Query Filter Pane

Post Author: rbirney
CA Forum: General
I am trying to create a custom query filter for my Crystal Report.  I however can't find the Query Panel that it keeps referring to.  I look at the instructions in the manual but it says to open a Universe and i don't have one.  I am connected to an Oracle Database and am connected to it in the Crystal Report using the Oracle Server connection type.  Can anyone tell me how to get to this?

Post Author: cim303
CA Forum: General
I've been using Crystal Reports XI for a few weeks now and I know this can be done with the wizard when setting up a new report but now that I have my reports created I need to go back and create the filters.  The online help in this product is downright unintuitive and at times just confusing.  I think that the online suggestions are referring to the wizard screen.  Hopefully I'll be able to get this figured out.  It's been a while since I've used a piece of commercial software that was this unintuitive.

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