Crystal Reports 2008 /XI Report Design I - Fundamentals of Report Design, Training from CSI

Duration
2 days

Delivery Type
Instructor Led

Audience:
The target audience for this course is report designers, new to Crystal Reports, who are responsible for creating and distributing reports.

Prerequisites:
None

Software Release
SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise XI 3.1

Course Outline

Crystal Reports 2008 is a powerful, dynamic, actionable reporting solution that helps you design, explore, visualize, and deliver reports via the web or embedded in enterprise applications.

Planning a Report

• Define database concepts
• Plan and develop a report prototype

Creating a Report

• Create a report
• Add tables
• Describe the design environment
• Insert objects on a report
• Preview a report
• Save a report
• Position and size objects
• Format objects

Selecting Records

• Define the Select Expert
• Determine the criteria for record selection
• Understanding saved and refreshed data
• Apply record selection
• Apply additional record selection criteria
• Modify record selection
• Apply time-based record selection

Organising Data on a Report

• Sort records
• Group records
• Summarise data
Formatting a Report
• Add graphical elements
• Combine text objects with database fields
• Apply specialised formatting
• Insert fields with pre-built functions

Applying Section Formatting

• Format sections
• Create a summary report

Creating Basic Formulas

• Define a formula and its purpose
• Create formulas
• Apply Boolean formulas
• Apply If-Then-Else formulas
• Apply date calculations
• Apply number calculations
• Apply string manipulation

Applying Conditional Reporting

• Determine trends in data
• Format data conditionally

Representing Data Visually

• Create a chart

Distributing a Report

• Export a report
• Save a report to BusinessObjects Enterprise