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2016129 - How to export a report to a specific version of PDF from Crystal Reports?

Symptom

  • How to generate a specific version of PDF?
  • Can we export a report to a different version of PDF format?
  • When exporting a report to PDF format from Crystal Reports, is it possible to control the version of the PDF format the report export to?

Environment

  • SAP Crystal Reports 2013
  • SAP Crystal Reports 2016
  • SAP Crystal Reports 2020
            
  • SAP Crystal Reports for Enterprise 4.1
  • SAP Crystal Reports for Enterprise 4.2
  • SAP Crystal Reports for Enterprise 4.3

Reproducing the Issue

  1. In Crystal Reports, or Crystal Reports for Enterprise, open a report.
  2. Export the report to PDF format.
     
    It will generate a document of a specific version of PDF.

Resolution

  • When exporting a report to PDF format from Crystal Reports, or Crystal Reports for Enterprise, there is no option to change the version of the PDF format it exports to. 
           
  • The PDF version it is exporting to depends on the version of Crystal Reports, or Crystal Reports for Enterprise used to export the report. For information on the version of PDF format Crystal Reports, and Crystal Reports for Enterprise exports to, see the SAP Knowledge Base Article: 2016096

Keywords

xport, save as PDF, CR, CRFE, CR4E, CR for Enterprise , KBA , BI-RA-CR , Crystal Reports designer or Business View Manager , How To

Product

SAP Crystal Reports 2013 ; SAP Crystal Reports 2016 ; SAP Crystal Reports 2020