ReportClientDocument: PageFooterArea = NULL depending on CRRuntime-Version

[joerg-detlef_kern]

In my .NET application I am loading an ReportClientDocument named templateReport from an SAP Crystal Server 2013.

As long as I use CRRuntime 13.0.3 (64 Bit), the property templateReport.ReportDefinition.PageFooterArea is not NULL.

As soon as I install an higher Version of this Runtime (e. g. 13.0.5, 13.0.8, 13.0.12) the same property PageFooterArea is NULL.

Other Properties (e. g. ReportHeaderArea, PageHeaderArea) work fine with all version of CRRuntime 13.

Is this a known bug? Is there any work around?

[joerg-detlef_kern · Accepted solution]

Workaround:

The List templateReport.Reportdefinition.Areas contains all Areas of the Report.

One of them (where Area.Kind = crAreaSectionKindPageFooter) is the required PageFooterArea.