Symptom
- Error: "GC overhead limit exceeded (max heap: <Number> MB)"
- Report with large data set return an error, but refresh successfully with smaller data set.
- When refreshing a report using a JDBC connection in Crystal Reports, it fails with the error:
"Failed to retrieve data from the database.
Details: Exception: [Error Message:] GC overhaead limit exceeded (max heap: <number> MB) + crystal reports
GC overhead limit exceeded (max heap: <number> MB)"
MB)” when refreshing a report using a JDBC connection in Crystal Reports"> Read more...
Environment
- SAP Crystal Reports 2016
- SAP Crystal Reports 2020
- SAP Crystal Reports 2025
Product
SAP Crystal Reports 2016 ; SAP Crystal Reports 2020 ; SAP Crystal Reports 2025
Keywords
CR, JVM, Heapsize, JDBC , KBA , BI-RA-CR , Crystal Reports designer or Business View Manager , Problem
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