Sharing Report Objects with Others

Reports that have been connected to the repository are still portable. They do not need to be physically connected to a given repository to be viewable by others. Crystal Reports files were designed to save all objects within them so that if the repository is not available to check for updated versions of the objects, the report will load with the last version of the objects that were stored within the RPT file. The is advantageous because it allows report designers to share RPT files while not necessarily sharing the same repository. When the original RPT file is returned (with changes made by the second report designer) and opened, the repository will update the report as necessary.