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So both Timekeeper and HR/Payroll have Crystal reports but they are implemented a little differently. Hr/Payroll uses a crystal report viewer, which allows for a little more functionality. It also does not need to ‘embed’ a font so it can display something like a micr font that is set to not allow embedding.
On the other hand, the Timekeeper crystal implementation does not use the the crystal report viewer, it instead generates a PDF which is then viewed.
So in trying to get a 3of9 barcode font to work in Timekeeper I discovered a few things. The first and most important: After installing the font you need to restart your server! You could probably get away with just restarting the service, but just to be sure 
It appears that what ever engine is creating the reports needs to refresh its font list (otherwise you get a replacement font! instead of the desired barcode)
So we spent a lot of time with support trying to get that sorted out! Ahh its amazing how often a reboot solves things!
So I learned a few things about fonts that I never knew. I didn’t even know that you could put restrictions on your font’s, sort of like restrictions on a PDF whether you are allowed to print, save, etc…
For a font you have the options of Installable( the least restrictive), editable, print and preview, and Restricted (No Embedding)
If you want to view the embedding settings on a font you can download Microsoft’s Font Properties Editor
http://www.microsoft.com/typography/property/fpedit.htm
If you want to edit the embedding settings then use ‘embed’
http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/twm/embed/
or here but don’t be evil.
Filed under: kronos Tagged: | edit font restrictions, Kronos Report Font doesn't work, remove font embedded restrictions
