User manual BUSINESS OBJECTS CRYSTAL XCELSIUS 2008 RELEASE NOTES 02-2008

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[. . . ] Following are the links for documentation about security changes implemented after Flash Player 7. Flash Player documentation is version specific and does not address previous versions. Users with Flash Player 9 will need to read both sets of documentation. Security Changes in Flash Player 8 " http://www. adobe. com/devnet/flash/articles/fplayer8_security. html" Security Changes in Flash Player 9 " http://www. adobe. com/devnet/flashplayer/articles/fplayer9_security. html" Xcelsius SharePoint Web Part · When using the ListBox parameter type for SharePoint, a data range of two columns must be selected within the ListBox Entries field. The values in the first column appear in a list box within SharePoint and depending on what selection is made from this list, the corresponding values from the second column are inserted into the Range. · Flashvar range names and SharePoint parameter names cannot be any flash keywords or reserved words. For an overview of this topic, go to: "http://livedocs. adobe. com/flash/9. 0/main/wwhelp/wwhimpl/com mon/html/wwhelp. htm?context=Live Docs_Parts&file=00000697. html" For a table of keywords and reserved words, go to: "http://livedocs. adobe. com/flash/9. 0/main/wwhelp/wwhimpl/com mon/html/wwhelp. htm?context=Live Docs_Parts&file=00001093. html#wp280415" · When linking a SharePoint Param date component to a blank cell, the date December 31, 1899 is used by default. This date is used because it is the Julian date representation of the value 0. Therefore, when linking to a cell for the date parameter, populate the cell with your required default date. 4 Xcelsius 2008 Release Notes Xcelsius 2008 Release Notes Xcelsius 2008 Release Notes Xcelsius Reporting Services · · Reporting Services data sources and reports that are configured to prompt the user for credentials at report runtime are not supported. A Reporting Services report that contains a manually entered parameter with a null default value must have a parameter entered in the link to cell field of the Reporting Services button before the data can be mapped. Reports containing Multiple Selection parameters in Reporting Services are not supported. · QaaWS and Web Service Connection · In Xcelsius 2008, we recommend using QaaWS connection to consume a WSDL that was generated by Query as a Web Service. However, if you use Web Service Connection to consume the WSDL that was generated by Query as a Web Service, please make sure the BOE authentication is given under "Input Values" at design mode, since Web Service Connection won't prompt BOE authentication. · · WSDLs that use DIME and other binary formats are not supported. WSDLs that contain overloaded method are not supported. Triggers ­ Web Connectivity In Xcelsius 2008, when importing an XLF file containing external data connectors (XML Data Button, XML Map Refresh, Web Service Connector, Live Office, FS Command) that were created in Crystal Xcelsius 4. 5, the "Trigger Behavior" is mapped to a Connection Refresh Button that will automatically be created by Xcelsius 2008. "Refresh Options" and "Load Status" are mapped to the individual connections, which can then be accessed using the Data Manager. Live Office Compatibility To work with Live Office in the embedded spreadsheet, you will need to Enable Live Office Compatibility. Go to File > Preferences > Excel Options and check the Enable box. When Live Office Compatibility is enabled, certain behaviors with regards to Excel may be experienced: · When Xcelsius 2008 is launched with an instance of Excel already running, that instance of Excel will be detected. Xcelsius will launch a pop-up dialog box advising of the detection and recommending that you save Xcelsius 2008 Release Notes 5 Xcelsius 2008 Release Notes Xcelsius 2008 Release Notes and close the Excel instance prior to opening Xcelsius. The dialog box presents the opportunity to cancel the Xcelsius start up, resulting in the following: · If Yes is selected: Xcelsius closes; Excel must be closed and Xcelsius re-launched. · If No is selected: Xcelsius opens; Excel is frozen, preventing interaction. [. . . ] Instead, the Live Office Web Service 6 Xcelsius 2008 Release Notes Xcelsius 2008 Release Notes Xcelsius 2008 Release Notes uses the query context saved from the last Live Office refresh to refresh the data. · Live Office-enabled SWF files created with Crystal Reports and Web Intelligence documents only use bound parameters and bound prompts to trigger the refresh. If there are un-bound parameters or prompts, the SWF file ignores these parameters or prompts. Instead, the SWF files use the parameter or prompt from the last Live Office refresh to refresh the data. [. . . ]