Open discussion on importing Crystal reports!!!
Recently I am testing importing Crystal 2008 Rpt files into SAP B1 9.1 before we live on the upgraded system next year. (Also, it's installed Crystal 2013 OEM development version , too) p.s. current SAP version is SAP2007pl47 with Crystal 2008.
5 major problems encountered during importing in SAP 9.1,
1> Is there any way to copy/paste the imported menu/reports from SAP Testing DB into Production DB ?? Otherwise, I need to wait for upgrade version go live , and then import again, one by one, spend much time to import our 200 reports next month, incoming year!!
2> Need to remove default values setting onto input fields in .rpt files, otherwise the field got locked or limited values when running the report. Users can't input other value!
3> Does it require to open and re-save every .rpt in Crystal 2013 version ? All reports opened in Crystal 2013 got alert Some 2008-ver reports need to be re-saved in Crystal 2013 version, but most 2008 reports are imported successfully.
4> Most rpt files are imported successfully although the error message "Invalid File Path" ever shown, but after I restarted the SAP server, that error disappeared!
5> The import location is limited to reporting folders under each module. For example, it's fine to import a report into 'Purchasing - AP' - 'Purchasing reports', But, if we directly add a subfolder 'Crystal Pur' under 'Purchasing - AP', then we can't find it during importing, the only way is "relocate" the report from 'Purchasing reports' into it. Users will take time to click trice to find one Crystal report !!
Will keep update on status~~~
Michelle