Symptom
- Group Outlines not right.
- Incorrect Group Outlines when exporting a report from Crystal Reports to MS Excel Data-only format.
Environment
- SAP Crystal Reports 2008
- SAP Crystal Reports 2011
- SAP Crystal Reports 2013
- Microsoft Excel
Reproducing the Issue
- In Crystal Reports, create a report off any data source.
- Insert a couple of database fields in the details section of the report.
- Insert at least one group on the report.
- Under the menu “Insert”, select “Group”
- In the “Insert Group” window, select a database fields to group by and click “OK”
- Export the report to MS Excel Data-Only format, and check the option “Show group outlines”
- Under the menu “File”, select “Export – Export Report”
- In the “Export” window, select the exporting format: “Microsoft Excel (97-2003) Data-only”, and click "OK"
- In the “Excel Format Options” window, check the option “Show group outlines”, and click “OK”
- Open the report in MS Excel, and notice the outline is incorrect.
Cause
- The issue has been identified and logged under Problem Report ID ADAPT01686034
Resolution
- The issue is resolved in the following product updates:
- Crystal Reports 2008:
- Fix Pack 6.2
- Service Pack 7
- Crystal Reports 2013
- Support Pack 2
- SAP Crystal Reports, developer version for Microsoft Visual Studio
- Service Pack 7
Keywords
CR, Group outline, xls , KBA , BI-RA-CR , Crystal Reports designer or Business View Manager , Bug Filed
Product
Crystal Reports 2008 V1 ; SAP Crystal Reports 2011 ; SAP Crystal Reports 2013
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