A Crystal Report Quick Report with a parameter, triggered from a custom menu (or the Quick Report's own View option) that maps the parameter correctly, doesn't show any data — even though running the same report directly in Crystal Reports Designer with the same parameter value works fine.

Q: A Crystal Report Quick Report with a parameter, triggered from a custom menu (or the Quick Report's own View option) that maps the parameter correctly, doesn't show any data — even though running the same report directly in Crystal Reports Designer with the same parameter value works fine.

Check whether the report includes the CR_WEB_INIT formula/element when it was designed — Crystal Reports run through the web client specifically need this included at design time to actually initialize correctly with a passed-in parameter value; without it, the report can run and accept the parameter but still return no data when triggered through the client rather than the standalone Crystal Reports designer.

Answer

Check whether the report includes the CR_WEB_INIT formula/element when it was designed — Crystal Reports run through the web client specifically need this included at design time to actually initialize correctly with a passed-in parameter value; without it, the report can run and accept the parameter but still return no data when triggered through the client rather than the standalone Crystal Reports designer.

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