Question

I am working on a Crystal Report that breaks down data first by Receipt ID, and then I need two groups both under Receipt ID, but that aren’t related to each other.

So instead of three levels of grouping, I need to somehow have only two levels like following:

Group: Receipt_ID
    Group: Receipt_Detail.Line_Number
    Group: Receipt_Deduction.Description

Here is an example of what it should look like:

Receipt ID    Line Number    Weight  Dollar Amount
091911001
                   1         17,640  $2116.80
                   2         16,860  $1180.20
                   3         17,200  $1204.00

            MAC Peeler Rate  17,640   0.0027
            MAC Juicer Rate  34,060   0.0011

091911007
                   1         40,000  $10050.00
                   2         13,500  $2600.00

            MACMA Rate       53,500   0.0350

And so on.

Is there anyway to do this sort of thing in Crystal Reports 10?

Answer 1

A subreport! That would be the cleanest way.

1. In the receipt ID footer, insert a subreport.
2. In the subreport, use the Receipt_Deduction table.
3. In Subreport Links, select records in the subreport based on Receipt_ID = Receipt_Deduction.Receipt_ID
4. Move your deductions content to the subreport’s detail section.
5. In the parent report, remove the Receipt_Deduction group, and perhaps the detail table too.
6. If you want, you could even move your detail content to the Detail section, so you can remove the Receipt_Detail group.