Grouping Fields

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You can create and/or modify the grouping of fields in your Crystal Reports report. To do so:

1. From the Design View page, right-click Group Name Fields and select Group Expert from the pop-up menu. The Group Expert dialog box appears.

This dialog box enables you to group the fields located in the report.

2. To group by a specific field, select the field by which you want to group.

3. Click . The field you selected appears in the Group By list box.

This level of grouping may be sufficient for you. However, if you'd like to further define the grouping options for a printed report, continue from step four.

4. Select a field in the Group By dialog box.

5. Click Options. The Change Group Options dialog box appears.

6. Select the name of the field by which you'd like to add an additional grouping rule from the first drop-down list.

7. Select the grouping order from the second drop-down list.

8. Click OK. The Change Group Options dialog box closes.

9. Click OK. The Group Expert dialog box closes.

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