This is basically a two step process.
First create a dataset and create tables in that dataset, you can do this at design time.
Then you can design your report in crystal report but via the visual studio add in. You can access your data that is located in the dataset.
There are excelent tutorials on the web that explain this in more detail
Check out this
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms227881(v=vs.80).aspx[
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