Crystal Reports XI R1/R2: Report Design I Fundamentals of Report Design
|
|
| Audience | The target audience for this course is report designers, new to Crystal Reports, who are responsible for creating and distributing reports.
|
| Prerequisites | To be successful, learners who attend this course must have working knowledge of:
• Windows conventions
• Basic database concepts |
| Synopsis | This course is designed to give learners comprehensive skills and in-depth knowledge to plan and create reports that will help them analyze and interpret information.
As a business benefit, learners will find that this course is an in-depth approach to the entire report creation cycle from planning a report prototype to distributing a report.
BusinessObjects XI R1 and BusinessOjects XI R2
This offering is applicable for both BusinessObjects XI Release 1 and XI Release 2 audiences.
|
| Topics | Lesson #1 - Planning a Report
• Defining database concepts
• Planning and developing a report prototype
Lesson #2 - Creating a Report
• Connecting to a data source
• Adding tables
• The design environment
• Inserting objects on a report
• Previewing and saving a report
• Positioning and sizing objects
• Formatting objects
Lesson #3 - Selecting Records
• Defining the Select Expert
• Determining the record selection criteria
• Defining saved and refreshed data
• Applying record selection
• Applying additional record selection criteria
• Modifying record selection
• Applying time-based record selection
Lesson #4 - Organizing Data
on a Report
• Sorting records
• Grouping records
• Summarizing data
Lesson #5 - Formatting a Report
• Adding graphical elements
• Combining text objects with database fields
• Applying specialized formatting
• Inserting fields with pre-built functions
Lesson #6 - Applying Section Formatting
• Formatting sections
• Creating a summary report
Lesson #7 - Creating Basic Formulas
• Defining formulas
• Creating formulas
• Applying Boolean formulas
• Applying If-Then-Else formulas
• Applying date calculations
• Applying number calculations
• Applying string manipulation
Lesson #8 - Applying Conditional Reporting
• Determining trends in data
• Formatting data conditionally
Lesson #9 - Representing Data Visually
• Creating a chart
Lesson #10 - Distributing a Report
• Exporting a report
• Saving a report to BusinessObjects Enterprise
|
|