How to select a dictionary for a report

When creating a new report in Seagate Crystal Reports, you can specify a dictionary as your data source. By using a dictionary for your report, administrators can monitor company information being disclosed and users are not burdened by extra data they will not be using in their reports.

Click the NEW button on the standard toolbar in Seagate Crystal Reports. The Report Gallery appears.

2 Click the Custom button.

An additional section will be added to the dialog box, revealing custom report options.

#Use the Drives, Directories, and File Name controls from the dialog box that appears to highlight the dictionary (*.DC5) file that you want to use, and click OK.

$To add items from the dictionary to your report, click the INSERT FIELDS button on the standard toolbar, and use the

Insert Fields dialog box to highlight fields and images for your report.

●Field headings from the dictionary appear as tables in the Insert Fields dialog box.

●Fields from the dictionary appear as fields for each table.

NOTE: You can not use more than one dictionary file in a report at a time. Also, you can not link fields from dictionary files to fields in other database tables.

23 Working With Databases

What you will find in this chapter...

Databases Overview, Page 514

Relational Database basics, Page 514

Aliases, Page 515

Locating files, Page 517

Indexed tables, Page 518

Linking tables, Page 520

Using SQL and SQL databases, Page 545 HANDS-ON (Working With Databases), Page 554