Crystal Reports - Action Summary

Question

In Crystal Reports, what is the difference between the current full field and the summary field?

(In the Crystal IDE, the Summary fields are located in the Insert → Summary folder. Running totals can be added to the field explorer)

(version 11.5)

Answer 1

In my experience, Running Total fields generally improve summary fields.

Launching full fields can do all summary fields, except that the Run All fields can also do the following:

• Rate each entry, field change, group change, or formula based assessment.
• Reset summary of field change, group change, based on a formula or never.

Aggregate fields, however, can be displayed as a percentage of the field, so they are not without their use (and they are slightly easier to set up).