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What’s new in V6.5?

• CRD 6.5 is fully compatible with Windows Vista
• New "Outlook" tab allowing users to view and manipulate schedules based on a calendar view instead of folders
• New Gantt Charting allowing for planning of schedules
• If a schedule fails it is now possible to delay the retry so that it doesn't happen immediately after the failure
• CRD will now auto-calculate the amount of time that should be used for the option "Treat As Failed if not completed in x minutes".
• Introduced the Process Watcher. Users can now execute multiple reports and watch them executing
• Schedules can be cancelled directly from the Process Watcher at any stage of execution
• Introduced Data-Driven schedules. This schedule type allows users to define multiple parameter and destination requirements in a database table and then use CRD to produce multiple reports based on the defined definitions
• Added Record Style as an output format
• Tif export format now allows a choice from multiple types of Tif compression
• The ability to append to an existing file (for text-based exports only)
• Added Standard Dates e.g Christmas, New Year etc for greater ease of Custom Calendar setup
• It is now possible to define multiple destinations for Dynamic Schedules and Packages
• New right-click context menu which allows the user to run certain actions on multiple selected schedules: - execute, refresh, move, change properties, convert to package. For example, it is possible now to select multiple schedules and change the Next Run time for all of them
• It is now possible to drag and drop a report from one package to another
• You can now move multiple single schedules into an existing package (Right-click->Move To Package)
• Event-Based schedules - Database record has been modified: If a record has been/not been modified in x minutes
• Event-Based Schedules: Added IMAP support so that users can choose to poll specific email subfolders instead of just the Inbox
• Event-Based Schedules: User can now specify a different polling interval for event-based schedules
• Event-Based Schedules: User can specify a set of "Operational Hours". The schedule will only run during these hours
• Event-Based Schedules: For Unread Email event can now save attachments from the email to a defined folder on the PC
• Event-Based Packages now appear in SmartFolder results
• Event-Based schedules can now be fired by a custom task
• Enhanced scheduling functions for scheduled backups (in System Monitor). User can also select to zip the backup before delivery if wished
• Custom Tasks Zip File & Unzip File now allow inserts, wildcards and recursive searching of masks
• Custom Tasks Copy file and Print now allow inserts, wildcards and recursive searching of masks
• User is now able to enable and disable tasks in a custom task list
• Enhanced system reporting (System->Export System Data) allows for full reporting of all constituent data parts of all schedules
• Support for Relative Time Zones: User can select whether timings should be displayed and saved in the time zone of the scheduler or the time zone of the user (if they are different)
• Ability to determine what port number to use for SMTP mail

What's new in V6.x?

• Enhanced user interface
• Improved address book and calendar interface
• New toolbar with commonly used commands
• User Interface Themes
• New view style of "Tile"
• Full compatibility with Windows XP Remote Control and Terminal services (except during installation and activation)
• GroupWise as a Mail Type
• 97% drop in CPU usage during periods where there are no schedules waiting to fire
• Ability to pre-determine how much CPU should be used when executing a schedule  
• ODBC output as a destination instead of an export format Enterprise Pro Plus & above
• New and Improved event-based scheduling Enterprise Pro Plus & above
• Fax destination for dynamic schedules Enterprise Pro & above
• SMS destination for dynamic schedules Enterprise Pro Plus & above
• Default tasks:  Set up default custom tasks and reuse them when required Gold & above
• New CRD Function @parameter allows you to insert any parameter value from the report into "insertable" fields. Enterprise & above
• Ability to specify fax number in command-line Enterprise Pro & above
• For Dynamic Schedules, the ability to decide whether the custom task runs once for each report generated or once for the entire schedule.EnterprisePro & above
• Secure FTP option when using FTP destinations Enterprise Pro Plus & above
• Exception Calendars.  Users can select to run weekly, daily, fortnightly etc but not to run on the dates specified in the exception calendar. Gold & above
• SMS destination for dynamic schedules Enterprise Pro Plus & above
• Default tasks:  Set up default custom tasks and reuse them when required Gold & above

What's new in V5.7?

• Significant increase in the speed of load up, refresh and other general user functionalities
• Added an NT service monitor (system tray)
• Added a "Test" button on Properties- Linking for Dynamic Schedules
• Tiff Export option - ability to select the specific pages you wish to export e.g. from page 2 to 5 only
• When creating support zip file, now have the option to not encrypt the file if your email security does not allow it, and also the ability to rename the zip extension if your email system does not accept zip files.
• Ability to run a dynamic schedule from command line

What's new in V5.6?

• Compatibility with Acrobat 7
• Introduction of Dynamic Package Schedules
• Ability to set up user groups and functionality assign rights to specified groups
• Compatibility with all versions of PGP
• Further compatibilities with Crystal XI added

What's new in V5.5?

• Introduced compatibility with Crystal XI (Version 11.xx)
• Introduced security options for Merged excel output (packages)
• Ability to determine the order in which reports are listed in a package
• Reports in packages will be fired off in the order that they listed in the package
• Ability to use wildcards for email attachments (schedules and custom tasks) e.g. attach all files in a given folder by using c:\myfolder\*.*

What's new in V5.0?

Delivery

• CRD 5 introduces automated FAX delivery. CRD 5.0 will fax your reports to one or more recipients without any manual intervention
• Send a text-based report to a cell phone by sms, use Automation Schedules to send sms alerts at set times, or use Event Based schedules to send an alert when a database event occurs
• File transfer your automatically exported file using RAS or Dial-Up Networking to a PC at another location
• Dynamic Group Bursting adds much called for functionality to Dynamic Scheduling. With this feature, it is now possible to identify a group, and send the resulting burst to a database specified (or statically entered) email address. Dynamic Group Bursting is similar to standard Dynamic Scheduling, however each group in the report is treated as a report export in its own right and delivered to a specified email, printer, fax, etc.

Formats

• Export reports to Lotus 123 format (wks, wk1, wk3)
• Export Reports to TIF format

Excel Export Additions

• Burst report groups into individual worksheets in a single workbook
• Export the constituents of a package into individual worksheets in a single workbook

PDF Export Additions

• PDF Export with navigation tree
• Add Passwords
• Add Watermarks
• Export the contents of a package into a single PDF

Expanded Custom Actions - Custom actions are extra instructions CRD will perform before or after a report is exported.

• New Database Actions - add, modify, delete records etc.
• New FTP Actions - upload, download etc to ftp sites etc.
• New Registry Actions - add, delete, modify registry keys etc.
• New File & Folder Actions - create, delete, update, compress/uncompress, print etc.

Administration and Scalability

• Report Request Function: CRD will monitor an email inbox and generate and deliver reports based on the contents of emails received
• Secure User Profiles: Multi-user logon. Each user sees only schedules they have permission to see, and can only do actions they are permitted to do
• Schedule Database Storage: Ability to store your CRD schedule database in a local SQL database installation or via ODBC to your choice of database
• Multi-Activity schedules: Email, Fax, Print, FTP, SMS and File Transfer the same exported file from the same schedule
• Scheduled System Backups: CRD will automatically perform a backup at scheduled intervals
• Export Now, Deliver Later: Setting a delay between the export and the delivery gives you the opportunity to manage network load, review exported files before they are sent, and lots more

Key Features:

• Export to PDF with navigation tree (Bookmarks)
• Secure reports with PDF, Excel, PGP and Zip encryption
• Run as a Service - The scheduler can be set to run as a service. This means that you do not have to be logged in if you are using Windows NT, 2000 or XP. This greatly increases your network security
• Run as an application If you are using Windows 98, you can still run the scheduler as an application
• Intuitive interface - CRD has an "explorer" like interface and requires little or no training to understand and use
• Easy to use - You are guided through setting up of schedules by a wizard driven interface in plain everyday English. Advanced Users If you are confident enough, you can abandon the wizards and use the rich context-sensitive (right-click) menus
• Single reports - Schedule single reports to email, print, fax or output to folder
• Packaged Reports - If your report "package" consists of a number of single reports, you can schedule the entire package into a single email or a single folder
• FAX - You can fax your report
• Variety of Email Integration - Choice of MAPI integration, SMTP capabilities, and CRDMail (CRD's own internal email engine) to email your reports effortlessly
• Export formats - Acrobat (PDF), Crystal Reports (RPT), HTML (HTML), Excel (XLS), Word (DOC), Rich Text Format (RTF), Comma Separated Values (CSV), Text (TXT), Tab Separated and XML
• Actions - Email, Print, Fax, Output to Folder
• Standard Schedules - Daily, Weekly, Every week day, Monthly, Quarterly
• Repeat Schedules - Facility to repeat daily reports every 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2 etc. hours until a selected time
• Intelligent Failure Management - Email alert, write to a log file, or both if schedule fails to execute. If the report returns no data, send as normal, send an alternative email, both or none. If the report fails (due to database overload, for example), retry x times before giving up
• Embedded Database Login Credentials - If your database requires logon credentials, this can be fed in by CRD. If your package consists of different reports from different databases with different logons, CRD will cope with this as well
• Multi-Database integration - If you can see your database from the crystal reports, CRD can schedule it. OLEDB & ODBC are the main methods of connection. This makes CRD compatible with SQL, ORACLE, ACCESS and lots more
• Crystal Versions CRD works with reports written in all Crystal Reports versions including V7, 8, V9,V10 and V11 (XI)