Symptom
- Unable to add a picture, image, graphic to a cross-tab
- Database Field containing a picture are not available to add in a cross-tab
Reproducing the Issue
Environment
- Crystal Reports 9
- Crystal Reports 10
- Crystal Reports XI R1
- Crystal Reports XI R2
- Crystal Reports 2008
Cause
- Cross-tab is an object that summarise data in a column and row format
- Field defined in the database as: Text, Number or Date, can be summarised.
- It is not possible to create a summary on a picture
Resolution
Workaround:
- Create a custom cross-tab, which is a technique used to create a report that looks like a cross-tab.
( See SAP Note 1212953 which describe how to create a custom cross-tab.) - Add the database field containing a picture to the custom cross-tab.
Keywords
picture, image, cross-tab, crystal reports , KBA , BI-RA-CR , Crystal Reports designer or Business View Manager , How To
Product
Crystal Reports 2008 V0 ; SAP Crystal Reports 10.0 ; SAP Crystal Reports XI ; SAP Crystal Reports XI R2