sap note 1320507 - how to change images dynamically in crystal reports based on parameter selection

19/6/2015 SAPNote1320507HowtochangeimagesdynamicallyinCrystalReportsbasedonparameterselection?

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1320507HowtochangeimagesdynamicallyinCrystalReportsbasedonparameterselection?

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Symptom

NotabletochangetheLogoonthereportheaderbasedontheparameterselection.

Environment

CrystalReportsXIRelease2CrystalReports2008.

ReproducingtheIssue

CreateareportonXtremeSampledatabaseusingtheCustomertable.

CreateaparameteronCountry.

InsertaLogoforCountryU.S.AintheReportheader.

CrystalReportsXIRelease2CrystalReports2008.

Cause

Theimagelocationhastobespecifiedbasedontheparameterselection.

Resolution

1. InserttheLogoasanOLEobjectintothereport.2. Rightclickontheobject>ClickonFormatGraphic.3. ClickonPicturetab.4. ClickontheX2buttonforGraphicLocationtoopentheformulaeditor.5. Writeaformulasimilartothisbelow:

if{?countryparameter}="USA"then"C:\DocumentsandSettings:\Administrator:\MyDocuments:\USA.bmp"

//thepathwouldbetherespectivepathoftheimagelocation"

elseif{?countryparameter}="India"then"C:\DocumentsandSettings:\Administrator:\MyDocuments:\India.bmp"

else..

6.PressAlt+Ctochecktheformula.

7.ClickonSaveandClose.

8.ClickonOk.

Keywords

19/6/2015 SAPNote1320507HowtochangeimagesdynamicallyinCrystalReportsbasedonparameterselection?

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ReleasedOn 24.11.200915:44:44ReleaseStatus ReleasedtoCustomerComponent BIRACRPriority NormalCategory Problem

Product

Product ProductVersionSAPCrystalReports CrystalReports2008V0

SAPCrystalReportsXIR2