Grouping & Sorting Issues
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Topic: Grouping & Sorting Issues
Posted By: olinmds
Subject: Grouping & Sorting Issues
Date Posted: 05 May 2009 at 8:49am
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Hi All,
Very NEW to Crystal Reporting and need help!!
 In this report I have two groupings by different numbers. The first group sorts fine as I am just needing the regular ascending order. It is the second grouping of a number that I am having trouble with. Are you ready for fun?
It is a six digit number that I need to sort in ascending order by the last two digits à If there is a match in the last two digits then I need to sort off of the last four digits à and if there is a match (with the four digits) then the number sorts on the complete six digits. I was able to create new formula fields [Right (MRN,2) , Right (MRN,4) , Right (MRN,6)] and sort the numbers correctly on a detail section of a different report but I have no clue as to how to do the same using the Group Expert.
I am using Crystal XI
Please know that any help is GREATLY APPRECIATED!!!! ------------- Thanks, Denise |
Replies:
Posted By: DBlank
Date Posted: 05 May 2009 at 8:59am
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I think if you create a formula field recreateing the field in that sequence then group on that (instead of the MRN field) you should get the correct ordering (set to ascending). YOu can suppress this field so it does not display.
if it is a text field then:
Right (table.MRN,2) +"-" + Right (MRN,4) + "-" + Right (MRN,6)
if it is numeric then
Right (totext(table.MRN,0,""),2) +"-" + Right (totext(table.MRN,0,""),4) + "-" + Right (totext(table.MRN,0,""),6)
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Posted By: olinmds
Date Posted: 05 May 2009 at 11:22am
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Hi DBlank,
It worked great and I am now able to start testing phase!!!!
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!
 ------------- Thanks, Denise |