Symptom
- Currency formatting incorrect.
- Fixed position currency symbol formatting lost.
- When formatting a field to display a fixed position currency symbol in Crystal Reports, and exporting the report to PDF format, it does not retain the fixed currency symbol formatting.
Environment
- SAP Crystal Reports 2008
- SAP Crystal Reports 2011
- SAP Crystal Reports 2013
Reproducing the Issue
- In Crystal Reports, create a report off any data source.
- Insert a numeric or currency database fields to the details section of the report.
- Format the database field to display a fixed currency symbol.
- Preview the report, and notice the currency symbol displays at a fixed position on the report like:
$ 10
$ 1
$ 111 - Export the report to PDF format.
- Open the PDF document and notice the currency is now floating, instead of at a fixed position like:
$ 10
$ 1
$ 111
Cause
- The issue has been tracked under SAP Note 1989148
Resolution
- The issue is resolved in the following product updates and above:
- Crystal Reports 2013:
- Support Pack 04
Keywords
CR, xport, PDF export , 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