Read/Write Permissions on Reports

[dtrinite1]

Can anyone tell me if Crystal Rpts Vers 8 and Vers 8.5 have the ability to restrict write/modify permissions on reports?

Thanks in advance~!

~dtrinite

 

[Turkbear]

Hi,
Depending on your OS, you can set the security at the file ( or directory) level and allow read only permission to everyone and other rights to specified users.

Once a report is created it is just another file to the file system

 

[dtrinite1]

Thanks, Turkbear -- For some reason I thought the Crystal application itself had levels of access that could be set.

 

[IdoMillet]

Note that even if you restrict the rpt file to ReadOnly, a user can export it to another rpt file without this restriction.

Also, if what you have in mind is protecting report designs as intellectual property, a ReadOnly approach doesn't serve that purpose. There are other solutions for that situation...

Cheers,
- Ido

CUT, Visual CUT, and DataLink Viewer:
view, e-mail, export, burst, distribute, and schedule Crystal Reports.

http://www.MilletSoftware.com

 

[dtrinite1]

Hi Ido- thanks for the info -- any recommendations as to protecting reports from modification. I am trying to centralize rptg, and keep end users from altering reports, thereby 'breaking' them.

Thanks in advance - -
~dtrinite

 

[IdoMillet]

If that's your objective, then why do you need anything beyond restricting permissions on the folder where the rpt files are?

Cheers,
- Ido

CUT, Visual CUT, and DataLink Viewer:
view, e-mail, export, burst, distribute, and schedule Crystal Reports.

http://www.MilletSoftware.com

 

[dtrinite1]

Ido-- The folder permissions will work for my objective, however,I wanted to know (since I cannot find any supporting info) whether there are options within an individual Crystal Report that allows permissions on that report to be set(in versions 8 or 8.5)--(?)

many thanks~!
Dtrinite

 

[IdoMillet]

There are no such options in Crystal itself.

My DataLink Viewer allows you to generate an encrypted rpz file from an rpt file. You keep the rpt file and your users get the rpz file. Your users can run the rpz file in DataLink Viewer, just like they can any rpt file. However, they can't open the rpz file in Crystal to see/change the design of the report. They also can't export it to an rpt from DataLink Viewer (this ensures full protection). Of course, you keep the rpt file for yourself.

hth,
- Ido

CUT, Visual CUT, and DataLink Viewer:
view, e-mail, export, burst, distribute, and schedule Crystal Reports.

http://www.MilletSoftware.com

 

[dtrinite1]

OK--many thanks, Ido
~TGIF~
dtrinite