Unmanaged disk destination support

You can specify the location where a report instance will be saved when it is scheduled by you or another user.

Note:    

• The location must be a local or mapped directory on the processing server, or the location must be a Universal Naming Convention (UNC) path.
• The processing server must have sufficient rights to the specified location.
• You must have this destination feature enabled in the Job Server in order to use unmanaged disk destination support. For more information on the Job Server, see Setting default scheduling destinations for Job Servers.

To set your destination to unmanaged disk

1. In the Objects management area of the CMC, select a report object by clicking its link.
2. Click the Destination tab.

   The Destination tab appears.

3. Select Unmanaged Disk from the Destination list.

   

4. Select either Use the Crystal Job Server's defaults or Set the values to be used at schedule time here.

   If you select the first option, Crystal Enterprise will schedule a report using the Job Server's default settings. You can change these settings in the Servers management area. For more information, see Setting default scheduling destinations for Job Servers.

   If you select the second option, you can set the file name properties and enter user information:

   • Destination Directory

     Enter a local location, mapped location, or a UNC path.

   • Default File Name (randomly generated)

     Select this option if you want Crystal Enterprise to generate a random file name.

   • Specified File Name

     Select this option if you want to specify a file name—you can also add a variable to the file name. To add a variable, choose a placeholder for a variable property from the list and click Add. When the instance is run, the variable will be replaced with the specified information from the instance. For example, if you add the variable "Owner," when you schedule the report, the file name of report will include the report owner's name.

   • User Name

     Specify a user who has permission to write files to the destination directory.

   • Password

     Type the password for the user.

5. Click Update.