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3599279 - How to export the report metadata in Crystal Reports?

Symptom

  • Unable to find a way to export the report metadata.
  • When exporting a report from Crystal Reports, it exports the report data, and formatting, but not the metadata.
  • Cannot obtain metadata information for objects, like Chart type, database fields used on the chart, ... when exporting a report from Crystal Reports.
  • How to export the report metadata, that will provide information on each object used on the report, like a chart type used, fields used on the chart, summary type used on the chart, etc... 


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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, export, chart, metadata, full metadata, report, data fields, chart type , KBA , BI-RA-CR , Crystal Reports designer or Business View Manager , How To

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