Formula to categorize period of the day

Hi,
I need to create a formula that categorizes period of the day the Day - from 07am to 06:59pm would be day shift and night shift from 19pm to 06:59am. However the table where the data came from have date and time format and I wish to ignore date. Any suggestion. I use crystal XI.

create a formula that contains the following
formula name : time period
time(your database field)
Now Create a grouping using the time period formula and select specified order and this give you the ability to group your records on a specific time frame.

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