Crystal Reports: To insert new field into the report.

Question

Hi All, I need a liitle help here. I have been working with VB.Net + Crystal reports, for past few months. Everythings working fine. But now I had to modify the database and added one more field into it. Eventually I need to change my report, in other words I need to add that field in my report. I could do it with Report Expert. but it will ultimately destroy the total format of my current report. I want to know if anybody has a way to insert a new field into the report without changing the format of my report.(Just like we do for inserting special fields). Thank you...

akbhattacharya · Answer

Well, I found the answers by myself. I am putting it here, if at all anybody needs that. To add a new data field into a report which is already designed, follow the steps: -> Update the database in the report by right clicking on the report, then Database/Verify Database. -> Go to the file menu, click on View/Other Windows/Document Outline. It will open the field explorer. -> Expand Database Fields and then the report. Pick the newly added field (it won't be red marked) and drag n drop it where you want it. Remember dragging it into the report will create a label for the field in the "Page /header" section. This was damn easy.... Just like other reporting tools. Any way I found it finally.