Controlling What Happens When a Report Opens

Chapter 15 - Configuring Your Design Environment
Mastering Crystal Reports 9
by Cate McCoy and Gord Maric
Sybex 2003

As a report is read from its storage location, read into memory, and then displayed, you have the opportunity to control some of what happens to fields and information on the report. Many of the options discussed here are set on the Reporting tab of the global options area shown here in Figure 15.4.

Figure 15.4. Global reporting options

When my report was saved, the data was saved with it. How can I get rid of the data for all the reports when I open them? Choose File > Options, Reporting tab, and enable the Discard Saved Data When Loading Reports option. Resave the report.

I have a subreport that needs to retrieve data every time I open the report. Choose File > Options, Reporting tab, enable the Re-import Subreport When Opening Reports option.

I used the repository in my report and want to make sure I always have the most recent repository information in my report. How can I do this? Choose File > Options, Reporting tab, and enable the Update Connected Repository Objects When Loading Reports option.

I am using Report Part Navigation. Where do I set the initial report part and data context to be used when the report first opens? For the current report only, choose File > Report Options, Initial Report Part Settings area, and use the Object Name and Data Context input boxes.

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