Installing Crystal Ball Runtime

  To install your custom applications and Crystal Ball with a Runtime license, instruct users to:

  1. Set Microsoft Excel macro security to Medium (recommended) or Low using the following command sequence in Microsoft Excel: Tools, then Options, then Security, and then Macro Security.

    In Microsoft Excel 2007, click the Office button and click Excel Options. Then, check Show Developer Tab In The Ribbon and click OK. On the Developer tab, choose Macro Security. Then, check "Disable all macros with notification" (recommended) or "Enable all macros (not recommended; potentially dangerous code can run)."

    Note:

    If you have attached a digital signature to the application .xls or .xla files, this step is not necessary.

  2. Unzip your application-Crystal Ball bundle by double-clicking or other procedure depending on how it is constructed.

  3. Activate the installation and licensing scripts.

  4. Launch the application, which should then launch Microsoft Excel and Crystal Ball.

From then on, the application should be self-documenting with clearly labeled controls, text boxes, messages, and prompts to guide users through the application workflow.

Note:

These instructions assume that your application sets a reference to cbdevkit.xla. To do this, start Microsoft Excel and select Tools, then Macros, and then Visual Basic Editor. Then, select Tools, then References and select cbdevkit.xla (you might have to browse for it in the folder where Crystal Ball is installed). Once you save your application file you should not have to do these steps again. In Microsoft Excel 2007, display the Developer tab as described in step 1 of the previous directions. Then, select Visual Basic, then Tools, and then References and check cbdevkit.xla.