Reports Based New Store Procedure on SQL Server - Can I delete the Old Store Procedure 1

[codrutza]

I had a report in Crystal Reports based on a stored procedure SP_OLD. I had to write a new stored procedure SP_NEW and I’ve updated in Set Datasource Location. Now if I look in the Crystal Reports Database/Show SQL Query appears SP_New, as expected. At the time I couldn’t delete SP_OLD, because it was still use by other reports. Now I don’t use it anymore, because we don’t use any report based on it, so I deleted it from SQL Server. The question is: why in Crystal Reports in Database expert still appears SP_OLD?

 

[kenhamady]

When you add a table or SP to a report, CR assigns an alias to that object. By default it is usually the name of the object. When you do a set location it points to the new object but usually keeps the old alias unless you change the alias. To change the alias of any table or SP you open the database expert and click on the table name. Then click it again (or hit F2) and you will be able to edit the name.

To see past the alias to the true object name you need to go to the Set Datasource Location window and go into the properties of that object. In this case my guess is that the object will look like SP_OLD (alias) but the properties will tell you it is actually SP_NEW.



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