Designing Effective Report Templates

In this chapter

Understanding the Importance of Reuse in Reporting 296

Understanding Report Templates 296

Using Report Templates 296

Using Existing Crystal Reports as Templates 297

Understanding How Templates Work 299

Creating Useful Report Templates 300

Using Template Field Objects 302

Using Report Templates to Reduce Report Creation Effort 308

Applying Multiple Templates 309

Crystal Reports in the Real WorldStandardized Templates 309