Crystal Reports Training : Crystal Reports XI Designer 2 Workshop

Crystal Reports XI Designer 2 Workshop

Crystal Reports Training Overview

This two day interactive workshop was designed for new users of Crystal Reports XI. Some of the topics covered include a review of the software features, report design and the creation of presentation quality reports. The course incorporates a number of hands on exercises to reinforce the learning process.

Crystal Reports Training Prerequisites

Working knowledge of Windows 2000 or XP environment is required. Familiarity with relational database concepts (tables, fields, and records) is strongly recommended.

Crystal Reports Training Audience

Administrators, developers and end-users who need to create dynamic reports from varying data sources.

Crystal Reports Training Course duration

2 days

Crystal Reports Training Course outline

Power Formatting and Formulas

Review of Planning a Report

Creating the Report

Placing Fields on the Report

Creating the Formulas

Advanced Grouping

Selecting Certain Records

Helpful Hints for Formatting the Report

Adding and Working with Text Objects

Hiding and Suppressing Sections

Guidelines

Power Formatting with Multiple Sections

Using Multiple Sections in Reports

Using the Section Expert to Work with Sections

Conditionally Formatting Multiple Sections

Using the Running Totals Feature

Understanding Running Totals

Creating Running Totals for a List of Numbers

Conditional Running Totals

Prompting with Parameters

Parameter Fields Overview

Parameter Field Considerations

Creating a Parameter Field

Using a Parameter to Select Records

Using a Parameter Field

Creating a Dynamic Value List for Parameter Values

Importing a Pick List

Adding Parameter Values to Text Objects

Allowing Multiple Values in Parameters

Using Multiple Parameter Fields in Reports

Specifying and Limiting a Range for a Parameter

Using Parameters in Conditional Formatting

Using an Edit Mask to Limit String Parameters

Sorting with a Parameter

Group Sorting with a Parameter

Using a Parameter to set N in a Top N or Bottom N report

Displaying Parameter Fields

Cascading Parameter Fields

Using Advanced Formula Features

Understanding How Crystal Reports Processes the Data

What Is a Pass

Pre-Pass#1

Pass #1

Pre-Pass #2

Pass #2

Pass #3

Using Evaluation Time Functions

Working with Variables

Declaring a Variable

Assigning a Value to a Variable

Using a Variable in a Formula

Variable Scope

Separating Statements in Complex Formulas

Working with Arrays

Understanding the Formula Evaluation Time Debugger

Using Subreporting as a Workaround Solution

Understanding Subreports

Unlinked versus Linked Subreports

Creating an Unlinked Subreport

Linking a Subreport

Database Links versus Subreports in One-to-Many Situations

Formatting the Subreport

Passing Data from the Main Report into a Subreport

Creating On-Demand Subreports

Creating Hyperlinks

Using Subreports to Link "Unlinkable" Data

Creating Powerful Groups

Customizing the Group Name Field

Using a Field Name to Customize the Group Name

Using a Formula to Customize the Group Name Field

Creating Custom Groups

Customizing Group Sort Order

Grouping on a Formula Field

Using Group Selection to Filter the Records in the Report

Grouping Hierarchically

Working with Cross-Tab Reports

Understanding How Cross-Tabs Affect Your Data

Creating a Cross-Tab Report

Creating a Cross-Tab with Multiple Rows or Columns

Applying a Formatting Style to the Cross-Tab

Customizing the Cross-Tab Format

Changing Background Colors

Formatting Individual Cells

Changing the Summary Operation

Suppressing Rows, Columns or Totals

Repeating Row Heading for Multi-Page Cross-Tabs

Using Alias Names for Column and Row Headings

Charting Cross-Tabs

Customizing Cross-Tab Group Names

CurrentFieldValue

Report Alerts

What are Report Alerts

Creating Report Alerts

Basing Report Formulas or Conditional Formatting on Report Alerts

Creative Usage for Report Alerts

Report Templates

What is a Report Template

Standard Report Creation Wizard and Templates

The Template Expert

Applying a Template and the consequences

Template Considerations

Creating Your Own Templates

Inserting Template Fields

Formatting Template Fields

Giving Template Fields a Value

Appendix A: The Xtreme Sample Database 11

Appendix B: Installation and System Requirements

Installing the Application

Minimum Installation Requirements

Appendix C: Function and Operator Locations