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Reputation: 18610

Crystal Reports - Summary vs. Running Total Field

In Crystal Reports, what is the difference between a running total field and a summary field?

(In the Crystal IDE, Summary fields are located in Insert -> Summary. Running totals can be added in the Field Explorer)

(Version 11.5)

Upvotes: 6

Views: 7575

Answers (1)

LittleBobbyTables - Au Revoir
LittleBobbyTables - Au Revoir

Reputation: 32710

In my experience, Running Total fields are basically enhanced Summary Fields.

Running Total fields can do everything Summary Fields can, except that Running Total fields can also do the following:

  • Evaluate for each record, on change of field, on change of group, or evaluate based on a formula.
  • Reset the summary on change of field, on change of group, based on a formula, or never.

Summary Fields, however, can be shown as a percentage of a field, so they're not without their uses (and they're a little easier to set up).

Upvotes: 4

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