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1261228 - Error: 'Not Supported', when exporting a report containing a cross-tab to MS Excel from Crystal Reports

Symptom

  • Error: 'Not Supported'
  • Reports that contains a cross-tab fails to export.
  • When exporting some reports to MS Excel Data-Only from Crystal Reports, it fails to export.

Environment

  • SAP Crystal Reports 2008

Reproducing the Issue

  1. In Crystal Reports, create a report off any data source.
  2. Insert a Cross-tab on the report,
  3. Add a conditional decimal format formula to one of the cross-tab fields
  4. Export the report to 'MicrosoftExcel(97-2003)Data-only' format.
     
    It will fail with the error: "Not Supported"

Cause

  • This issue only occurs when a cross-tab contains a fields with a conditional formula on the decimals.

Resolution

  • The issue has been resolved in the following product update, and above
    • Crystal Reports 2008 - Service Pack 1

Keywords

xir3, export problem, export issue, can't export, excel export , KBA , BI-RA-CR , Crystal Reports designer or Business View Manager , Bug Filed

Product

Crystal Reports 2008 V0