title: webservices as datasource for crystal reports
body: <p>I am a crystal developer but new to webservices. i am using crystal reports 2008</p>
  
  <p>I have following questions wrt web services as data source</p>
  
  <p>1)we are currently using cxf web service with security policy SAML token how can it be enabled in crystal reports</p>
  
  <p>2) can web service data source be mixed with relational data source in crystal reports as we are using more than one data base 3) how does web service datasource get cached,cleared and cleaned in crystal reports</p>
  
  <p>questions on parameter</p>
  
  <p>1) can we have parameter page backed up by a data source so that crystal takes parameters directly from that 2) a scripting or programming layer that can be used in crystal to pass parameters. </p>
  
  <p>how can we connect to live stream data of web services to crystal reports how to webservice a datasource</p>
  
  <p>Any help is appreciated.</p>
  
  <p>Thank you</p>