This two-day course will cover the basics of creating simple reports and adding functionality to them, such as record selection, grouping, formulae and parameters
The course is designed for anyone new to Crystal Reports and will introduce the delegates to the features and functions it can perform.
By actively participating in this course, you will learn about the following:
Learn how to work with existing reports and create new ones.
Record selection techniques.
Formatting your reports to enhance the look of them.
Be able to sort and group your reports.
Using formulae, exporting, printing and distributing reports.
To ensure your success in this course you should be comfortable in the Windows environment and be able to use Windows to manage information on your computer.
Introduction to Crystal Reports
Opening a report and creating new reports
Connecting to a data source
Field explorer and refreshing the report
Report design environment
Moving, sizing and aligning objects.
Record Selection
Adding record selections with the select expert
Saved verses refreshed data
Modifying record selections
Record selection with date fields
Formatting Reports
Formatting Objects
Adding lines, boxes, graphics and hyperlinks
Creating and formatting text objects
Using special fields and Report explorer
Sorting, Grouping & Summarising
Sorting and grouping records
Specified order grouping / adding summary totals
Group sort expert (Top N grouping)
Linking
The database expert.
Adding tables / amending links / linking options
Creating Formulae
Creating formulae with the formula editor
Formula syntax
Simple formula functions and ‘if-then-else’ formula
Conditional Reporting
Highlighting expert and conditional formatting
Report alerts
Parameter Fields
Defining parameter fields and using parameters
Printing and Distributing Reports
Printing reports
Exporting reports and configuration
Standard Report Wizard
Setting Up and Designing Reports