ACC2000: Can't Use Client-Side Filtering in an ADP Report with Grouping

When you open a report in a Microsoft Access project that uses both grouping and client-side filtering (the Filter property), the report returns no data, or you may receive the following error messages followed by:

To successfully create a report that implements both grouping and filtering, use the ServerFilter property instead of the Filter property.

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Steps to Reproduce Problem

1. Open the sample Access project NorthwindCS.adp.
2. In the Database window, click Tables under Objects, and then click the Categories table.
3. On the Insert menu, click AutoReport.
4. After the report is generated, open it in Design View.
5. On the View menu, click Sorting and Grouping.
6. In the Sorting and Grouping dialog box, click the arrow in the Field/Expression column, and then click CategoryId in the list.
7. Set the GroupHeader property to Yes.
8. Close the Sorting and Grouping dialog box.
9. Add the following to the Filter property of the report:
   [CategoryName] = 'Seafood'
10. Set the FilterOn property of the report to Yes.
11. Save the report as Categories.
12. On the View menu, click Print Preview.
13. Note that the report is blank.

For more information about server filters, click Microsoft Access Help on the Help menu, type serverfilter property in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topic.