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1812951 - No list of values displays in Crystal Reports for report based off a Universe with a date prompt

Symptom

  • No list of values.
  • Parameter prompts with no place to enter a value, and no choice of values to select from.
  • When attempting to create or refresh a report based off a Universe in Crystal Reports, no list of values displays for date prompt.
  • Creating a report off the same Universe in Crystal Reports 2008 displays a list of values for the date prompt.
  • In Crystal Reports 2011, or 2013, when creating a report off a Universe and adding a Filter in the Query Panel, it displays list of values for most prompts, except some date prompts.
     

Environment

  • SAP Crystal Reports 2011
  • SAP Crystal Reports 2013

Reproducing the Issue

  1. In the Universe Designer, create a Universe off any data source that contains date fields.
  2. Create a dimension for a date database field.
  3. Set the list of values for the date dimension to display multiple columns of information. ( Example: Date and Holidays Name )
  4. Save and export the Universe to the BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform repository.
  5. In Crystal Reports 2011, create a report off the Universe.
  6. In the Query Panel, create a filter off the date dimension that prompt the user with a list of values.

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  1. When refreshing the report, it prompts for the date without any List of Values, and with no place to manually enter a value.

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Cause

  • This issue only occurs when a report is based off a Universe and a prompt is added in the Query Panel that meets the following conditions:
    • Prompt for a date with a List of Values.
    • The List of Values is defined in the Universe to displays multiple objects. ( Example: Date and Holiday Name )
    • And the prompt is set to only allow user to select from the List of Values.
           
  • The issue has been identified and logged under Problem Report ID ADAPT01676753.

Resolution

  • The issue is resolved in the following product updates and above:
       
    • Crystal Reports 2011:
      • Support Pack 07
           
    • Crystal Reports 2013:
      • Support Pack 02
                
  • Note: If you cannot apply the above product update for some time, then to workaround this issue, modify the date dimension in the Universe to only output a single object for the List of Values.

Keywords

CR, LOV , KBA , BI-RA-CR , Crystal Reports designer or Business View Manager , Bug Filed

Product

SAP Crystal Reports 2011 ; SAP Crystal Reports 2011, feature pack 03 ; SAP Crystal Reports 2013