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
- In Crystal Reports, create a report based on any data source.
- 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