Crystal Report SAP BI Query

Hello comunity,
we are now started with Crystal report 2008 and our base for the datas are SAP BI Querys.
When we look at the availiable measures and attributes they are all char formated, also the date fields.
Is this standard or do we have to customize something in the query or in the BI System.
Thanks
Dirk

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If the prompt value should always be CurrentDate -1, then there is no need to use a prompt at all. Just put the formula to the selection criteria.
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Edited by: lynn on Feb 4, 2010 4:34 AM

Hi,
Weu2019re on BI 7, Crystal Report 2008 V1 and SAP Integration Kit 3.1.
Query is created in BEx Query Designer, with Variable. In Crystal Report, I have set to use the MDX driver u2013 recommended by SAP.
I have created the Crystal Report on top of this BW Query. When I click on Preview, I have Variable screen appeared. I have 5 Variables on the screen:
1) I noticed that we MUST enter the value into the Variable (all of them) else I got nothing to display on the screen. Why? The Variable is configured as u201COptionalu201D in the BEx Query.
>> in case the variable is optional then you will have a "set to null" checkbox in Crystal Reports for the prompt
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>> did you actually add the value to the list of values ?
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>> in case the prompt is optional using the option "set to null" means you getting all values because you not setting a value.
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>> not sure what you mean here.
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