Find Duplicate Records in Crystal Reports
Hello Experts,
Is there any way to find duplicate records among two separate Crystal reports that have the same data fields in each report, but the record selection criteria is different? So I guess what I may need to do is merge the reports together some how and then weed out duplicate records. Any suggestions please?
Is there any way to find duplicate records among two separate Crystal reports that have the same data fields in each report, but the record selection criteria is different? So I guess what I may need to do is merge the reports together some how and then weed out duplicate records. Any suggestions please?
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If you're actually reading the same data in both reports and just using different criteria, then you can just combine the criteria in one report.
James
James
The IsNull test will definitely work wiith a LOJ as long as it is the only test on table2
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@mlmcc, yes I am using the same fields in each Crystal Report...so just to clarify...I should add a new field to both reports that just indicates which report the data is coming from ...or modify existing field names to indicate which report the data is coming from?
@James0628, I am using the same data I just have to apply different record selection criteria to the data.
My concern is that the different criteria that I have to run against the same set of data will create overlap and I don't want to produce a large report with several duplicate records. Initially, I want to run different the Crystal using different record selection criteria, and then export the data to a text format.
I wanted to know if there would be a way for me to merge the Crystal reports and get unique records before I export the report. I guess my best bet will be to rely on Excel to eliminate duplicates?
@James0628, I am using the same data I just have to apply different record selection criteria to the data.
My concern is that the different criteria that I have to run against the same set of data will create overlap and I don't want to produce a large report with several duplicate records. Initially, I want to run different the Crystal using different record selection criteria, and then export the data to a text format.
I wanted to know if there would be a way for me to merge the Crystal reports and get unique records before I export the report. I guess my best bet will be to rely on Excel to eliminate duplicates?
If it's a one off then excel would be your easiest option.
I may very well be missing something, but if the 2 reports are reading the same tables, I still don't really see the problem.
You've got criteria in one report: {fieldA} = {?param1} and {fieldB} = {?param2}
You've got criteria in the other report: {fieldC} = {?param1} and {fieldD} = {?param2}
If you, for example, add the second set of criteria to the first report, you only get the records that meet both criteria. You may have to add new parameters for the criteria from the other report.
({fieldA} = {?param1} and {fieldB} = {?param2})
and
({fieldC} = {?param3} and {fieldD} = {?param4})
If you want to limit the results further (the "different record selection criteria" that you mentioned), just add the additional criteria where appropriate. If the 2 reports produce different output (they show different fields or they're arranged differently or whatever) and you want to show the output from both reports, you can add the fields from the other report in a separate section.
It _seems_ straightforward enough. :-)
James
You've got criteria in one report: {fieldA} = {?param1} and {fieldB} = {?param2}
You've got criteria in the other report: {fieldC} = {?param1} and {fieldD} = {?param2}
If you, for example, add the second set of criteria to the first report, you only get the records that meet both criteria. You may have to add new parameters for the criteria from the other report.
({fieldA} = {?param1} and {fieldB} = {?param2})
and
({fieldC} = {?param3} and {fieldD} = {?param4})
If you want to limit the results further (the "different record selection criteria" that you mentioned), just add the additional criteria where appropriate. If the 2 reports produce different output (they show different fields or they're arranged differently or whatever) and you want to show the output from both reports, you can add the fields from the other report in a separate section.
It _seems_ straightforward enough. :-)
James
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@James...I could be over thinking this thing. I will be working more with this today and I'll follow up with this question later. Thank you.
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Sorry for the delay. I ultimately exported the data from the Crystal report into Excel and then merged and sorted all of my data. Thank you very much for all of the assistance!
it's hard to be more precise without having more details of your data.
HTH