Understanding Drill-down Reports

Troubleshooting

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Group on a Formula

Sometimes when creating a report, the development database might not be complete or in some cases even in production, there might be a requirement to group elements based on some criteria that is not in the database.

In situations such as these, it can be useful to group on a formula (this will be covered in more detail throughout the book).

Crystal Reports in the Real WorldGroup on a Formula

Sometimes when creating a report, the development database might not be complete or might be in production; there might be a requirement to group elements based on some criteria that is not in the database. In these cases, it can be useful to group on a formula. The formula needs to meet some criteria that will be explained in greater detail in later chapters.

  1. Open the sample report from Chapter 1 (Chap1Manual.rpt). Create a new formula and name it Group1 and click the Use Editor button.
     
  2. Type the following text into the code window so it appears like Figure 2.21:
     

    
     
     
    
    WhileReadingRecords;
    
    Select {Customer.Country}
    
     Case "Canada", "Mexico", "USA":
    
     "North America"
    
     Default:
    
     "Outside North America";
    
    
     

    Figure 2.21. A sample formula to group information on a formula.

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  3. With the text entered, click the Save And Close button.
     
  4. From the Report menu, select Group Expert. Find the Group1 formula from the list of Available Fields and add it to the list of Group By fields. Finally, because the Group1 field is a higher level than the For Country field, select it and move it up using the arrow button. The results are displayed in Figure 2.22.
     

    Figure 2.22. The report correctly grouped, highlighting the capability to group on formulas and create increasingly flexible reports.

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  5. Click OK to see the completed report.
     

Part I. Crystal Reports Design

Creating and Designing Basic Reports

Selecting and Grouping Data

Filtering, Sorting, and Summarizing Data

Understanding and Implementing Formulas

Implementing Parameters for Dynamic Reporting

Part II. Formatting Crystal Reports

Fundamentals of Report Formatting

Working with Report Sections

Visualizing Your Data with Charts and Maps

Custom Formatting Techniques

Part III. Advanced Crystal Reports Design

Using Cross-Tabs for Summarized Reporting

Using Record Selections and Alerts for Interactive Reporting

Using Subreports and Multi-Pass Reporting

Using Formulas and Custom Functions

Designing Effective Report Templates

Additional Data Sources for Crystal Reports

Multidimensional Reporting Against OLAP Data with Crystal Reports

Part IV. Enterprise Report Design Analytic, Web-based, and Excel Report Design

Introduction to Crystal Repository

Crystal Reports Semantic Layer Business Views

Creating Crystal Analysis Reports

Advanced Crystal Analysis Report Design

Ad-Hoc Application and Excel Plug-in for Ad-Hoc and Analytic Reporting

Part V. Web Report Distribution Using Crystal Enterprise

Introduction to Crystal Enterprise

Using Crystal Enterprise with Web Desktop

Crystal Enterprise Architecture

Planning Considerations When Deploying Crystal Enterprise

Deploying Crystal Enterprise in a Complex Network Environment

Administering and Configuring Crystal Enterprise

Part VI. Customized Report Distribution Using Crystal Reports Components

Java Reporting Components

Crystal Reports .NET Components

COM Reporting Components

Part VII. Customized Report Distribution Using Crystal Enterprise Embedded Edition

Introduction to Crystal Enterprise Embedded Edition

Crystal Enterprise Viewing Reports

Crystal Enterprise Embedded Report Modification and Creation

Part VIII. Customized Report Distribution Using Crystal Enterprise Professional

Introduction to the Crystal Enterprise Professional Object Model

Creating Enterprise Reports Applications with Crystal Enterprise Part I

Creating Enterprise Reporting Applications with Crystal Enterprise Part II

Appendix A. Using Sql Queries In Crystal Reports

Creating Enterprise Reporting Applications with Crystal Enterprise Part II



Special Edition Using Crystal Reports 10
Special Edition Using Crystal Reports 10
ISBN: 0789731134
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2003
Pages: 341

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