Report objects displayed by themselves in a viewer without the rest of the report page are referred to as Report Parts. More precisely, however, Report Parts are objects that use hyperlinks to point from a home report object to a destination object.
Report Parts work with the DHTML viewer to expand the navigation possibilities within and between reports. Report Part hyperlinks can link to other objects in the current report or to objects in any other report. This linking lets you create a guided path through your reports that shows only specific information at each stop along the path.
The Report Part Viewer lets you display Report Parts without the rest of the report page. You can integrate this viewer into web applications so that your users see only specific report objects without having to see the rest of the report.
You set up the Report Part hyperlinks in the Crystal Reports ActiveX Designer, or through code, but you take advantage of their functionality in the report viewers.
How hyperlinks work in the DHTML Page Viewers and the Report Part Viewer
Action | DHTML Page Viewers | Report Part Viewer |
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Hyperlink to a Report Part or report object |
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Drill down to a specified destination object |
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Default drill down (no specified destination object) | Drill down is the default behavior. | Drill down is not allowed unless the destination report object(s) are identified. |
Implementing Report Part Drilldown | Hyperlink Navigation Overview | Report Part-Specific Navigation