Target
Student: This
course is designed for people who need output from a database. In some cases,
database programs have limited reporting tools, or such tools may not be
accessible. Students may or may not have programming or SQL experience.
Prerequisites: Before taking this course, students should be familiar
with the basic functions such as creating and navigating folders, opening
programs, manipulating windows, copying and pasting objects, formatting text,
and saving files in Microsoft Windows . In addition, students should have
taken the Microsoft Office Access 2010: Level 1 course or have equivalent
experience with basic database concepts.
Course Objectives
Upon
successful completion of 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.
Course Content
Lesson
1: Exploring the SAP Crystal Reports 2011 Interface
Topic 1A: Explore Crystal
Reports
Topic 1B: Use Crystal Reports
Help
Topic 1C: Customize the
Report Settings
Lesson
2: Working with Reports
Topic 2A: Create a Report
Topic 2B: Modify a Report
Topic 2C: Display Specific
Report Data
Topic 2D: Work with Report
Sections
Lesson
3: Using Formulas in Reports
Topic 3A: Create a Formula
Topic 3B: Edit a Formula
Topic 3C: Filter Data Using a
Formula
Topic 3D: Work with Advanced
Formulas and Functions
Topic 3E: Handle Null Values
Lesson
4: Building Parameterized Reports
Topic 4A: Create a Parameter
Field
Topic 4B: Use a Range
Parameter in a Report
Topic 4C: Create a Prompt
Lesson
5: Grouping Report Data
Topic 5A: Group Report Data
Topic 5B: Modify a Group
Report
Topic 5C: Group Using
Parameters
Topic 5D: Create a
Parameterized Top N Report
Lesson
6: Enhancing a Report
Topic 6A: Format a Report
Topic 6B: Insert Objects in a
Report
Topic 6C: Suppress Report
Sections
Topic 6D: Use Report
Templates
Lesson
7: Creating a Report from Excel Data
Topic 7A: Create a Report
Based on Excel Data
Topic 7B: Modify a Report
Generated from Excel Data
Topic 7C: Update Data in a
Report Based on Excel Data
Lesson
8: Distributing Data
Topic 8A: Export Data
Topic 8B: Create Mailing
Labels
Appendix
A: Setting Up and Configuring Data Sources
Appendix
B: Using Report Processing Techniques
Appendix
C: Using Functions in Formulas
