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Enterprise authentication

Enterprise authentication is the default authentication method used by Crystal Enterprise. You can create distinct accounts and groups for use with Crystal Enterprise. Crystal Enterprise also supports NT authentication and LDAP authentication.

ePortfolio

ePortfolio is a web-based interface that end users access to view, schedule, and keep track of published reports. Each Crystal Enterprise request that a user makes in ePortfolio is directed by the web server to the Web Connector, which then forwards the request to the Web Component Server.

event

An event is a preset trigger for scheduling and processing objects. Event-based scheduling provides you with additional control over scheduling reports: you can set up events so that reports are processed only after a specified event occurs. Working with events consists of two steps: creating an event and scheduling a report with events. That is, once you create an event, you can select it as a dependency when you schedule a report. The scheduled job is then processed only when the event occurs. You can schedule a report with a file event, a custom event, and/or a schedule event.

Event Server

The Event Server manages file-based events. When you set up a file-based event within Crystal Enterprise, the Event Server monitors the directory that you specified. When the appropriate file appears in the monitored directory, the Event Server triggers your file-based event: that is, the Event Server notifies the APS that the file-based event has occurred. The APS then starts any jobs that are dependent upon your file-based event.