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1653131 - Unable to Add extra level parameter to existing Cascading Prompt in crystal reports

Symptom

  • In Business View Manager, Unable add an extra level to existing Dynamic Cascading Parameter,
  • The ‘>’ key disabled

Environment

  •  Crystal Reports 2008 (All Versions)
  • Business Objects Enterprise 3.1(All Versions)

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Create a Business View with Dynamic Cascading Parameters with 2 levels.
  2. Create a crystal report and use the Dynamic Cascading Parameter in your report. 
  3. Now when you try to add one more level to your Dynamic Cascading Parameter, it will not allow you to add and the ‘>’ (arrow) key disabled.
  4.  

Cause

 The Dynamic Cascading Prompt was used by one of your Crystal Reports.

Resolution

  1. Open all Crystal Reports which are using this Dynamic Cascading Prompt and remove the prompt and save your report.
  2. Open Business View Manager and Add extra level to the existing Cascading parameter then schedule it. 
  3. In Crystal Designer reconnect parameter with new LOVs(which we have created in BVM).
  4. Now you will see the newly create level in your crystal reports.

Keywords

Adding extra level to dynamic cascading parameters, Business View Manager , KBA , BI-RA-CR-DSL , Crystal Reports on C++ Data Semantic Layer (ClassicUniverse) , How To

Product

SAP Crystal Reports all versions