Launching a Crystal Report from a detail view

[pbeaudette]

In 7.5.x, I could open a Crystal Report for the current record from a detail view with a little javascript (written from a C# Snippet).  For example:

this.btnPrintOrder.OnClientClick = "if (ShowReport) { ShowReport('Sales Orderales Order', 'SALESORDER', Sage.Data.EntityContextStore.EntityId); } else { alert('ShowReport function not defined.'); }";

This worked because of a control included in base.master:

Page.Header.Controls.Add(new Sage.SalesLogix.Client.Reports.Helper.ReportsControl());

However, in version 8 this control no longer exists and the javascript code no longer works.  So far I have yet to find an equivalent method and I don't see anything included in the base.master that suggests an equivalent.  Does anyone know of one?

[rchavez]

Look into Sage.Reporting.Service at the showReport function

found under SupportFiles/jscript/Sage/Reporting/Service.js

[rchavez]

Oh, and you may need to add it to your Base.Master as I believe it doesn't get loaded by default.

[pbeaudette]

You're always the one who answers first.  I don't know why I don't just e-mail you before posting.  Thanks, Raul.

[pbeaudette]

It worked.  I did have to add that script to base.master, and then changed my button javascript to:

var rs = Sage.Services.getService('ReportingService');if (rs) {rs.showReportByName('[family:name]');} else {alert('Reporting service not found.');}

where [family:name] (no square brackets) is the family and name of the report to launch. The current record determines the table name and id with that function, so that's actually pretty easy.

[rchavez]

How did you add it? You just need it to add a reference on the "require" section of the Java script that initializes SLX:

require ([
"dojo/_base/html",
.....
"Sage/TaskPane/ActivityTaskPaneActions",
"Sage/Reports/Services"
],