1558036 - Error: "The summary data field of group chart does not exist." When changing the title of a chart using the RAS .NET SDK

• Modify/change the title of a chart title using the RAS .NET SDK.
• An exception is thrown:

System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException was unhandled by user code
   Message="The summary data field of group chart does not exist."
   Source="rptcontrollers.dll"
   ErrorCode=-2147213287
   StackTrace:
        at CrystalDecisions.ReportAppServer.Controllers.ReportObjectControllerClass.Modify(ISCRReportObject OldObject, ISCRReportObject NewObject)
        at _124754_Modify_Chart_Title.FormViewReport.ModifyChartTitle(ISCDReportClientDocument boReportClientDocument, ChartObject boChartObject, String newChartTitle) in C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\My Documents\Visual Studio 2008\Projects\124754_Modify_Chart-Title\124754_Modify_Chart-Title\FormViewReport.cs:line 59
        at _124754_Modify_Chart_Title.FormViewReport.ConfigureCrystalReports(String filename) in C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\My Documents\Visual Studio 2008\Projects\124754_Modify_Chart-Title\124754_Modify_Chart-Title\FormViewReport.cs:line 44
        at _124754_Modify_Chart_Title.FormViewReport..ctor(String filename) in C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\My Documents\Visual Studio 2008\Projects\124754_Modify_Chart-Title\124754_Modify_Chart-Title\FormViewReport.cs:line 23
        at _124754_Modify_Chart_Title.Form1.openFileDialog1_FileOk(Object sender, CancelEventArgs e) in C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\My Documents\Visual Studio 2008\Projects\124754_Modify_Chart-Title\124754_Modify_Chart-Title\Form1.cs:line 27
        at System.Windows.Forms.FileDialog.OnFileOk(CancelEventArgs e)
        at System.Windows.Forms.FileDialog.DoFileOk(IntPtr lpOFN)
        at System.Windows.Forms.FileDialog.HookProc(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)

• Crystal Reports 2008, Service Pack 3
• Visual Studio 2008
• RAS .NET SDK

private void ModifyChartTitle(CrystalDecisions.ReportAppServer.ClientDoc.ISCDReportClientDocument boReportClientDocument, CrystalDecisions.ReportAppServer.ReportDefModel.ChartObject boChartObject, string newChartTitle)

{

CrystalDecisions.ReportAppServer.Controllers.ReportObjectController boReportObjectController = boReportClientDocument.ReportDefController.ReportObjectController;

CrystalDecisions.ReportAppServer.ReportDefModel.ChartObject boChartNew = (CrystalDecisions.ReportAppServer.ReportDefModel.ChartObject)boChartObject.Clone(true);

CrystalDecisions.ReportAppServer.ReportDefModel.ChartStyle boChartStyle = boChartNew.ChartStyle;

boChartStyle.TextOptions.Title = newChartTitle;  // Set the new chart title here

boReportObjectController.Modify(boChartObject, boChartNew);  // Exception is thrown on this line

return;

}

• Using the Group Layout in the Chart Options causes this problem.

• Use the Advanced Layout to achieve the same chart results.

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