Identify all Quarters associated with a Given Date Range

Question

Hi,
I am trying to create a Crystal Report that shows all Quarters data for a give date range. For E.g. the user defined date range is 02/20/2013 - 01/15/2014, the report should include the data for Q1-2013 till Q1-2014. Is there a simpler way to achieve this functionality.
I will really appreciate your help/guidance on this.
Regards,
acb

Answer 1

Hi Chandra,
Do you have a Date Range prompt or two separate prompts for Start Date and End Date? If it's a Date Range prompt, use this as the Record Selection Formula:
datevar start := Minimum({?Date_Range_Prompt});
datevar end := Maximum({?Date_Range_Prompt});
{Date_Field_in_Database} >=
     If start in Calendar1stQtr then
         Minimum(Calendar1stQtr)
     else if start in Calendar2ndQtr then
         Minimum(Calendar2ndQtr)
     else if start in Calendar3rdQtr then
         Minimum(Calendar3rdQtr)
     else if start in Calendar4thQtr then
         Minimum(Calendar4thQtr)
AND
{Date_Field_in_Database} <=
     If end in Calendar1stQtr then
         Maximum(Calendar1stQtr)
     else if end in Calendar2ndQtr then
         Maximum(Calendar2ndQtr)
     else if end in Calendar3rdQtr then
         Maximum(Calendar3rdQtr)
     else if end in Calendar4thQtr then
         Maximum(Calendar4thQtr)
-Abhilash