Distinct count of Group header

Hi Experts ,
I have a crystal report where i have grouped on Business area and group header carries YTD Actuals Vs Target
and in detail section it carries in different regions information ofthe business area.
Now my concern is i need to count distinct business area in report header based YTD Actuals <= or > Target.
Any Ideas!!!
Thanks,
Krishna

I am not sure if I am understanding what you are asking correctly, but here is my take on it.
You have a group that is identified as "Business Area"
You have done a calculation to determine the YTD Actual for each Business Area which you have put into the Group footer or header
Now you want at the report level a count of the business areas that have YTD actuals <= the Target, and a count of the business areas that have YTD actuals > the Target.
If this is correct, could you use a running total? In your field explorer pain, right click on Running Total and select New to open up the running total editor. In the summary section, select field to summarize on the field you used to define a business area; type of summary is "distinct count'; in the evaluate section, set up a formula to look for the YTD Actual <= to whatever the target was supposed to be; in the reset section, select never.
If this is not what you are trying to do, could you please reword your question? For example, are you trying to reshow each business areas YTD totals compared to the target in your report header instead of a count?

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