The body should contain all the data
needed to fulfill the statement of purpose you wrote for the report. It should
also contain all of the data needed by the various users that you have
identified.
This step requires you to look at the
available database table(s).
Crystal Reports allows you to combine data from different
databases when you create reports, so you have a great deal of flexibility in
your work.
Much of the data in a typical report
is taken directly from data fields. Which data fields will be used, and where
are they located?
Other data will be calculated based on
data fields. Which data fields will be used in the calculations?
Still other data will be placed
directly into the report using text objects (headings, notes, labels, and so
on).