8.0.xxx and Crystal Reports and .NET and Dashboards

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Toby, in 803, the BAQ designer is a really nice tool.
You can expand the usability of your report by creating a custom interface
to it, complete with combo boxes with sort selections and other things.
Then, you can add the report interface to the application menus, apply SEC
codes, etc...etc...

Carey


>From: "Toby Boogerd" <tboogerd@...>
>Reply-To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
>To: <vantage@yahoogroups.com>
>Subject: [Vantage] 8.0.xxx and Crystal Reports and .NET and Dashboards
>Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2006 11:36:45 -0600
>
>Just got vantage installed from 6.10.540 to 8.00.809G on a test server.
>We have hundreds of report builder and crystal reports that we are going
>to have to rewrite. I was just playing around trying to get a custom
>crystal xi report into the vantage menu structure, but can't seem to get
>it to work right. Does anyone have any information on this?
>
>Also i would like some information about custome programming vantage
>with VS.NET and do we need any SDK for that?
>
>Also any information on Dashboards would be great. With Vantage 6 we
>didn't do any custom programming except for writing some code in VB.NET
>to do some stuff with the backend progress database so with 8 we are
>hoping to do alot more.
>
>Thanks
>
>Toby
>
>
>
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Just got vantage installed from 6.10.540 to 8.00.809G on a test server.
We have hundreds of report builder and crystal reports that we are going
to have to rewrite. I was just playing around trying to get a custom
crystal xi report into the vantage menu structure, but can't seem to get
it to work right. Does anyone have any information on this?

Also i would like some information about custome programming vantage
with VS.NET and do we need any SDK for that?

Also any information on Dashboards would be great. With Vantage 6 we
didn't do any custom programming except for writing some code in VB.NET
to do some stuff with the backend progress database so with 8 we are
hoping to do alot more.

Thanks

Toby



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When adding a CR through menu maintenance, the following are required
fields.



Menu ID: Epicor support recommends using the UD prefix for identifying
user defined menu items, ie. UD999



Name: How you want it to be displayed on the menu



Security ID: You can create your own, or use an existing SEC### from a
report that has a security profile that you want.



Order Sequence: The canned menu items seem to have a sequence interval
of 5 so it is easy to insert a report anywhere in the list.



Program Type: From the dropdown list select "Custom Report Link"



Icon: Select "Report"



Program: When you select Custom Report Link", this field should populate
with the correct DLL "Epicor.Mfg.UI.CustomReport.dll"



Report Path: This should be the UNC path to the report. (there was a
known issue that created an error if any of the names in the path
location had spaces, I believe this has been resolved)



Also make sure that Enabled is checked.







I also have a Crystal report that queries the database and generates a
list of all the UD menu items. I find this useful because the Menu ID
field is a unique field. If you want a copy I will send it to you off
list.



Cheers







Gerard M Wadman

Sr. Network Systems Engineer



Scandius BioMedical Inc.

11A Beaver Brook Road

Littleton, MA 01460



978/486-4088 x 124

978/486-4108 (fax)



http://www.scandius.com/





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From: vantage@yahoogroups.com [mailto:vantage@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf
Of Toby Boogerd
Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2006 12:37 PM
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Vantage] 8.0.xxx and Crystal Reports and .NET and Dashboards



Just got vantage installed from 6.10.540 to 8.00.809G on a test server.
We have hundreds of report builder and crystal reports that we are going
to have to rewrite. I was just playing around trying to get a custom
crystal xi report into the vantage menu structure, but can't seem to get
it to work right. Does anyone have any information on this?

Also i would like some information about custome programming vantage
with VS.NET and do we need any SDK for that?

Also any information on Dashboards would be great. With Vantage 6 we
didn't do any custom programming except for writing some code in VB.NET
to do some stuff with the backend progress database so with 8 we are
hoping to do alot more.

Thanks

Toby


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We are in the middle of the upgrade also. As it happened, we had very
little in the way of reporting so anything we add will be bonus.



For a new menu item, go to:



System Maintenance / Utilities / Menu Maintenance



Add new Menu, enter a menu ID with prefix "UD" for user defined, enter
the name, enter the security ID (use security id from a similar item in
the same group with similar permissions), select the program type,
select the report icon, select the report and save.



There was a lot of good info on the dashboards at Perspectives. Maybe
someone can post up the presentations. You shouldn't need to do any
customization for the dashboards but you can do pretty much anything you
want with the VB.NET if you have the time and/or the money. With 8.03,
you'll be able to do Crystal in dashboards giving almost limitless
options. You should be fine with customizations as long as you stick
with parallel processes and not disturb with the core functionality.



Good luck.



Chris Clunn



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From: vantage@yahoogroups.com [mailto:vantage@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf
Of Toby Boogerd
Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2006 12:37 PM
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Vantage] 8.0.xxx and Crystal Reports and .NET and Dashboards



Just got vantage installed from 6.10.540 to 8.00.809G on a test server.
We have hundreds of report builder and crystal reports that we are going
to have to rewrite. I was just playing around trying to get a custom
crystal xi report into the vantage menu structure, but can't seem to get
it to work right. Does anyone have any information on this?

Also i would like some information about custome programming vantage
with VS.NET and do we need any SDK for that?

Also any information on Dashboards would be great. With Vantage 6 we
didn't do any custom programming except for writing some code in VB.NET
to do some stuff with the backend progress database so with 8 we are
hoping to do alot more.

Thanks

Toby


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That would be great Gerald. Please send to tboogerd@...


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From: vantage@yahoogroups.com [mailto:vantage@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf
Of Gerard Wadman
Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2006 12:49 PM
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [Vantage] 8.0.xxx and Crystal Reports and .NET and
Dashboards



When adding a CR through menu maintenance, the following are required
fields.

Menu ID: Epicor support recommends using the UD prefix for identifying
user defined menu items, ie. UD999

Name: How you want it to be displayed on the menu

Security ID: You can create your own, or use an existing SEC### from a
report that has a security profile that you want.

Order Sequence: The canned menu items seem to have a sequence interval
of 5 so it is easy to insert a report anywhere in the list.

Program Type: From the dropdown list select "Custom Report Link"

Icon: Select "Report"

Program: When you select Custom Report Link", this field should populate
with the correct DLL "Epicor.Mfg.UI.CustomReport.dll"

Report Path: This should be the UNC path to the report. (there was a
known issue that created an error if any of the names in the path
location had spaces, I believe this has been resolved)

Also make sure that Enabled is checked.

I also have a Crystal report that queries the database and generates a
list of all the UD menu items. I find this useful because the Menu ID
field is a unique field. If you want a copy I will send it to you off
list.

Cheers

Gerard M Wadman

Sr. Network Systems Engineer

Scandius BioMedical Inc.

11A Beaver Brook Road

Littleton, MA 01460

978/486-4088 x 124

978/486-4108 (fax)

http://www.scandius.com/ <http://www.scandius.com/>

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Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2006 12:37 PM
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com <mailto:vantage%40yahoogroups.com>
Subject: [Vantage] 8.0.xxx and Crystal Reports and .NET and Dashboards

Just got vantage installed from 6.10.540 to 8.00.809G on a test server.
We have hundreds of report builder and crystal reports that we are going
to have to rewrite. I was just playing around trying to get a custom
crystal xi report into the vantage menu structure, but can't seem to get
it to work right. Does anyone have any information on this?

Also i would like some information about custome programming vantage
with VS.NET and do we need any SDK for that?

Also any information on Dashboards would be great. With Vantage 6 we
didn't do any custom programming except for writing some code in VB.NET
to do some stuff with the backend progress database so with 8 we are
hoping to do alot more.

Thanks

Toby

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