Overview

This two-day interactive workshop covers an overview of the system architecture, how to use ePortfolio, and how to manage users and security. The course incorporates a number of hands-on exercises to reinforce the learning process.

Prerequisites

Working knowledge of Windows 9x-2000 server environment is required.

Audience

Administrators who need to deploy and manage Crystal Enterprise 9.

Course duration

2 days

Course outline

• Install and Architecture Overview
  Overview of Crystal Enterprise Components
  Indepth look at the Architecture
  Planning your installation
  Review System Requirements
  Install standalone Crystal Enterprise
  
  
• Crystal Enterprise Launchpad
  What is the Crystal Enterprise Launchpad?
  Overview of the ePortfolio
  Signing up for an Enterprise Account
  Look at the documentation accessible through the Launchpad
  Accessing Crystal Enterprise Components through the Launchpad.
  
  
• Account Management
  Overview of the Crystal Management Console
  What are groups?
  Creating and modifying a group
  Creating and modifying users
  Guest Account and Sign up Feature
  Password settings
  
  
• Using Subreporting as a Folder Management
  Creating and deleting folders
  Adding reports to Folders
  Modifying Folder Limits
  User Folders
  
  
• Managing User Access
  Review the CE Object Security Model
  Access Levels
  Advanced Rights
  Open System of Decreasing Rights
  Closed System of Increasing Rights.
  
  
• Crystal Publishing Wizard
  Adding a Report to Crystal Enterprise
  Publishing a Directory Structure
  Setting Report Properties in the Publishing Wizard.User Folders
  
  
• Managing Report Objects & Application Objects
  Managing Report Objects
  Managing Report Instances
  Report Alerts
  Setting Parameters
  Report Destinations and Format
  Report Object Limits and Rights.
  
  
• Scheduling Reports & Objects
  Running a Report Once
  Time based Scheduling Options
  Scheduling Reports based on Events
  Scheduling Objects
  Triggering a Schedule Based Event
  
  
• Managing and Configuring Servers
  In-depth look at the CMC and CCM
  Reviewing Server Metrics
  Managing the Automated Process Scheduler
  Clustering APSs
  Managing the Web Component Server
  Managing the File Repository Server
  Managing the Page and Cache Server
  Managing the Job Server
  Administering Server Groups
  
  
• Managing Events
  File Based Event
  Schedule Based Events
  Custom Based Events
  
  
• Security Concepts
  User Security
  Folder Security
  Integrating with NT or LDAP security
  
  
• Appendix A -Platforms for Crystal EnterpriseAppendix
  
• Appendix B -Installing Crystal Enterprise on UNIXAppendix
  
• Appendix C -Working with FirewallsAppendix
  
• Appendix D - Crystal Web WizardAppendix E - The Crystal Import Server Firewalls
  
• Appendix E - The Crystal Import Server