Database Expert Dialog Box
The Database Expert provides an integrated tree view of all the data sources you can use with Crystal Reports. This dialog box appears when you right-click Database Fields in the Field Explorer and select Database Expert. You can also right-click in the Report Designer, point to Database, and click Database Expert.
With the Database Expert, you can:
- create a report using one of the currently connected data sources
- create a report based on a customized "Favorites" list of data sources (which you also maintain within the Database Expert)
- create a report based on a list of recently accessed data sources (that the Database Expert automatically maintains for you)
- create a report by connecting to an existing data source (for example, a data file residing locally, or an ODBC data source that has already been set up)
- create a report by first creating a new connection (for example, a new ODBC data source)
- view information about a database connection by right-clicking its icon and selecting Properties from the shortcut menu.
The Database Expert contains the following tabs:
See Also
Accessing and Adding Data