Displaying the Data Source Name on a Crystal Report

Does anyone know a way to display in the report header the Datasource name. We have Identical reports that get run on Identical databases with different Datasource names for our different manufacturing facilities. This would make it easier to Identify what Plant database the report was run against.
Thanks

there is a function in sql where you can use DB_NAME()
this will produce in a stored procedure, not sure if you can use it in a sql expression or not

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<pre>
private void test(String reportName)
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