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1404234 - How to not show the Group Tree when viewing a report in Crystal Reports or in SAP BI LaunchPad?

Symptom

  • How to not display the Group Tree?
  • How to disable the Preview Panel when viewing a report?
  • How to hide the Group Tree or Preview Panel when viewing a report in Crystal Reports, or in SAP BI LaunchPad?
      
       
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Environment

  • SAP Crystal Reports 2016
  • SAP Crystal Reports 2020
        
  • SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform 4.2
  • SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform 4.3

Reproducing the Issue

  1. In Crystal Reports, create a report off any data source.
  2. Insert a group on the report.
  3. When refreshing the report, it displays a Group Tree on the left side.
         
    How to remove, or hide the Group Tree?
      
    Hide Group Tree - 01.png

Cause

  • When a report contains a group, it generates by default a Group Tree.

Resolution

  • To not display the Group Tree or Preview Panel for a report in Crystal Reports, and in SAP BI LaunchPad, uncheck the report option "Show Preview Panel"

    1. In Crystal Reports, open the report.
        
    2. Under the menu "File", select "Report Options..."
         
    3. In the "Report Options" window, uncheck the option: "Show Preview Panel"
        
         Hide Group Tree.png 
         
    4. Click "OK" to accept the change.
          
    5. Save the report.

Keywords

CR, Preview Panel, Crystal Report, InfoView , KBA , BI-RA-CR , Crystal Reports designer or Business View Manager , How To

Product

SAP Crystal Reports 2016 ; SAP Crystal Reports 2020