maybe you should try a different datasource. You can build your relation outside of crystal and bind the report to that data. Stored Procedure would be good for that using a join or there are always subreports. You can create relations with datasets as well and bind you report to that or even an array, limitless possibilities. Maybe if you posted you programming environment and th erelation you are trying to creat someone ccould help more.

learn to solve business problems and understand what users need (basically mastering the need), that is the key to growth. Expertise in one business area is great for security but not necessarily condusive to growth. I will take someone that can decipher a business dilemna over someone that has pure coding skills any day, Users and managers only want things that work and keep users happy - they dont care how it is architected or how eloquent your object model is...does it work? does it fulfill a need? I work across multiple business areas and find that when something works dont mess with it and understanding data and how to present that is what is important, that is pretty much the worl dwe live in these days anyways. Domains have many subdomains and most of the units are similar, finanace, accounting, hr, sales and marketing, shipping...break down your business class into its appropriate parts and those are areas of expertise, not some broad classification of business as telecom and banking. Different businesses with many things in common other than what they sell. jmo