Crystal Reports 2013: Part 1

Course details

Organizations use reporting tools to access data sources and generate customized reports. Crystal Reports 2013 enhances report building and report processing techniques with a variety of features that add value to a presentation.

Course Outline

1 - Exploring the Crystal Reports Interface

• Explore Crystal Reports
• Use Crystal Reports Help
• Customize Report Settings

2 - Working with Reports

• Create a Report
• Modify a Report
• Display Specific Report Data
• Work with Report Sections

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

4 - Building Parameterized Reports

• Create a Parameter Field
• Use a Range Parameter in a Report
• Create a Prompt

5 - Grouping Report Data

• Group Report Data
• Modify a Group Report
• Group by Using Parameters
• Create a Parameterized Top N Report

6 - Enhancing a Report

• Format a Report
• Insert Objects in a Report
• Suppress Report Sections
• Use Report Templates

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

8 - Distributing Data

• Export Data
• Create Mailing Labels

Target Audience: 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.