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[MM-C13] Prompt Group Field Use

Shows which Business View fields feed the prompt groups of your Crystal Reports.

Report document

Web Intelligence document [MM-C13] Crystal IA - Prompt Group Business Field Use from the MetaMiner standard report pack. It reads the MetaMiner Database (MMDB) through the MetaMiner Standard universe. See Reports and Data.

What it answers

  • Which Crystal Reports prompts read their values from a Business View field?
  • Which reports are affected if a business field or element changes?

Who uses it: Crystal Reports developers maintaining prompts and Business Views.

Report tabs

Tab Shows
Crystal IA - Prompt Group BF Use One row per prompt and business field.

Image of MM-C13 refreshed for one environment, Crystal IA - Prompt Group BF Use tab

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Columns and measures

Group Columns
Report Environment, Document, Folder Type, Folder Path Complete
Prompt Prompt Name, Prompt Group, TableProc (PG), Field (PG)
Business View Business View, Business Element, Business Field

Prompts

Prompt Required Answer What it does
Environments No Pick one or more Environments to include, listed by CMSID with their description. Leave empty for all. The prompts below list only values from the environments you pick.
FolderTypes No Pick one or more Folder types to include.
FolderPath Yes Pick one Folder path pattern, matched with LIKE. Enter % for all folders.
Folders No Pick one or more Folders to include. The list depends on the prompts above.

Image of the MM-C13 Prompts dialog with Environments answered

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Input controls

Display controls change how the report shows its data:

Input control What it does
Prompt Selection Shows or hides the block under the header that lists your prompt answers. Spaced (default) shows it with a space between list items, Show shows it without spacing, Hide hides it.
Environment / CMSID Shows environments in the report body by display name or by CMSID. Filters and prompts always list CMSIDs.

Filter controls keep only the rows that match the values you pick: Environment, Folder, Prompt Name.

Image of the MM-C13 Input Controls panel

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Legacy image for reference: images/mmsr_ICs_C13.png

Run the report

  1. In BI launch pad, open [MM-C13] Crystal IA - Prompt Group Business Field Use from the folder where you imported the standard report pack.
  2. Refresh the document and answer the prompts. Keep FolderPath at % to include all folders.
  3. Use the input controls to change the display or narrow the results.

Data it needs: Crystal Reports document processing (tables, fields, connections, Business Views and prompt groups). See Document Processing.