Crystal Reports 2020: Part 1
In this course, students will create a basic report by connecting to a database and modifying the report's presentation.
Description
Course Objectives
In this course, you will connect to a database to extract data and present it as a report. After completing this course, students will be able to:
- Identify the elements of the Crystal Reports interface.
- Create and modify a basic report.
- Use formulas to calculate and filter data.
- Build a parameterized report.
- Group report data.
- Enhance a report.
- Create a report using data from an Excel workbook.
- Distribute data.
Who Should Attend
This course is designed for people who need output from a database. In some cases, database programs have limited reporting tools, or tools that are not accessible. Learners may or may not have programming or SQL experience.
Course Outline
Lesson 1: Exploring the Crystal Reports Interface
- Explore Crystal Reports
- Use Crystal Reports Help
- Customize Report Settings
Lesson 2: Working with Reports
- Create a Report
- Modify a Report
- Display Specific Report Data
- Work with Report Sections
Lesson 3: Using Formulas in Reports
- Create a Formula
- Edit a Formula
- Filter Data by Using a Formula
- Work with Advanced Formulas and Functions
- Handle Null Values
Lesson 4: Building Parameterized Reports
- Create a Parameter Field
- Use a Range Parameter in a Report
- Create a Prompt
Lesson 5: Grouping Report Data
- Group Report Data
- Modify a Group Report
- Group by Using Parameters
- Create a Parameterized Top N Report
Lesson 6: Enhancing a Report
- Format a Report
- Insert Objects in a Report
- Suppress Report Sections
- Use Report Templates
Lesson 7: Creating a Report from Excel Data
- Create a Report Based on Excel Data
- Modify a Report Generated from Excel Data
- Update Data in a Report Based on Excel Data
Lesson 8: Distributing Data
- Export Data
- Create Mailing Labels