Once you have produced an initial report by Creating a Report and Defining the Report Properties, you need to specify the report ‘definition’—the structure and the type of data that you want to include in the report. To do this, you use the Crystal Reports application.
You generally edit reports on a ViewX client (workstation). To update a report in the ClearSCADA database, ViewX must remain running while the report is being edited in the Crystal Reports application. As each report must 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.
The topics covered in this section comprise:
- How to Launch the Crystal Reports Application
- Understand the Crystal Reports Work Areas
- Basic Configuration
- Specify the Page Setup
- Decide Whether to Refresh Data or Use Saved Data
- Save Configuration Changes.
Use this section in conjunction with the documentation supplied with the Crystal Reports application, for help on producing reports.