Crystal Reports Driver Guide - Important Guidelines on Configuring and Generating Reports (Introduction to Using Crystal Reports with Geo SCADA Expert)

Important Guidelines on Configuring and Generating Reports

To update a report in the Geo SCADA Expert database, ViewX has to be running while the report is being edited in the Crystal Reports application. As each report has to be saved using its original file name, we advise that you use the Crystal Reports’ Save, rather than the Save As option, to store your reports.

Do not use the Report Creation Wizards in the Crystal Reports application (except for adding any subreports). This is because the wizards produce new reports, rather than modify the current report. Instead, you use a series of ‘Expert’ windows that allow you to configure various features in your reports.

When producing large or complex reports, or reports that query historic table(s), you should:

Restrict the Data that a Report is to Retrieve
Consider When to Generate Complex or Large Data Queries.