Running Crystal Reports
iMIS ships with a set of standard Crystal reports you can run; you can add to and modify these reports and other output processes.

Example of a Crystal report definition and its output
Tips for running Crystal reports
- To print Crystal reports (which includes both Print to Screen and Print PDF file to Screen), you must have the free Adobe® Reader® installed on both the server and your workstation.
- To access a module's reports, you must be assigned either to the module's group or to the Reporting group.
- Because the CORE uses role-based security, you only see folders and documents that match your permissions.
- To see the Generate reports link on the iMIS Home page, you must be assigned to the Reporting group.
- To run a Crystal report directly, select it from the module-level Generate reports window.
- If you are granted access to Modify at Runtime, you can specify whichever print destination (screen, PDF, printer) and formatting (margin, page setup) options that the creator of this process allowed.
- To cancel a print job, you must have permissions to the print server.
Tips for using report parameters
These tips apply to parameters that appear on the Parameters tab:
- Look for an asterisk (*) next to a parameter name: this shows that it is required.
- With an optional parameter, either enter a parameter to narrow the search or leave it blank to obtain all records.
- In addition to default parameters (OrgName, ReportTitle, OperatorName, and DateTimeSubmitted), Crystal reports might use others: refer to the Crystal Report Specifications for report-specific parameters.
- If you see no default value (the field is empty), you can enter your own value. However, if a default value appears, you must select from among the values in the drop-down list.
- If you change the original parameters in preview mode, be sure to select Change Parameters before generating the report.
- If you expect parameters but see none, ask the creator of the output process to enable the Show Parameters at Runtime option.