Crystal Reports Certification | Crystal Reports Courses

Students will learn how to create advanced formulas and functions, format reports based on calculation results, use multiple sections, insert subreports, use data management features and advanced data access techniques.

Course Objectives

Create automatic and manual running totals

Work with cross-tab reports

Add subreports

Create drill-downs in a report

Use SQL statements in report processing

Create complex formulas

Add charts to reports

Enhance report functionality

Who Should Attend

This course is designed for people who know how to create basic list and group reports, and need to create reports that include subreports, cross-tabs, advanced formulas, and charts based on more than one data series. They may also need to build tools that make it easier for other people to create reports. They may or may not have programming and/or SQL experience.

Pre-Requisites

Knowledge of the modules and concepts covered in the Crystal Reports 2011 Introduction course is required.

Course Outline

Creating Running Totals

• Create a Running Total Field
• Modify a Running Total Field
• Create a Manual Running Total

Working with Cross-Tabs

• Create a Cross-Tab Report
• Format a Cross-Tab Report
• Create Groups in Cross-Tab Reports

Adding Subreports

• Insert a Subreport
• Edit a Subreport
• Share Variables
• Creating Drill-Downs in a Report
• Create a Drill-Down
• Create Headings for Drill-Down Data

Using SQL Statements in Report Processing

• Create a Report Using SQL Queries
• Summarise Report Data
• Create Joins Using SQL
• Create Subqueries
• Create a SQL Expression Field

Creating Complex Formulas

• Work with Loops
• Work with Arrays

Adding Charts to Reports

• Create Charts
• Create a Chart with a Drill-Down
• Create a Top N Chart
• Create a Cross-Tab Chart
• Create Charts for Grouped Data
• Format a Chart
• Create a Chart Template

Enhancing Report Functionality

• Organise Data Based on a Hierarchy
• Create a Dynamic Image
• Create a Report Alert
• Create a Geographic Map