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 Overview
This two-day course is designed to build on the topics learned in Report Design I or Introductory Crystal Reports to increase report design skills and discover the reporting power of Crystal Reports. Along with hands-on practice, the course covers grouping options, formulas such as variables and functions, geographical mapping, parameters, cross-tabs, and report distribution.
Prerequisites
Learners must have taken the Report Design I course and/or understand basic report design concepts such as linking, record selection, sorting, grouping, summarizing, basic formulas, conditional reporting and section formatting.
What
will you learn
Report Creation Review
Grouping Options
- Applying specified order
grouping
- Using the Top N/Sort Group
Expert
- Creating a group selection
based on summary information
- Grouping on Date or Date/Time
fields
- Grouping data hierarchically
Sections
- Using sections
- Formatting sections
Formulas
- Understanding formula language
and syntax
- Using functions and operators
- Using variables
- Using an If-Then-Else control
structure
Parameters
- Defining parameter fields
- Creating parameter fields
- Using parameter fields
Geographical Mapping
- Defining Geographical Mapping
- Creating a map based on
summarized data
- Creating a map based on detail
or formula fields
- Editing a map with the Map
Expert
- Editing a map on the Analyzer
tab
- Resolving data mismatches
Cross-Tabs
- Defining Cross-Tabs
- Creating a Cross-Tab
- Formatting Cross-Tabs
- Charting on a Cross-Tab summary
field
- Mapping on a Cross-Tab summary
field
Report
Distribution
- Exporting reports
- Viewing reports over the Web
- Viewing reports using Crystal
Enterprise Standard
Who
should attend
Learners who want to further develop their basic report design skills using Crystal Reports.
Class Schedule
Registration
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