Information Technology

Crystal Reports 2016 - Part 1

Instructor-Led 9 Agenda

Description

In this course, students will create a basic report by connecting to a database and modifying the report's presentation.

Course Overview

In this course, students will create a basic report by connecting to a database and modifying the report's presentation.

Course Objective

In this course, you will connect to a database to extract data and present it as a report. You will: Identify the elements of the Crystal Reports interface. Create and modify a basic report. Use formulas to calculate and filter data. Build a parameterized report. Group report data. Enhance a report. Create a report using data from an Excel workbook. Distribute data.

Who Should Attend

This course is designed for people who need output from a database. In some cases, database programs have limited reporting tools, or tools that are not accessible. Learners may or may not have programming or SQL experience.

Exploring the Crystal Reports Interface Lesson Id 1

Exploring the Crystal Reports Interface

Working with Reports Lesson Id 2

Working with Reports

Using Formulas in Reports Lesson Id 3

Using Formulas in Reports

Building Parameterized Reports Lesson Id 4

Building Parameterized Reports

Grouping Report Data Lesson Id 5

Grouping Report Data

Enhancing a Report Lesson Id 6

Enhancing a Report

Creating a Report from Excel Data Lesson Id 7

Creating a Report from Excel Data

Distributing Data Lesson Id 8

Distributing Data

Appendix Lesson Id 9

Appendix

Lesson Id	Title	Description
1	Exploring the Crystal Reports Interface	Topic A: Explore Crystal Reports<br />Topic B: Use Crystal Reports Help<br />Topic C: Customize Report Settings
2	Working with Reports	Topic A: Create a Report<br />Topic B: Modify a Report<br />Topic C: Display Specific Report Data<br />Topic D: Work with Report Sections
3	Using Formulas in Reports	Topic A: Create a Formula<br />Topic B: Edit a Formula<br />Topic C: Filter Data by Using a Formula<br />Topic D: Work with Advanced Formulas and Functions<br />Topic E: Handle Null Values
4	Building Parameterized Reports	Topic A: Create a Parameter Field<br />Topic B: Use a Range Parameter in a Report<br />Topic C: Create a Prompt
5	Grouping Report Data	Topic A: Group Report Data<br />Topic B: Modify a Group Report<br />Topic C: Group by Using Parameters<br />Topic D: Create a Parameterized Top N Report
6	Enhancing a Report	Topic A: Format a Report<br />Topic B: Insert Objects in a Report<br />Topic C: Suppress Report Sections<br />Topic D: Use Report Templates
7	Creating a Report from Excel Data	Topic A: Create a Report Based on Excel Data<br />Topic B: Modify a Report Generated from Excel Data<br />Topic C: Update Data in a Report Based on Excel Data
8	Distributing Data	Topic A: Export Data<br />Topic B: Create Mailing Labels
9	Appendix	Appendix A: Setting Up and Configuring Data Sources<br />Appendix B: Using Report Processing Techniques<br />Appendix C: Using Functions in Formulas