CRD Release 20261104 Now Available

CRD Version 7.8 Build 20261104 has been released. The following enhancements along with software fixes have been included.

CRD Version 7.8 Build 20261104

Enhancements

• New: CRD Developer Portal
  We’ve launched a comprehensive CRD Developer Portal to help developers integrate Crystal Reports scheduling and automation into their applications and business workflows.
  
  The portal brings together:
  
  

  • Practical guides covering authentication, schedule management, execution, monitoring, and troubleshooting.
  • Step-by-step recipes with code examples for common integration tasks.
  • A comprehensive API reference, based on the OpenAPI Specification, documenting supported endpoints, request parameters, schemas, and responses.

  
  Whether you’re building your first CRD integration or extending an existing one, the portal provides a central resource for understanding the API and putting it to work.

   

• Security Enhancements

  This release introduces a comprehensive range of security enhancements designed to strengthen application protection, improve resilience, and support long-term stability.

  Following an extensive review of key application components, we have implemented improvements to data processing, input validation, access operations, and internal security controls. These updates provide additional safeguards, improve consistency in how the application handles requests, and further align the platform with current security best practices.

  While most of these enhancements operate behind the scenes and do not affect the user interface or existing functionality, they play an important role in reducing potential vulnerabilities and maintaining a secure, reliable environment.

  These improvements reflect our ongoing commitment to proactively addressing security risks and continuously enhancing the application's performance, reliability, and maintainability.

Issues Resolved

• Fixed an issue where the High-Priority flag was not always applied to emails sent as part of a package.
  
  
     

Removed or Deprecated Software Features

• Built in Fax Destination is no longer supported and has been removed.  To continue using CRD to Fax reports, simply email report to an external or commercial Fax Server following their instructions.
  
  
• SMTP with Office 365 has been deprecated by Microsoft. Click to see how to continue using Office 365 in CRD.
  
  

Important

• Microsoft Server 2012 is in "End of Support" state. CRD is no longer supported on this platform. If your software is still running on Microsoft Server 2012, please obtain a server with a newer operating system. Then, open a ticket for help migrating your software to the new server.
  
  
• Microsoft SQL Server 2012 is in "End of Support" state and needs to be updated. Click to see how you can update your instance of SQL Server for CRD or open a ticket and we will perform the upgrade for you.

Thank you all for your feedback. The next release of CRD is scheduled for January 2027.