Possible bug in Crystal 2008?

Hi guys,
I posted this in the SAP Business One forums, but I didn't get much of a response.
I refer to the post:
In reference to this screenshot: http://yfrog.com/j3crystal2008bugj
I am having this problem at the following place in Crystal 2008 (SP2 2.4) - Cross-tab expert/grouping options specified order/edit option.
I am trying to edit one of the options in my specified order and every time I try to edit the value, this messed up dialog box pops up. It looks like a mangled version of the 'new option' screen.
This is causing me huge problems as my client needs this option changed urgently.
Any ideas?
Thanks!
Kind regards,
Simon Carolin
Edited by: Don Williams on May 6, 2010 6:24 AM

Hi Simon,
Since it was a short message you could have just copied it which I did.
It appears there is some issues with your groups. Start by removing or fixing up the group it is looking for.
Thank you
Don

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