Crystal Report - This field can't be summarized - crystal-reports

I have a formula ABC
sum({Table1.col1},{Table2.FieldName})
My report is grouped by Table2.FieldName.
Then then want to add the value of ABC to another column's value.
My formula :
sum({#ABC},{Table2.Col1})
Here, I am getting this error that #ABC cant be summarized.
Is their any workaround to add these fields.

Crystal can't total other totals.
If you explain the situation in more details, there may be another way to accumulate the desired total.
Alternatively, Ken Hamady maintains a list of 3rd-party Crystal Reports UFLs (User Function Libraries) here. At least one of them allows you to do totals of totals by providing functions that allow Crystal formulas to accumulate and retrieve total values in memory.

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Crystal Reports is grouping by default

I have a crystal report with three columns. I want to display all the records and a total in the last row. However, my crystal report is grouping by default. I am confused
This is how I do it in the CR.
This is how it shows
Thi sis how i wanted
I want everything in a single table and a one toal for each. Why is it grouping this way? Any help would be appreciated.
EDITED
Below is how i arrived at the TOTAL
Formulas
O/S BALANCE := amount - collected.
OSBALANCE TOTAL := SUM{#O?S BALANCE});
COLLECTED TOTAL := SUM({colection})
Add a cross-tab object to the report's footer section. Use the OS BALANCE field for the rows field and the COLLECTED for the summarized field.
See that is where it makes the difference in crystal reports. I will suggest one thing place OSBalance in detail and put the total in report footer and let me know the result

Crystal Reports Record Selection and Summary Field conflict

I am really new to Crystal Reports and I am looking for any suggestions on how to approach the following issue:
I currently have a report that uses a record selection to limit the results by date. I would like to include in this same report a summary a total count of all the records (ignoring the record restriction). Unfortunately (although somewhat expected), the summary calculates the total after the record restriction is applied. Is there any way to get around this? In case my question is a bit unclear I've included a generic example below:
I have a report that pulls info from a database with a total of 10 records.
I select a specific date range, and it only returns 3 records
I would like to include in the report footer that 3/10 records are getting returned.
This is bit tricky to perform in crystal reports as record selection is compulsory applied. However you can overcome this by using sub report.
Calculate the report footer using report.
This will surely work

How to tell the order of execution of formulas in the details section of Crystal Reports

I was working on a report that had multiple formulas that used the same variable. All the formulas were used in the details section of the report. I noticed that the order the formulas were executing cause an incorrect total. I fixed this by using the ExecuteAfter() function. But it made me curious what rules Crystal uses to decide when to execute a formula.
I found this website http://book.soundonair.ru/sams/ch04lev1sec6.html which was quite informative, however as best as I can tell, all of the formulas of my report are executed in the Evaluates recurring formulas stage of Crystal Reports Processing EnginePass #1. I want to know within that stage, how Crystal decides to execute.
To try to make the question clearer:
If I have formula 1, formula 2 and formula 3. Formula A sets variable A to be a database value. Formula 2 sets Variable B to a value. Formula 3 sets variable C to A + B. All are in the details section of the report. How does Crystal decide which order to execute them in? Obviously I want Formula 3 to executer after formula 1 and formula 2.

How do I do a CR-type formula in SQL Server Reporting services?

In Crystal Reports, I could define a formula that would evaluate for each detail line. For example, if I had a query that would return a PatientId, an ObsTerm name, and an ObsTerm value, I could define a formula called {#Hispanic} that had the value:
If {Command.OBSNAME} = "HISPANIC" Then
{Command.OBSVALUE}
Else
" "
Then, in the group footer, I could take Maximum({#Hispanic}, {Command.PATIENTID}) to see if I had gotten a value returned for the patient's ethnicity - either I'd get the value (assume only one, since that's how I built the query) or a blank.
I'm trying to convert a CR report over to SSRS 2008R2: how would I do the above? Thanks.
Add a calculated field to your data source (called 'Hispanic' or whatever) with a formula of:
=IIF(Fields!OBSNAME.Value="Hispanic",Fields!OBSVALUE.Value,"")
In your report, add a parent group to your detail row and type [Max(Hispanic)] into a field in the group row. You may then want to hide the detail row and show only the aggregate data. I think there's probably a much easier way to do what you want but it's not clear from your question.
I made the transition from Crystal to SSRS and it is a hard road. You need to unlearn all your Crystal (especially formatting).

Crystal Report-Running Total

I have a problem with running Total in Crsystal report9
if their is no values available for a Paticular field how can we return the running total as '0'
Instead of display the Running Total directly in your report create a Formula Field based on the Running Total and drag it into the report.
Your formula should look like this (Crystal Syntax)...
if ISNULL({#RunningTotalField}) then
"0.00"
else
ToText(RunningTotalField, 2)
If there is no data for that particular group, then Crystal won't show it easily. Your options are :
1) Use subreports to display the values for a particular group, and keep the main report just looking at the table(s) containing the group headers.
2) Use a stored procedure as the source so you have full control over the SQL that is run.
The problem is that as soon as you use a field to group, Crystal will only return records where that field has been used. If it was simply in the Details section you could modify the link to a LEFT JOIN and it wouldn't matter, but the group forces the INNER JOIN which means the groups without data are not returned.
Unfortunately Running Totals don't show up if there are no records that match your criteria. An alternative is to use a set of formulas calculated in various sections of the report. The technique is widely described in the Crystal literature. For example, this TekTips gives a very succinct overview of your options.
You set up an initialising formula in each header, with the evaluation time directive "WhilePrintingRecords". This approach was the only one available for doing running totals in the "good ol' days" before RunningTotal objects were available.