How to Add Custom Crystal Reports in Sage 100
Summary
How to add a custom Crystal Report to an individual application module’s Custom Reports menu in Sage 100, using the Report Manager, Add Report to Menu option.
Resolution
Note: Sage Customer Support does not assist with creating or troubleshooting customized Crystal Reports. For more information, see the Disclaimer above, as well as the Related Resources section below.
- Open Library Master, Setup menu, Report Manager
- Click Add Report to Menu to launch the Menu Wizard
- Note: To be able to access the Add Report Menu option, the Sage 100 User Logon must have a Role assigned to it, with the “Allow User to Access Menu Wizard” check box option (in Role Maintenance, Security Events tab, Library Master folder)
- On the Menu Wizard, click Next
- For Module, select the module application to which the custom report will be added
- Example: Accounts Payable
- For Path and File Name, browse to the custom Crystal Report file
- Note: The report file name must end with CUSTOM.RPT and be 30 characters or less
- Example: mycustomreport_custom.rpt
- Note: The report file name must end with CUSTOM.RPT and be 30 characters or less
- For Report Name, enter the name you want displayed on the menu for this report
- Example: My Custom Report
- Click Next
- Select the applicable the Role(s) that will be allowed to access this report
- Click Finish
- Notice under the module’s Custom Reports menu, a new option with the Report name (previously entered) now displays and can be selected
- Example: Accounts Payable, Custom Reports menu, My Report
Note: The added custom Crystal Report should get copied to the “..\MAS90\Reports” folder on the server where Sage 100 is installed. If it does no exist there, copy it there.