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Figure 16.1 shows the Create Report Expert dialog box you see when creating a new report in Crystal Reports. To use Crystal Reports Report Expert, choose Add-Ins|Report Designer from the menu in Visual Basic. |
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Figure 16.1.
The Create Report Expert dialog box you see when creating a new report in
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Your Crystal Reports control is driven by its Crystal Report Engine. The most popular Report Engine printing operations include a single menu command that produces a single report, a dialog box with a list of several options for printing reports, or a separate component that your application uses. The design of your graphical user interface and underlying subsystem typically depends on one of the following: |
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The kinds and total number of reports your application presents to users |
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How your users will use your application as indicated by the use cases that indicate the presentation of information in report form |
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The underlying printing options you make available with the reports you present to your users |
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Again, try to keep the presentation of reports simple, at least in the initial versions of your application. Carefully assess the architecture of your application, paying special attention to the Reporting and Printing Subsystem. Design your architecture so that your application, and most importantly your users, will use the underlying Report Engine very productively. |
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