HP Intelligent Management Center Standard Software Platform - Manual (Page 757)

In the Crystal Reports designer, verify that the SQL query, as shown under
the Database menu Show SQL Query option does not contain syntax errors.
If the SQL query shown in Crystal Reports is valid, execute the same SQL
query through a database client test tool.
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B Crystal Reports Error Messages
Failed to retrieve data from the database. Details: [Database Vendor Code: ]