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Shane Jones

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8/14/2007 4:24 AM

Report Bursting.....

I have a bunch of Crystal Reports that I wanted to be able to group by manager and send automatically (by email) to 200 different managers. However, I have always needed to print the report and interoffice mail it. I found a tool called PDF-eXplode that allows me put a simple tag in the header and it will send the report to the managers by email... all from one report

I have done a couple simple tests and they worked - tomorrow I am sending my first production report.

Anyone else have experience with a tool like this?

Chris Martin

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8/14/2007 6:00 AM

I'm guessing you are using this as an alternative to LBI?

John Henley

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Engaged Reader

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8/14/2007 11:22 AM

Hi Shane,
I haven't used that tool (PDF-eXplode), but there is another one that I've also heard a lot of good things about that does bursting as well. It's called Visual-CUT: http://www.milletsoftware.com/Visual_CUT.htm.

k-rock

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8/14/2007 1:22 PM

LBI will burst by tags and I have been told that after 8.0.3 there is a tag for Attributes. You could build a report that is rolled up by attribute and then burst it via email to the managers.

John Henley

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8/14/2007 2:19 PM

The difference is that these are extremely low cost alternatives to LBI (i.e. they cost $300 vs. whatever LBI costs). However, they are meant for small situations, etc. and are not full-blown report deliver solutions.

Chris Martin

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8/14/2007 6:47 PM

Shane/John,

Thanks for the information. Always good to hear about the alternatives that are out there...