Crystal Report limits

Post Author: re4p3r
CA Forum: General
Hi, i just want to ask if anybody has experiences with the limits of Crystal Report ?Is there anything Crystal Report can't handle? I hope you can give me some answers Good night...kind regardsre4p3r

Yuen,
Keep a couple things in mind when processing that many records.
-Don't use sub reports. They will slow you down big time. Instead, do everything in the query. Use materialized queries with "With" statements, temporary tables, sub queries, etc. If you don't understand how to do this, work with your DBA or learn it.
-Don't use the Detail section. My understanding of the Detail section is that it requires bringing in ALL the records, whereas Grouping can be done on the server. Make sure you select the proper options in Report Options ("Grouping on Server", etc) and then "group" your way down to the details of your report.
-Use a data warehouse if you have one.
-As for limits in Crystal, I'd like to see nested sub reporting and the ability to dynamically change the properties of a text box, line, etc. through code.
Happy Hunting,
The Panda
Edited by: pandabear on Jun 17, 2008 7:32 PM

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