Crystal Reports Product Keycode and Registration Number

The product keycode is not the registration number. There are three primary differences:

• Format

  Product Keycode - Alphanumeric	The product keycode is an alphanumeric string that has a length of 19 digits or characters.
  Registration Number - Numeric	The registration number has a length of 10 digits.

• Location

  Product Keycode - Help>About Microsoft Visual Studio Menu	To locate the product keycode, go to the Help menu, click About Microsoft Visual Studio, and locate Crystal Reports in the Installed Products list. The product keycode is listed next to the Crystal Reports product name.
  Registration Number - via Email	The registration number is emailed to you after you register your product using the Registration Wizard and the product keycode.

• Purpose

  Product Keycode	You will need the product keycode to deploy Web or Windows applications that use Crystal Reports.
  Registration Number	Registration assures that you will be notified whenever the product is upgraded to offer new features, benefits, and efficiencies.

Using the Product Keycode for Deployment Projects

In Crystal Reports for Visual Studio, when you create deployment projects that use the Windows Installer or merge modules for certain report binding scenarios, you need a product keycode to validate the licensing for Web or Windows applications. For a list of report binding scenarios that need a keycode, see Report Files.

To locate the Product Keycode in Visual Studio

1. In Visual Studio, on the Help menu, select About Microsoft Visual Studio.
2. On the Installed Products list, the product keycode is found next to the line that specifies the Crystal Reports version for Visual Studio.

The Crystal Reports Registration Number

When you create reports using Crystal Reports for Visual Studio, the Business Objects Registration Wizard appears.

Registration assures that you will be notified whenever the product is upgraded to offer new features, benefits, and efficiencies.

After you register Crystal Reports for Visual Studio using your product keycode, you will receive a 10 digit registration number through email.

Note
The Business Objects Registration Wizard dialog box does not appear when you have already registered your version of Crystal Reports.

To register Crystal Reports, you need to follow the instructions on the Business Objects Registration Wizard dialog box.

To register in Visual Studio

1. In Visual Studio, open a Crystal report.
2. From the Crystal Reports menu, select Register / Change Address….
3. Follow the instructions on the Business Objects Registration Wizard dialog box.