Crystal Reports XI - Level 2

Course details

In this course, students learn how to create more sophisticated reports including subreports and cross-tabs, and how to increase the speed and efficiency of your reports by using SQL queries.

Course Outline

1 - Creating Running Totals

• Create a Running Total Field
• Modify a Running Total Field
• Create a Manual Running Total on Detail Data
• Create a Manual Running Total on Summary Data

2 - Building Cross-tabs in Your Report

• Create a Cross-tab
• Create a Specified Group Order
• Filter a Cross-tab by Group
• Change the Cross-tab Format
• Conditionally Format Rows and Columns
• Keep Groups Together

3 - Adding Subreports

• Insert a Subreport
• Link a Subreport to a Primary Report
• Edit a Subreport's Structure
• Format a Subreport Using the Format Editor
• Share Variables Between Subreports and Primary Reports
• Create an On-demand Subreport

4 - Creating Drill-downs

• Create a Drill-down
• Create Separate Headings for Drill-down Data

5 - Enhancing Report Processing by Writing SQL Statements

• Create a Report Using SQL Queries
• Summarize Report Data Using SQL Aggregate Functions
• Create Joins Using SQL
• Create Subqueries
• Create a SQL Expression Field

6 - Charting Data

• Create a Bar Chart
• Modify a Chart
• Format a Chart
• Create a Chart Template
• Create a Top N Chart
• Create a Cross-tab Chart

7 - Reporting on Excel Data with Crystal Reports

• Create a Report Based on Excel Data
• Modify a Report Generated from Excel Data
• Update Data in a Report Based on Excel Data

8 - Working with Prompts

• Create a Static Prompt
• Create a Dynamic Prompt

9 - Enhancing Report Functionality

• Group Data Hierarchically
• Create a Dynamic Image
• Create a Report Alert
• Create a Geographic Map

Target Audience: 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 to make it easier for other people to create reports. They may or may not have programming and/or SQL experience.