Crystal Reports 2008: Report Design I - Fundamentals of Report Design
Duration 2 Days
AudienceThe target audience for this course is report designers, new to Crystal Reports, who are responsible for creating and distributing reports.
PrerequisitesNot applicable for this offering.
SynopsisCrystal Reports 2008 is a powerful, dynamic, actionable reporting solution that helps you design, explore, visualize, and deliver reports via the web or embedded in enterprise applications. This two-day instructor-led course is designed to give you comprehensive skills and in-depth knowledge to plan and create reports that will help you analyze and interpret information.

As a business benefit, you 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.
Objectives
TopicsLesson #1 - Planning a Report
  • Define database concepts
  • Plan and develop a report prototype

    Lesson #2 - Creating a Report
  • Create a report
  • Add tables
  • Describe the design environment
  • Insert objects on a report
  • Preview a report
  • Save a report
  • Position and size objects
  • Format objects

    Lesson #3 - Selecting Records
  • Define the Select Expert
  • Determine the criteria for record selection
  • Understanding saved and refreshed data
  • Apply record selection
  • Apply additional record selection criteria
  • Modify record selection
  • Apply time-based record selection

    Lesson #4 - Organizing Data on a Report
  • Sort records
  • Group records
  • Summarize data

    Lesson #5 - Formatting a Report
  • Add graphical elements
  • Combine text objects with database fields
  • Apply specialized formatting
  • Insert fields with pre-built functions

    Lesson #6 - Applying Section Formatting
  • Format sections
  • Create a summary report

    Lesson #7 - Creating Basic Formulas
  • Define a formula and its purpose
  • Create formulas
  • Apply Boolean formulas
  • Apply If-Then-Else formulas
  • Apply date calculations
  • Apply number calculations
  • Apply string manipulation

    Lesson #8 - Applying Conditional Reporting
  • Determine trends in data
  • Format data conditionally

    Lesson #9 - Representing Data Visually
  • Create a chart

    Lesson #10 - Distributing a Report
  • Export a report
  • Save a report to BusinessObjects™ Enterprise
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