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How to integrate SAP Crystal Reports in Visual Studio 2015 Enterprise Edition


I have downloaded VS 2015. I want to integrate SAP Crystal Reports in VS 2015 Enterprise Edition. I have also downloaded the MSI file of the latest SAP Crystal Report edition and installed it. However, I am not able to see the Crystal Report Viewer.


Solution

  • I had a very difficult time finding this particular download page and the appropriate download link on that page for Visual Studio 2015 (I also have Enterprise but I don't think that matters too much, if at all for this). The link is provided below, the download link is titled, "Support Pack 15 (v.13.0.15.1840)".
    http://scn.sap.com/docs/DOC-7824

    So I did the following:

    1.) I had to uninstall two Crystal Report applications that I had previously installed (one was an update for it I think).
    
    2.) Then I shutdown VS2015.
    
    3.) Then I ran the downloaded executable, it installed fine and I installed the 64 bit run-time feature for Crystal Reports.
    
    4.) Then I made a mistake and tried opening VS2015 afterwards, it crashed repeatedly. 
    
    5.)  After restarting the PC, I have no more errors and I now have the crystal reports icon in the Report's category when adding a new
    item to my Web Application project. It also allows me to use the wizard.
    

    Hope this helps!