Editing Reports on Hosted Server

Updated: 08/24/2022

Hosted Server Crystal Report Editing

In order to edit a Crystal Report, you will need to first purchase and install the Crystal Editor on you local workstation. The Crystal Reports Editor 2020 can be purchased here https://www.sapstore.com/solutions/99043/SAP-Crystal-Reports

Remote Desktop Connection Configuration:

  1. Right click the RDS Connection to RDP Hosted Server. (Most likely located on the desktop)

  2. Select Edit (On Windows 11 machines you will need to select More Options first)

  3. Select the Local Resources tab

  4. Click the More button

  5. Verify the OS (C:) drive is selected

  7. Click OK

  8. Select the General Tab

  9. Click Save

Downloading a Crystal report to edit

  1. Login to RDPWin

  2. Select the Reporter | Reports Menu

  3. Select Report Folders on the right that contains the report you want to edit

  4. Highlight the report you want to edit and click the Download button

  6. Select the drive shared from your local workstation on the left. It will be named C on "your workstation"

  7. Select a folder to download the report. You may need to create a new folder.

  8. Click Save

  10. Click OK on the File Downloaded dialogue

  11. Open the Crystal Editor. Find the downloaded report. Make the necessary changes and save. (If you are editing a Resort Data stock report, you will want to rename the report with the changes. Otherwise the report will be overwritten with the next RDP update.)

Uploading an edited Crystal Report

  1. Login to RDPWin

  2. Select the Reporter | Reports Menu

  3. Select the Report folder where you want to upload the report to

  4. Click the Upload button

  5. Open the folder in the right pane where you saved the edited report

  6. Click Open

  7. Follow the dialogues