: Vantage
Subject: [Vantage] Accessing Crystal via the Internet


I asked this question awhile back...

Is anyone using Crystal's Web Component Server or Crystal Enterprise to give
customers (or employees) access to Vantage via the internet? If so, what is
required from a web hosting perspective?

I'd like to be able to do this but I don't know where to start.

Troy Funte


[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]


Useful links for the Yahoo!Groups Vantage Board are: ( Note: You must have
already linked your email address to a yahoo id to enable access. )
(1) To access the Files Section of our Yahoo!Group for Report Builder and
Crystal Reports and other 'goodies', please goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/files/.
(2) To search through old msg's goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/messages
(3) To view links to Vendors that provide Vantage services goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/links

Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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We have one California sales rep. who needs to get to our Open Orders report, so licensing isn't a big issue for us. Plus, I'd just like to know how to do it.

Troy

----- Original Message -----
From: Thad Jacobs
To: 'vantage@yahoogroups.com'
Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2001 12:45 PM
Subject: RE: [Vantage] Accessing Crystal via the Internet


Troy,

I haven't set it up yet (will be once I get my knew laptop), but I believe
whether your using the web component server to distribute accross an
intranet, or opening up the server to access from the internet, you still
have to have a simultaneus access license for every concurrent user. They
say one CAL per 10 database users is fine, but the more user interaction
there is to your report, that ratio might become less friendly. licenses
are over 2 grand a pop.

The web component server looks like a great means of distributing reports
in-house, but because of licensing costs it may not be the best option for
handling internet volume.

~thad

-----Original Message-----
From: Troy Funte [mailto:tfunte@...]
Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2001 9:32 AM
To: Vantage
Subject: [Vantage] Accessing Crystal via the Internet


I asked this question awhile back...

Is anyone using Crystal's Web Component Server or Crystal Enterprise to give
customers (or employees) access to Vantage via the internet? If so, what is
required from a web hosting perspective?

I'd like to be able to do this but I don't know where to start.

Troy Funte


[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]


Useful links for the Yahoo!Groups Vantage Board are: ( Note: You must have
already linked your email address to a yahoo id to enable access. )
(1) To access the Files Section of our Yahoo!Group for Report Builder and
Crystal Reports and other 'goodies', please goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/files/.
(2) To search through old msg's goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/messages
(3) To view links to Vendors that provide Vantage services goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/links

Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/


Yahoo! Groups Sponsor
ADVERTISEMENT




Useful links for the Yahoo!Groups Vantage Board are: ( Note: You must have already linked your email address to a yahoo id to enable access. )
(1) To access the Files Section of our Yahoo!Group for Report Builder and Crystal Reports and other 'goodies', please goto: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/files/.
(2) To search through old msg's goto: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/messages
(3) To view links to Vendors that provide Vantage services goto: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/links

Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.



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