One to many data display problem.

Question

Post Author: testing123
CA Forum: Crystal Reports
Hi,
I have a database structure like this:
Project --> LabourTimesheet, PurchaseOrder
Each project may have any number of LabourTimesheet values, and any number of PurchaseOrder values. They are both monetary values.
One project could have 4 LabourTimesheet values, and 3 PurchaseOrder values. Another could have 17 LabourTimesheet values and 200 PurchaseOrder values.
What I want to do is have individual total of the LabourTimesheet and PurchaseOrders for each Project. As it stands now, I can calculate a running total (for each Project) of PurchaseOrders fine. However, the LabourTimesheet values repeat every time a new PurchaseOrder is generated.
We end up, typically with something like this:
Because the LabourTimesheets repeat I cannot set up a standard running total to calculate on each individual timesheet because the entries repeat. Does anyone know of a formula or other method I can use to stop this happening?

Answer 1

Post Author: branko
CA Forum: Crystal Reports
Please tell us if you are using one table or you are pulling information by connecting table LABOUR TIMESHEET and TABLE PURCHASE ORDERSLinking tables correctly  will sometimes eliminate repetition. I am assuming that this is how your result should look like :  LABOR TIMESHEET   PURCHASE ORDER  67.50                                     0.00198                              93.55198                              103.15----
463.5                        196.70   I am assuming that your purchase order has some kind unique ID.E.G.PO # is  00100 00101 00102 etcAlso you might have another connection between PO and LAbour timesheet E.G. Project ID is 1,2,3 If  you describe your database more , you will get your answer faster.