is there a way(I think there is) to send date range parameter from crystal reports to a sql stored procedure? If so, how can I do it?
Any help will be appreciated.
create formulas to get min and max values from the range. create a subreport and use the stored procedure inside the subreport. Link the subreport parameters, which will be the SP parameters, to the formulas in the main report for min and max daterange values.
If you already have a subreport then you cannot use this method
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I have a report where I have created a subreport that uses a parameter from the main report but that value in the main report returns multiple of the parameter. Is there a way to specify in the parameter to only pull a distinct value into the parameter?
You could write a Formula to filter out the parameters you don't want, then pass that entire Formula as a parameter to the subreport.
I am developing a report in Crystal Reports 2011 that has 3 sub-reports pulling data from 3 different databases. I have a Multi-Value Parameter (String) in the main report that passes the input values to the 3 sub-reports which have the same Multi-Value String Parameter.
Sample Input Values are:
P000000030,
P000000930,
P000001730
The user does not want to input the leading alpha character and preceeding zeroes. They want to input the following:
30,
930,
1730
The sub-report pulls all of the records successfully if the user puts the entire string value in with the following Record Selection Criteria, but it does not work with the partial strings input:
{Command.Puchase Order} in {?Pm-?Reference}
Can anyone advise the syntax needed to pull the data in the subreport with the substrings as inputs?
Thanks in advance!
Thank you for your input guys!! I took a bit from everyone and came up with the following solution:
Create a column in the datasource that trimmed out the desired value --> ltrim(regexp_replace(a."po_num",'P',''),'0') as "Puchase Order2"
Modified my Record Selection Criteria to select for either column --> {Command.Puchase Order} in {?Pm-?Reference} or {Command.Puchase Order2} in {?Pm-?Reference}
I really appreciate your input! I am able to deliver the desired solution with your aid.
go ahead and create a formula that calculate the length of your parameter(len({?Pm-?Reference})) and place it suppressed on your report header. Then put below in your record selection formula
right({Command.Puchase Order},{your length formula}) in [{?Pm-?Reference}]
You could add the "number only" version of [Puchase Order] to your datasource...
cast(cast(right([Puchase Order], len([Puchase Order]) - 1) as int) as varchar(9))
as [Puchase Order Number]
...then use that in the select expert. I'm getting the number without the leading P, casting to int to remove the leading zeros, and then back to a varchar for the string comparison in Crystal.
You could do the same with a formula in Crystal reports. Then reference that formula in the select expert. Downside is having to repeat that in all 3 sub reports.
Hello: I am trying to run crystal report 10 report from command line (and I'm new to crystal). The report has two date parameters ?from and ?to. I can query a different database to get the ?from and ?to parameters. So what I'm trying to do is get rid of the external parameters by generating the dates from within the report to replace/populate ?from and ?to.
Can I somehow add a sub-report to query Oracle to get the ?to and ?from dates? This new sub-report would need to run first since the other four reports (3 subs and 1 main report hitting SQL server) all use these date parameters?
Thanks for any help.
To the extent I know, Whether you use sub report of main report if a user needs to enter his own parameters to query the database then you need to create external parameters
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Since you are trying to get the date input from different database... your approach is correct to create a sub report for this.
Make sure to place the sub report first in order from where you are taking the values.
Either use a shared variable or through parameter linking get the date values to main report and pass the values to remaining sub reports through linking option in sub report links.
I need to supress a field in Crystal report based on a query result (true or false). Is there a way to specify the query in a variable and use that variable to create formula for supressing just a field value? Or do you suggest any other mechanism?
Please let me know.
#codematrix
I would suggest the following mechanism:
Create a 'shared' variable within a Formula field in the Report
Header area (or near the beginning of the report. Call it:
#QueryResult (or some other appropriate name) and define it as a
BooleanVar.
Create a sub-report and execute the query within the subreport and
set #QueryResult according based on the outcome.
Somewhere after the sub-report you can reference #QueryResult in a
Formula field and leverage it for subsequent logic.
Please let me know if this makes sense. I've used this technique in Crystal 7 up through XI.
Reference: http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/iadthelp/v6r0/index.jsp?topic=/com.businessobjects.integration.eclipse.doc.crdesigner/reportdesigner/crconvariablescopecrystalsyntax.htm
I'm using Crystal Reports 10.
In my database I have production values for each Date. There's a date column and a qty column. When I run a report on this the dates on the report correspond to the dates in the database, but I'd like the report to display every date and if there is no value for it a 0. Is this possible to do right in the report?
The date is a group field with detail suppressed. The numeric values are a sum of the details placed in the group header, if that makes a difference.
You have 2 questions.
To display a 0 for null values, you can go into your options menu and "convert database NULL values to default"
Alternatively, you can use make a new formula with this code and use if isnull({Table1.Amount}) then 0 else {Table1.Amount}. I recommend this option since it won't affect other fields in the report.
To display every date, you should make a 'helper/index' table in your datasource and right-join your actual data to it. Crystal can't display data for, say, 01/07/2010 if there are no records for it.