Select expert question

Hi,
I just changed an existing report to have a filter on one of my groups. I used the select expert and filtered using the "is not equal to" criteria. Everything works as it should when I view the report in crystal, my filtered objects do not show up. When I then open that same report in Cabinet vision (the program we use the reports inside) the filter does not work. I know that this could be a problem with the cabinet program, but I figured I would check into there being anything I may have missed when using the select expert.
Thanks for any ideas,
Mike

We use a .RIM file to get these reports working in cabinet vision, my problem was with the setup of this file. More specifically I should have had the value for GSF_ForRecordSelection set to false, mine was -1.

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I know the answer is right there. Im just missing it. So I need a set of outside eyes.
Im building a report for Stock reporting inventory levels. so far everything on the report works. Ive got it so it only report inventory levels that are below predetermined on hand quantities. But it does that for part that I make AND parts that I buy. I want to have 2 different reports - 1 for make and 1 for buy.
the thing I can figure out is how I can build the statement to compare words. I hit select expert then hit the new button. I select the field: {IM1_InventoryMasterfile.ProcureTypeBuyMakeSub} = what? What do I put on the other side of equals for it to know?
Whenever I put this in the select exeprt and get a drop down menu I can select "equal to" then Im prompted to sign into my company which I do then the next drop down box appears but its empty.
Sorry for the newb question. Thanks in advance for looking at this.

> I want to have 2 different reports - 1 for make and 1 for buy.
>
> the thing I can figure out is how I can build the statement to compare words. I hit select expert then hit the new button. I select the field: {IM1_InventoryMasterfile.ProcureTypeBuyMakeSub} = what? What do I put on the other side of equals for it to know?
What is it that tells you if is is a part you make or a part you buy? If it is a word in the text of the above field then you can use like rather than equal, something like
like "* make *" would give you evey record with the word make with spaces on either side in it
And like "* buy *" would give you everything with the word buy ith spaces on either side in it
"* make" will give you everything ending with make and a space in front of it.
The * is the wild card search character.

*help* Select Expert (filters) in crystal

problem with crystal....
i need help in the following situation. when i go to create a report i go to select expert, then click on category and select say copper fittings. boom i get a list of all my copper fittings. my design sheet is set up so that it shows the item number, description, quantity on hand, and quantity sold. now when i go to select expert again and choose say date transfer of an item...put in my dates( 1/1/2009-1/3/2009)... boom the list refreshes and this list is now shorter than my original list and it shows me the items that have transfered during that period of time as well as the quantity... well my question is what happened to all the other items that were in the list before??? i understand that they are no longer there because they did not transfer during that period of time, so it doesnt show them... well i still want those items to show up with the rest that did transfer... so that way i can see what transferred and what dint all in one list... i keep trying different things but keep running into the same problem... does anyone know of a solution for this???
thanks...appreciate any help

thank you very much for your advice,
unfortunately my problem has not really been resolved.
when i did as you said.. in crystal, all i wanted was my copper list... but when i put the "or" in, it included all the other pieces in my inventory not "just" my copper.
heres what i had before:
{VIEWITEMMOVEMENT.DATETRANSFERRED} in Date (2009, 01, 01) to Date (2009, 06, 11) and
{Category.Name} = "COPPER FITTINGS"
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then all i get are my copper fittings and that ends up being like say 10 pages long... but then i put in my the date transferred... to view the items that moved and see how much of each was sold during that time. the list then gets smaller to about 5 pages and shows me the items that moved and the quantities that were sold but at the same time i still want it to show the other items that did not move on the same list... i dont want them to be taken out...like its doing it now.
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Using Select Expert Inserts Blank Section

I'm using Crystal Reports XI Developer Edition and it recently started to display some strange behavior. Every time I use the Select Expert to add a parameter, Crystal adds in an empty ghost section. I refer to it as a ghost section because you can see it in preview mode as an unlabeled, blank section between the report footer and the page footer, but when I go into design view it's not there. How can I make this section not appear?

Hello Mary,
I can't explain why it would do that but here are some things to try;
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Some sample data might prove useful in understanding what exactly is happening. Barring that, have you tried clicking on 'Show Formula' in the select expert and then just typing in the date instead of choosing it from the drop down list?

Crystal 2008 problem with Record Select Expert

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Edited by: Jeff Dressing on Aug 27, 2008 12:06 PM

Hello, Jeff;
I noticed the Record Selection Formula uses a Stored Procedure parameter:
{Components.ID} = {?@ID}
A parameter created in the report (not by a stored procedure) would be:
{Components.ID} = {?ID}
A report based on a Stored Procedure does not need a Selection formula for the Stored Procedure parameter. Connecting to the Stored Procedure automatically creates the parameter in the report and the value is passed automatically when the report is run.
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Open the report in the designer. Go to Database Set Datasource location. Are the properties of the database at runtime still the same as what is saved in the report.
If the database is different at runtime, just as a test, change to the new database in a copy of your original report. Do a Database|Verify Database. Does it come back the "Database is uptodate" or are there changes?
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Hi Gordon,
Yeah, I know the syntax to do this. The real problem lies as I have stated on my first post - I want the date that I have entered on the parameter during the filtering process, to appear on the report itself. I have tried it before, but all that appears is only True value, not date.
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I am trying to do something I would consider very simple but can figure it out.
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