Today we're releasing a new product (a new tool) that's called via our Report Runner Unified executable (same one that runs our Viewer and Batch products). The product is called Report Runner Automatic Report Viewer. 

It's a simple way to automatically display reports with saved data. You simply load them all to a single directory and they will be looped through, on a timed basis, and displayed in a viewer. There is no interaction with the viewer other than starting and stopping the application.

Here's the documentation to call it and work with it:

http://www.jeff-net.com/support/index.php?/Knowledgebase/Article/View/84/16/how-to-use-our-automatic-report-viewer-for-crystal-reports

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You'll need to update to 2013.96 of Report Runner Batch to use it.

http://www.jeff-net.com/download.htm

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There is NO COST to use this product if you are licensed for Report Runner Batch. It is a free add-on from Report Runner Batch, because you utilize Report Runner Batch to generate the reports with saved data (Crystal Reports format) automatically. It will work with Report Runner Batch EZ edition or higher.

Batch

1. We are SUPER excited to announce that GH1 bursting is now approximately 10 Times Faster!!! You will not believe it until you see it in action! Download the update now!

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Download here:

http://www.jeff-net.com/download.htm

Batch

1. Bursting is now available on number fields and other data types (previously only string fields could be burst)
2. Duplex printing support added; this can be configured under batch-specific INI printer settings
3. Added additional keywords to allow for setting parameters to Null (VBNull), DBNull, and Nothing
4. Added additional keyword jnBlank to allow for setting a parameter to a single blank space
5. Added encoding option for other languages when exporting to text; this can be configured under batch-specific INI settings
6. Fixed a bug with PDF merging and JPEG processing due to incorrect DLL being called
7. Additional log file messages and modifications
8. For users of Event Server, we've added support for RPTR files

Viewer

1. Tweaks to Viewer startup and animation
2. Addtional log file messages and modifications

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This is not a critical update, but Enterprise users who utilize bursting should install this update. It can be downloaded here:

http://www.jeff-net.com/download.htm

Batch

1. Fixed a major data connection bug (released in the last update, 2013.90). The bug only affects reports that connect to Access and XLS data. This bug is confirmed fixed (tested by a customer who reported the problem earlier today).
2. Also fixed a bug with the new scheduling reports. The bug was triggered by schedules that had been previously set up but would not run again. This bug is confirmed fixed as well (we ran across this bug internally at Jeff-Net).

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Download update at http://www.jeff-net.com/download.htm

Again this is a CRITICAL update for any Report Runner Batch users on 2013.90 (the previous release)

Batch

1. New! Scheduling Reports! We will be doing more in the future. This is just the beginning. There are three reports (detail list of schedules, forecast of what's about to run, and what recently ran). These reports should be installed to your Jeff-Net\Report Runner Batch\AppData\System Reports directory. You can create a separate batch (or batches) to run these whenever. You do not need to set any credentials or datasource. Report Runner Batch *automatically* sets the correct datasource and refreshes that datasource with the latest scheduling information when the batch is run. So, if we weren't clear, just add the reports to a batch, set the various parameters, and run them. 
2. When you delete a batch via the Report Runner Batch interface (by deleting all the jobs in a batch), it will now verify that all schedules are deleted based on that batch
3. Scheduling ID/password will now be saved and reused while Report Runner Batch session is open. If you exit Report Runner Batch, you will need to enter it again. This is a huge time saver when creating multiple new schedules.
4. Fixed a bug where Scheduler did not properly enter your Windows credentials by default when creating a new schedule
5. Added a new JNRRB.INI setting "UseBatchSpecificINISettingsOnNotificationReports=0|1"; when we shipped 2013 of Report Runner Batch, we changed the way Notification Reports work with your batch-specific INI settings, where those settings were now *ignored*. Unfortunately, we had a few customers that wanted to be able to override the Notification Report with batch-specific settings. This new INI setting, which is off (0) by default, can be turned on (1), and your batch-specific INI settings will be used.
6. Added two new date variables that can be used anywhere: jn_lastmonthsyear and jn_nextmonthsyear (both will show year using 4 digits); most of our variables are documented, but we will be creating an online knowledgebase article soon for easier reference.
7. Modified a few messages to hopefully make things clearer
8. Added a few more log file messages

Viewer

1. New! Crystal Reports Alerts functionality is now supported! It's on by default, but behaviour can be altered using the ShowAlerts INI setting in JNRRV.INI
2. Added a new JNRRV.INI setting allow the Viewer to show reports with zero records. By default, the Viewer does not show reports that generate zero records. It has been requested by a few customers that we allow this. We have created an INI setting that goes under [Options] called ShowZeroRecordsReports=0|1 (1 turns it on). 
3. Added a few more log file messages

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Download the update here:

http://www.jeff-net.com/download.htm

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Note: The updater (not the FULL installer) updates only your executables and DLLs. So for Batch users wanting the new scheduling reports, you need to download this zip file and extract it to your Jeff-Net\Report Runner Batch\AppData\System Reports folder in your documents folder (NOT Program Files folder).

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While not a critical update, it is HIGHLY recommended because of the new features for both Batch and Viewer users!