其实crystal report的模板就是一个已经有的报表，不需要特别创建，但是有些限制：

these report objects will be applied to the new report:

• Fields
• Groups
• Group charts
• Summary fields
• Hyperlinks
• Bitmaps
• Lines, boxes, borders
• Static OLE objects

these report objects will not be applied to the new
report:

• Detail charts
• Subreports
• OLAP grids
• Cross-tabs
• Maps
• Embedded OLE objects
• BLOB fields
• Specified order grouping
• Advanced summaries (such as Top Ns, Percentages, and Running Totals)

完整的内容可以参考设计器的Template considerations的内容。