Crystal Reports 2 2008-Business Reporting Solutions

This two-day instructor-led course is designed for delegates who have attended Crystal Reports 2008 – RDI and who wish to gain a deeper understanding of Crystal reporting.

Delegates will find that their increased understanding of formulas, variables, arrays, templates, parameters, summaries and sections will help them make more effective report design decisions and create more efficient reports. 

Who should attend?

The target audience for this course is report designers who are responsible for creating and distributing reports and have attended Crystal Reports 2008: Report Design 1 – Fundamentals of Report Design

Prerequisites

To be successful, delegates must have completed 

• Crystal Reports 2008: Report Design 1 – Fundamentals of Report Design or have the equivalent knowledge
• If you are using older versions, you will need to have completed Crystal Reports Quick 2008- Quickstart

• Windows conventions
• Basic database concepts
• Experience using web browser

Topics covered

Using the Repository

• Using the repository
• Creating a report from a repository data source

Creating Formulas

• Using functions and operators
• Defining control structures available in Crystal Reports Syntax

Managing Reports

• Using the Workbench
• Publishing reports to BusinessObjects Enterprise

Using Variables and Arrays

• Using variables
• Using arrays

Building Parameterised Reports

• Defining and creating parameters
• Building a report with multiple parameters
• Using edit masks and descriptions
• Creating a date range parameter
• Grouping using parameters

Summarising Data with Cross-Tabs

•  Building a basic cross-tab
•  Formatting a cross-tab

Using Report Sections

• Using sections
• Using group related functions to format sections
• Using section underlay
• Using multiple column reporting

Building Specialised Reports

• Using the Running Total Expert
• Creating a form letter
• Adding a hyperlink to a report
• Using Dynamic Graphic Locations
• Building a report with alerts
• Building a top N report
• Integrate an Xcelsius Flash SWF into a Crystal Report