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Loans disappear from report after fields from second table are added

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We are using Crystal XI. We have two tables from a sequel database we use for the reports, and we always have. Suddenly, we have been experiencing problems with loans being dropped from the reports and we have been trying to isolate the problem. To troubleshoot, I created a very simple report to provide the loan number and the borrower name from Table 1. I did not create any parameters so the report provided the information for all loans in the database. However, when I add a field to the report from Table 2, either all of the loans disappear or the number of loans on the report are drastically reduced.

As another test, I created a report to include just the loan number. The loan number field appears in both tables. I get different results if add the loan number to the report from Table 1 than I get if I add the loan number to the report from Table 2. When I create the report, the tables auto-link with no errors.

I have reviewed all the report options and general options in Crystal and can't find why this is occurring. I have had our IT staff troubleshoot and help me test using older versions of the tables, but we get the same results. Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated.

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Where do I check for the table joins? I went to the linking and clicked on all the tabs, but do not see this info?

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In CR XI, when you go to database expert and the click on the Links tab, you should see the tables in your report. Between the tables you should see a black line, click on it (once), it should turn blue, then right click on it and then on 'Link Options'. Check the join types.. Ignore 'Enforce Join' and 'Join Type' for now.

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Before changing the linking to LEFT OUTER, I had tried to unlink the tables and then re-auto link. The message indicated unable to smart link unlinked tables. Foreign key relationships may not be present for the tables. What is this telling me?