Crystal Reports  

Designing New Reports

You create reports in the Crystal Reports ActiveX Designer.

In This Section

Planning the Content of the Report
Provides an outline of the design considerations you need to make before creating a report.
Accessing and Adding Data
Explains how to connect to a data source, link database tables, and add data to a report.
Field and Text Objects
Explains how to place report objects onto your report to generate required data.
Filtering Data
Explains how to select and limit database records.
Grouping, Sorting, and Totaling Data
Explains how to organize the data in the report. Some options include adding groups, subtotals, running totals, and percentages to the report.
Performing Record Calculations
Explains how to customize the data in the report by creating and adding formula fields to the report.
Formatting Data
Explains how to add colors, borders, shading, and conditional formatting to the report.
Report Part Drill Down and Hyperlink Customization
Explains how you can customize hyperlinks in your reports and use report part drill down to limit the report objects that appear to the user.
Enhancing Report Presentation
Explains how to add charts and subreports that users can drill down on to access more report details.

See Also

Report Section Overview