FTP support

Crystal Enterprise enables you and your users to schedule a report to a File Transfer Protocol (FTP) server. To connect to the FTP server, you must specify a user who has the necessary rights to upload files to the server.

Note:    You must have this destination feature enabled in the Job Server in order to schedule a report to an FTP server.

To set an FTP server as the destination

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 FTP 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 FTP and file name properties:

   • Host

     Enter the FTP host information.

   • Port

     Enter the FTP port number (the default is 21).

   • FTP User Name

     Specify a user who has the necessary rights to upload a report to the FTP server.

   • FTP Password

     Enter the user's password.

   • Account

     Enter the FTP account information, if required.

     Account is part of the standard FTP protocol, but it is rarely implemented. Provide the appropriate account only if your FTP server requires it.

   • Destination Directory

     Enter the FTP directory that you want the report to be saved to.

   • 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 enter 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.

5. Click Update.