# Getting Started

This section shows you how to set up Crystal Reports for BEA WebLogic Workshop. It shows you how to ensure that Crystal Reports for BEA WebLogic Workshop is installed correctly, and how to obtain and install a copy of the Crystal Reports for BEA WebLogic Workshop Designer. If Crystal Reports for BEA WebLogic Workshop is not installed, this section shows you how to update your BEA WebLogic Workshop installation to include it.

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- Setting up Crystal Reports for BEA WebLogic Workshop
- Setting up the Crystal Reports for BEA WebLogic Workshop Designer

## Setting up Crystal Reports for BEA WebLogic Workshop

Crystal Reports for BEA WebLogic Workshop allows you to quickly add support for viewing Crystal report files to your J2EE applications. The following components must be installed before you can use Crystal Reports for BEA WebLogic Workshop:

- BEA WebLogic Workshop

  For more information on how to install BEA WebLogic Workshop, consult your BEA WebLogic Workshop documentation.

- Crystal Reports for BEA WebLogic Workshop

  To learn how to determine whether Crystal Reports for BEA WebLogic Workshop is installed, see Ensuring Crystal Reports for BEA WebLogic Workshop is installed.

- Crystal Reports for BEA WebLogic Workshop Designer

  For help with obtaining and installing a copy of Crystal Reports for BEA WebLogic Workshop Designer, see Setting up the Crystal Reports for BEA WebLogic Workshop Designer.

### Ensuring Crystal Reports for BEA WebLogic Workshop is installed

Crystal Reports for BEA WebLogic Workshop is installed as part of the BEA WebLogic Workshop installation. You can verify that Crystal Reports for BEA WebLogic Workshop is installed by checking to see if you can access the additional functionality added to BEA WebLogic Workshop as part of the Crystal Reports for BEA WebLogic Workshop install process. If the functionality is not existent, you can run the Crystal Reports for BEA WebLogic Workshop installer.

###### To ensure Crystal Reports for BEA WebLogic Workshop is installed

1. Select a web project in BEA WebLogic Workshop.

   Note: A web project has a small green globe icon.

2. Right-click the web project, and then select Install.

   The menu displays a list of the items that you can install for this particular web project. The Crystal Reports option should appear.

If no option to install Crystal Reports appears, Crystal Reports for BEA WebLogic Workshop is not installed. You can add Crystal Reports for BEA WebLogic Workshop to an existing BEA WebLogic Workshop installation through the Crystal Reports for BEA WebLogic Workshop installer.

###### To add Crystal Reports for BEA WebLogic Workshop to an existing BEA WebLogic Workshop installation

1. Double-click on the Crystal Reports for BEA WebLogic Workshop installer executable.

   Navigate through the prompts by clicking Next, until you are prompted for the Product Key Code.

2. Enter the Product Key Code into the field and click Next.
3. The installer prompts you for the `BEAHOME` directory. Make sure that the correct directory is entered and click Next.
4. You are asked to review your installation settings. Click Install to complete the installation.

## Setting up the Crystal Reports for BEA WebLogic Workshop Designer

A customized version of the Crystal Reports for BEA WebLogic Workshop Designer is included with your copy of BEA WebLogic Workshop. You can obtain your copy through a simple web download process. Installing the Crystal Reports for BEA WebLogic Workshop Designer gives you the ability to create new reports and modify existing reports. On Windows systems, when editing a report in BEA WebLogic Workshop, the Crystal Reports for BEA WebLogic Workshop Designer is automatically launched, integrating the process of report creation, design, and deployment.

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- Downloading Crystal Reports for BEA WebLogic Workshop Designer
- Installing Crystal Reports for BEA WebLogic Workshop Designer

### Downloading Crystal Reports for BEA WebLogic Workshop Designer

To download the Crystal Reports for BEA WebLogic Workshop Designer, you must complete the Crystal Reports for BEA WebLogic Workshop product registration. You can register online at http://www.crystaldecisions.com/beaweb/. Registering gives you access to the Crystal Reports for BEA WebLogic Workshop Designer download location, and provides you with the registration number and keycode required by the installer.

For more information on registering Crystal Reports for BEA WebLogic Workshop, see Product registration.

### Installing Crystal Reports for BEA WebLogic Workshop Designer

After you have downloaded your copy of Crystal Reports for BEA WebLogic Workshop Designer, you can install it by running the installation file and following the prompts. You need your Crystal registration number and keycode in order to complete the installation. Further information on how to use Crystal Reports for BEA WebLogic Workshop Designer can be found in the Crystal Reports for BEA WebLogic Workshop Designer's documentation which is installed with the Crystal Reports for BEA WebLogic Workshop Designer.

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