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Crystal Reports Template Features

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Platform Independent no no no yes
Language Independent Reports no no no yes
Possibility to change the used database at runtime no no no yes


Fields
Database Field yes yes yes yes
Text Object yes yes yes yes
Formula Field yes yes yes yes
Parameter Field yes yes yes yes
Special Field yes
(12) 		yes
(18) 		yes
(18) 		yes
(18)
Subtotal Field yes yes yes yes
Grand Total Field yes yes yes yes
Summary Field yes yes yes yes
Group Name Field yes yes yes yes
Blob Field yes yes yes yes1)


Layouts
Groups yes yes yes yes
Sections yes yes yes yes
Multiple Sections yes yes yes yes
OLAP Grid no yes yes no
Cross-Tab yes yes yes yes
Subreports yes yes yes yes
Subreport On-Demand no no yes yes


Objects
Line yes yes yes yes
Box yes yes yes yes
Picture yes yes yes yes
Chart yes yes yes yes
(Chart Expert only) 2)
Map no yes yes no
OLE yes yes yes yes
(Pictures only) 3)
OLE - linked picture yes yes yes no
Hyperlink no no yes yes


Data
Selection Formula yes yes yes yes
Sort Records yes yes yes yes


Functions
Math NA NA yes yes
Arithmetic yes yes NA yes
(CR 7 - WeightedAverage with 2 parameters only)
Summary NA NA yes yes
(CR 8 - WeightedAverage with 2 parameters only)
Financial NA NA yes yes
Strings yes yes yes yes
Date/Time yes yes yes yes
Date Ranges yes yes yes yes
Arrays yes yes yes yes
Type Conversion NA NA yes yes
Programming Shortcuts NA NA yes yes
Other yes yes NA yes
Evaluation Time yes yes yes yes
Print State NA NA yes yes
(without DrillDownGroupLevel)
Document Properties NA NA yes yes
Additional Functions yes yes yes yes
(partly)


Operators
Arithmetic yes yes yes yes
Conversion yes yes yes yes
Comparisons yes yes yes yes
Strings yes yes yes yes
Ranges yes yes yes yes
Boolean yes yes yes yes
Arrays yes yes yes yes
Pattern yes yes yes yes
Control Structures NA NA yes yes
Other yes yes yes yes
Scope NA yes yes yes
Variable Declarations yes yes yes yes


Properties
Alignment yes yes yes yes
Font (Font, Style, Size, Color, Strikeout, Underline) yes yes yes yes
(JDK 1.1.x compatible Java VM reduces to 4 platform compatible fonts, though)
Border yes yes yes yes
(without Tight Horizontal)
Can Grow yes yes yes yes
Maximum Number of Lines yes yes yes no
Suppress yes yes yes yes
Keep Objects together yes yes yes yes
(always)
Close Border on Page Break yes yes yes yes
(always)
Suppress if Duplicated yes yes yes yes
Suppress Embedded Field Blank Lines yes yes yes no
Extend to Bottom of Section when Printing yes yes yes yes
Move to Bottom of Section when printing yes yes yes yes
Repeat Group Header On Each Page yes yes yes yes
Keep Group Together yes yes yes yes


Time Format
System Default yes yes yes yes
12/24 Hours yes yes yes yes
AM/PM order yes yes yes yes
Hour yes yes yes yes
Minute yes yes yes yes
Second yes yes yes yes
Hr/Min Separator yes yes yes yes
Min/Sec Separator yes yes yes yes


Date Format
System Default yes yes yes yes
Date Type yes yes yes yes
Order yes yes yes yes
Month yes yes yes yes
Day yes yes yes yes
Year yes yes yes yes
Leading Day yes yes yes yes
Leading Day Separator yes yes yes yes
First Separator yes yes yes yes
Second Separator yes yes yes yes
Prefix no yes yes yes
Suffix no yes yes yes


Number Format
System Default yes yes yes yes
Suppress if Zero yes yes yes yes
Decimals yes yes yes yes
Rounding yes yes yes yes
(only after the comma)
Negative yes yes yes yes
Decimal Separator yes yes yes yes
Thousands Separator yes yes yes yes
Leading Zero yes yes yes yes
(always true)


Currency Format
System Default yes yes yes yes
Fixed/Floating yes yes yes no
Position yes yes yes no
Currency Symbol yes yes yes yes


Section
Free Form Placement yes yes yes yes
Hide yes yes yes yes
Suppress yes yes yes yes
Print at Bottom of Page yes yes yes yes
New Page Before yes yes yes yes
New Page After yes yes yes yes
Reset Page Number After yes yes yes yes
Keep Together yes yes yes yes
(always true)
Suppress Blank Section yes yes yes yes
Underlay Following Section yes yes yes yes
Format with Multiple Columns (Detail Section) yes yes yes yes
Background Color yes yes yes yes


Crosstab
Styles yes yes yes yes


Crosstab Group Options
Sorting / Grouping in specific or original order yes yes yes no


Crosstab Grid Options
Shows Cell Margins yes yes yes yes
Indent Row Labels yes yes yes yes
Repeat Row Labels yes yes yes yes
Keep Columns Together yes yes yes yes
(always true)
Rows totals on Top yes yes yes yes
Columns totals on Left yes yes yes yes
Suppress Empty Rows yes yes yes yes
Suppress Empty Columns yes yes yes yes
Suppress Row Grand Totals yes yes yes yes
Suppress Column Grand Totals yes yes yes yes


Other
Properties with condition formula yes yes yes yes
Drill Down yes yes yes yes
Save Data with Report yes yes yes no
Reports Based on Crystal Query yes yes yes yes
Export Report yes yes yes yes
Report Type: Cross-Tab yes yes yes yes
Report Type: Mail Label yes yes yes yes

Please have also a look at "Problems with external report templates" where you can find some features not supported by i-net Clear Reports.

Please read the FAQ ”Which fonts are supported by i-net Clear Reports?” in our i-net Clear Reports FAQ's.

1) Blob support with data of the following formats: OLE image, GIF, JPG, BMP and WMF.
2) Charts: CR 7/8 Chart Expert features are supported. The features of the CR 8 “Format Chart” dialogs are currently not supported.
3) Java does not support OLE since it is platform dependent. i-net Clear Reports implements a thin client to interpret the following OLE objects: Picture, Metafile and PaintBrush picture. If you like to use other OLE graphic objects then send an email to: clearreports@inetsoftware.de.
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