Create a Report (How Do I in Crystal Reports for Visual Studio)
This section explains how to create a new report or modify an existing report.
Embedded Crystal Reports Designer
Accessing the Embedded Crystal Reports Designer
Explains how to create a new report.
Layout of the Embedded Crystal Reports Designer
Describes each part of the embedded Crystal Reports Designer.
Crystal Report Creation Wizards
Describes the Report Creation Wizards you can use to help you through the design process.
Describes the order that Crystal Reports reads and processes data.
Design New Reports
Planning the Content of the Report
Provides an outline of the design considerations you need to make before creating a report.
Explains how to connect to a data source, link database tables, and add data to a report.
Explains how to place report objects onto your report to generate required 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 Report Calculations
Explains how to customize the data in the report by creating and adding formula fields to the report.
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 (in conjunction with the CrystalReportPartsViewer control) to limit the report objects that appear to the user.
Explains how to add charts and subreports that users can drill down on to access more report details.
Customize Existing Reports
Importing Earlier Versions of Crystal Reports
Lists any limitations that may occur when you import an earlier version of a Crystal report.
Working with Reports using Unsupported Drivers
Explains how to handle reports that use unsupported database drivers.
Optimize Report Performance
Scale with BusinessObjects Enterprise
Explains how BusinessObjects Enterprise can help extend the scalability and speed of Web-based reports.
Off-Loading Record Selection to the Database Server
Provides tips on pushing down record selection to the database server.
Design Choices to Optimize Performance
Provides tips on creating fast, interactive reports.
Formula Reference
Provides an overview of Basic syntax and includes formula examples. Basic syntax follows syntax rules that are very similar to Visual Basic.
Provides an overview of Crystal Syntax and includes formula examples.
Lists the maximum length and size of formula components.