Special Edition Using® Crystal Reports® 10

Introduction to the Data Explorer

Now that you've got a basic understanding of what database drivers are and an idea of which one you might use to access a particular data source, let's look at the user interface for selecting the data source for a report. Because this is the first step in the creation of a report, it is only natural that this is the first step in the Report Wizard. This is shown in Figure 1.6. The Data Explorer is a tree control hosted inside the Report Wizard that enables you to identify the following:

• Which Crystal Reports database driver you want to use

• Which data source you want you use

• Which database objects you want to use

Figure 1.6. The Data Explorer provides access to the multitude of supported Crystal Report's data sources. ...