Managing Custom Reports Files

Prerequisites

To manage custom report files, an agency must :

1. Install the Registry Setting - Sets a registry setting on each user workstation that allows Silverlight applications from trusted publishers to run with elevated privileges.
2. Install the Security Certificate - Deploys a public code-signing security certificate on each workstation from the trusted publisher (Lucity in this case).
3. Install the Document Server.

Initial Setup for Managing Custom Reports

Create a Custom Report File-Share

An administrator should designate a directory on an internal file-share to store Lucity Web custom reports.  Remember that Lucity Web reports are different from Lucity Desktop reports; therefore, they require separate directories.  The administrator should also ensure that the report-share is located in a place that is easy for report writers to access. When this step is complete, there should be a network path to this location:

\\<Servername>\Shared\WebReports\

An agency may wish to create a directory structure in this location to separate reports by system; however, this is optional:

\\<Servername>\Shared\WebReports\Work\<reports for the work program go here>

\\<Servername>\Shared\WebReports\Sewer\<reports for the sewer program go here>

Configure Lucity System Settings To Point to the File-Share Location

Open the Lucity Administration Tool and go to System > Settings > Documents tab.

In the Path where Reports are stored field, enter the shared location in which to store the reports.

\\<Servername>\Shared\WebReports\

Organizing Existing Custom Reports

If an agency has any existing custom reports, they should be moved to the custom report file-share, because it provides a centralized location where report editors can easily access them.  Copy any custom reports from their current location (...wwwroot\LucityWeb\Reports) to this new report location. 

Note:  Do not copy Lucity standard reports. Only copy the agency's custom reports (from the web server) into the new WebReports folder (on the file-share).

How to update Lucity with the new report location