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1871962 - How To manually deploy crdb_XML data source driver

Symptom

  • Crystal Reports Developer for Visual Studio ( 2010 and above ) does not include the the crdb_xml driver, this was never include in the CR basic. Crystal reports 2011 still supports this driver and does install the required runtime.
  • Note: XML package is not installed with CRS Embedded ( OEM ) 2011 and above with the SDK package.

Environment

  • SAP Crystal Reports Server Embedded(OEM)2011 and above.
  • SAP Crystal Reports Developer for Developers Version Of Visual Studio(2010 and above).

Cause

  • CRDB_XML is not part of the DB driver install for CR for VS.
  • JavaDir entry is missing in the CRConfig.xml file.

Resolution

  1. Download the packaged files located on the following page:
    1. Downloads for SAP Crystal Reports, SAP Crystal Presentation Design and SAP Crystal Dashboard Design
    2. In "Software Product" select SAP Crystal Reports, Version for Visual Studio;
    3. There is only one option in "Product Version (optional)" and "Software Type (optional)", so select it;
    4. Click Go;
    5. It will display several results, but the one you want will be called "CR for Visual Studio SPXX JDBC /WebService /XML DataDriver";
    6. Instead of XX it will be the version of the product, download the one that matches with yours.
  2. See attached file to edit the crconfig.xml file.

For CRSE(OEM)2011 and above:

  1. Create a JavaDir node in CRConfig.xml file

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Keywords

Crystal Reports Developer for Visual Studio; XML; crdb_xml; CRSE2013 , KBA , BI-DEV-NET-SDK , .NET SDK / COM SDK , Problem

Product

SAP Crystal Reports 2011 ; SAP Crystal Reports 2013 ; SAP Crystal Reports Server 2013, OEM edition ; SAP Crystal Reports, developer version for Microsoft Visual Studio

Attachments

Manually_deploy_XML_driver_in_CORTEZ.zip