Report Runner Event Server, is a powerful service designed to streamline and automate your Crystal Reports processing. This tool monitors an input queue for instructional Crystal Reports files and processes them automatically. It does so by watching for Report Runner Batch (Enterprise Version Only) XML input files in a designated input directory. Ideal for applications or websites, this solution allows users to create and process report batches on-the-fly.

When a batch file is successfully processed, it is moved to a "Processed" directory; if there’s an issue, it goes to an "Error" directory. Paired with our Report Runner Batch software, this add-on automates any type of report processing.

Our customers leverage Report Runner Event Server for various custom web-based applications and in-house software needs. Here are a few examples:

1. Automatically generating and printing helpdesk tickets, triggered by a database event when a helpdesk user opens a ticket, with printing to their local printer.

2. Creating books, catalogs, and proposals on demand using our bursting and PDF combining technology.

3. Automatically emailing invoices in PDF format when an order is created in an online store.

4. Auto-printing PDFs from designated printer-named folders.
Running reports based on incoming emails and automatically replying with the report attached.

5. Additionally, we support event-based triggers via email, files, or SQL. Imagine setting up an email portal for Crystal Reports requests—users can email a request, and Event Server will automatically run the report and send it back. Using Mail Rules for Event Server, you can set up email parsing rules for special accounts (like reportrequest@yourcompany.com) to handle report requests. File Rules triggers can process reports based on nightly FTP files, and SQL Rules triggers can monitor database flags to trigger report batches, marking processes as "Complete" once done.

If you’re looking to enhance your software’s functionality, whether in-house or commercial, Event Server offers extended capabilities for exporting, posting reports to web servers, emailing, or printing to multiple printers. Don’t reinvent the wheel—let us help you!

Event Server installs easily and runs as a service. Depending on your machine's power, it can process up to 20 Crystal Reports simultaneously.