I am SUPER new to Crystal reports and I have some really confusing things happening. At my company, we use Crystal to run reports for our accounting software, AccPac. My first confusing things is that Crystal will NOT let me look at anything in Preview. I can only see things in Design view. When I ask for a preview, Crystal asks for all these parameters and I don't understand why or what the parameters should be! Even if I'm trying to look at a "canned" report, it won't let me preview.

 

Second, I am using the EXACT same field that's on one report on another report. The values on the reports I'm adding the field to don't show up at all. The page header show up, but none of the details. I don't have any idea how to figure out what I'm doing wrong or how the other one is set up. It's essential the same report, one showing "Every Item" and one set to "Consolidate Items". Run from the same information, the same tables, set up exactly the same. If anyone can help or has any ideas, please explain them to me like a dumb kindergardener. I have taken 3 basic programming classes and gotten on 20 minute overview of Crystal. I feel like an idiot!