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3348837 - Are subreports, part of the main report file in Crystal Reports?

Symptom

  • Are subreports separate files?
  • When adding a subreport to a report in Crystal Reports, does it generate a file for each subreport?

Environment

  • SAP Crystal Reports 2013
  • SAP Crystal Reports 2016
  • SAP Crystal Reports 2020 

Reproducing the Issue

  1. In Crystal Reports, create a report based on any data source.
  2. Insert a subreport on the report.
    Does adding a subreport generate a separate report file?

Resolution

  • Subreports are not speparate files, subreports are part of the main report file, like any other report objects, like: Text Object, Charts, Cross-Ttab, Database Fields, etc...
         
         
  • Note: It is possible to import an existing report as a subreport of another report, but even in this scenario, the subreport will still be part of the main report file.

Keywords

cr, sub, sub-report , KBA , BI-RA-CR , Crystal Reports designer or Business View Manager , How To

Product

SAP Crystal Reports 2013 ; SAP Crystal Reports 2016 ; SAP Crystal Reports 2020