1439265 - List of values empty when refreshing a report based on a BEx Query in Crystal Reports designer

• No list of values.
• Prompt List of values empty when reporting off a BEx Query in Crystal Reports.
• When executing the same BEx Query in BEx Analyzer, it does have a list of values.
• When refreshing a report based on an SAP BW BEx Query in Crystal Reports designer, there is no list of values for the BEx Query variable / parameter.

• SAP Crystal Reports 2008
• SAP Crystal Reports 2011
• SAP Crystal Reports 2013
• SAP Crystal Reports 2016

1. In Crystal Reports, create a new report. To do so, select under the menu File: New - Blank Reports...
      
2. In the "Database Expert" window under "Create New Connection", double click on "SAP BW MDX Query"
     
     
     
3. In the "SAP Logon" window, select the SAP BW System, and enter your SAP User credentials.
    
4. Then select an SAP BW BEx Query that have a least on variable.
    
5. In the "Design" view of the report, add at least one database field to the report.
      
6. When refreshing the report, it will prompt for a variable value, but there is no list of values to select from.
     
      
      
   Note: When executing the same BEx Query in BEx Analyzer, it does have a list of values. It is only empty in Crystal Reports.

• It is unfortunately normal behavior. When creating a report based on a BEx Query using the "File" menu, it will not show any sample values for a BEx Query variable.
    
• This is because when reporting off a BEx Query in Crystal Reports designer, there is no concept of dynamic list of values for the BEx Query variable.
     
• The BEx Query variable only show a dynamic list of values when viewing the report in InfoView / SAP BI LaunchPad, if the user login using SAP Authentication or SNC is setup on the SAP BI Platform.

• To help the report designer test the report, a sample static list of values for the BEx Query variable will be populated when the report is created using the SAP menu in Crystal Reports. To create a report based on a BEx Query that have a static sample List of Values for the variable, follow the steps below:
     
1. In Crystal Reports designer, under the menu "SAP", select "Create New Report from a Query…"
     
2. In the "SAP Logon" window, select the SAP BW System, and your SAP User credentials.
     
3. In the "Select Query for your Crystal Reports" window, select the BEx Query that have at least on variable.
      
       
      
     

4. Add a couple of fields to the report, and when refreshing it, you will now see a static sample list of values for the variable.
   Note: This is not a dynamic list of values. It is a sample static list of values only.
      
    

List of values is empty , KBA , BI-RA-CR , Crystal Reports designer or Business View Manager , Problem

Crystal Reports 2008 V1 ; SAP Crystal Reports 2011 ; SAP Crystal Reports 2013 ; SAP Crystal Reports 2016