Displaying Group Summary field

[rkgrp]

Using Crystal Report 8.5.

I have a requirement to display group's running total value on Report Header Section. I have tried using the same sum of running total field in report header, it just display 0 (zero). But running total at group footer shows value. How do I achieve displaying this running total

Is there any other way I can acheieve this other than using running total.

In visual:

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Report Hdr:

Count: <run_var_tot_count> ---- 0 ?

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Page Hdr:
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Grp Hdr: run_var_reset
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Detail: run_var_tot_count + count
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Grp Ftr: run_var_tot_count
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Rpt Ftr:
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Page Ftr:
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Thank you
rkgrp

 

[Madawc]

Right-click on a suitable field, select [Insert Field] and then chooose [Summary].

Summary totals are taken from the data, which means that Crystal knows the answer at the time it prints the group header. Running totals are updated as each detail line is printed, which is why they are always zero in the group header.

Summary totals lack the subtleties of running totals, and in particular you can't make them conditional. If you wanted to count just some of the records in the group, you'd have to use formula fields with variables.

Madawc Williams
East Anglia, Great Britain