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Crystal Reports 2008 Fundamentals
 
Target Audience:  

Users who need to design, create and analyse reports by connecting to external data sources.

 
   
Objectives:  

By the end of the course users will be familiar with the Crystal Reports interface and be able to produce reports based on both ‘flat’ and ‘relational’ data sources.  Users will be able to extract accurate data and summarise data using formulae and functions.

 
   
Prerequisites:  

Users must be proficient with a mouse and keyboard and be able to confidently work within a Windows environment - minimise, maximise, open, close. Familiarity of either Microsoft Excel or Microsoft Access is useful, but not essential.

 
   
 
       
     
  Duration: 2 Days
  Cost: £395 + VAT
     
 
  Course Date Location
  22/02/2012 Bradford
  22/03/2012 Liverpool
  08/05/2012 Bradford
  18/06/2012 Liverpool
  23/08/2012 Bradford
  20/09/2012 Liverpool
  12/11/2012 Bradford
  17/12/2012 Liverpool
     
         

Introducing Crystal Reports

  • What Is Crystal Reports?
  • The Crystal Reports Interface
  • Working with the Field Explorer
 

Getting Assistance

  • Getting Help in Crystal Reports
 

Getting Started

  • Planning & Creating Reports
  • Exploring the Report Design Environment
  • Previewing & Navigating Report Pages
 

Modifying Reports & The Reporting Environment

  • File & Report Options
  • Page & Printer Setup
  • Placing & Positioning Controls
  • Moving, Sizing & Deleting Controls
  • Aligning Controls
  • Working With Text Objects
  • Combining Text Objects & Fields
  • Inserting Special Fields, Headers & Footers
 

Absolute Formatting

  • Formatting Text Objects
  • Working with Lines, Boxes & Pictures
  • Formatting Report Sections
  • Applying Themes with the Template Export
 
   

Organising Records

  • Sorting by One/Multiple Fields
  • Finding Records
  • Filtering Records & Selection Criteria
  • Filtering Data with Parameters
  • Grouping & Summarising Data
  • Creating Running Totals
 

Formulae & Functions

  • Working with the Formula Workshop
  • Creating Calculations using Fields & Mathematical Operators
  • Using Crystal Functions
  • Writing an If...Then…Else…Statement
  • Combining Functions & Formulae
 

Conditional Formatting

  • Using the Highlighting Expert
  • Formatting Text with Conditional Statements
 

More on Experts

  • Adding & Deleting Report Tables
  • Multi-Table Reports & Relationships
  • Creating Cross-Tab Reports
  • Mailing Labels
 

Distributing Data

  • Printing & Emailing Reports
  • Exporting Report Data to Other
    Applications