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Enhance your basic report writing skills
and move you into creating more complex reports
This two-day course has been designed to build on the topics presented in the Crystal Reports - Basic course. The course will:
Enhance basic skills and enable creation of more complex reports
Create automatic and manual running totals
Work with cross-tab reports.
Add subreports.
Create drill-downs in a report.
Use SQL statements in report processing.
Create complex formulas.
Add charts to reports. Enhance report functionality.
Course Overview
Audience:
The course would suit people who have completed Crystal Reports Basic and wish to further their report writing skills.
Prerequisites:
To successfully understand all the content and complete activities, students must be proficient in Microsoft Windows and have knowledge of basic databases as well as a solid understanding of all concepts taught in the Basic course. In order to successfully complete this course, you should feel comfortable creating basic reports from scratch and using wizards; attaching a database, inserting text, and special fields; format objects; sort, group, and total data; and write basic formulas to calculate information.
Inclusions
Training Manual with step by step instructions
Practice files with relevant to the training material
Training Completed files you are free to take away any completed files for review
Unlimited online support as training does not stop when you walk out our door
Course Content
Report Creating Review
- Reviewing Report Creation
- Group Options and Sections
Complex Reports
- Building reports using parameter Fields
- Defining a parameter
- Using parameter fields
- Edit masks
- Pick lists in a parameter field
Formatting Complex Reports
- Using the Section Expert
- Adding new sections
- Modifying sections
- Suppressing a blank section
- Merging sections
- Deleting sections
- Displaying records on separate pages
- Adding Hyperlinks
- OLE objects
Subreports
- Creating an unlinked subreport
- Linked subreports
Advanced Formulas and Functions
- Using Variables in formulas
- Declaring variables
- Understanding Variable scope
- Using Arrays
- Array variables in a formula
- Range Variables
- Advanced Functions
- Using Nested functions
- Constructs
- For construct
- While construct
- Adding Running Totals
Advanced Data Access Techniques and Alerts
- Introduction to ODBC Data Sources
- Using ODBC data sources to create reports
- SQL and Database Expert
- Defining an SQL Query
- Understanding SQL syntax
- Command objects
- Adding a command to repository
- Using queries
- Report Alerts
- Creating and modifying report alerts
Charting
- Creating Charts in Crystal
- Working with and modifying Charts
Delivery Options
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Classroom sessions are delivered at a nominated location (Private courses only). Inclusions: |
Full Day Sessions: Half Day Sessions: |
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Live online sessions are instructor-led in a virtual environment, providing hands-on instruction and practical activities for participants. Participants can see the instructor screen and interact with the instructor and other participants. Instructor can assist participants on their screen if necessary. Participants can join a session from any location using the Course Invitation. There is no need for software just a computer with an internet connection and a browser. Public sessions are conducted through Live Online. Inclusions: |
Full Day Sessions: Half Day Sessions Times: |
Available Crystal Reports Avanced courses
| Event | Event Date | Location | Individual Price | Register |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crystal Reports Advanced | 05-03-2025 | Live Online | $695.00 | |
| Crystal Reports Advanced | 30-05-2025 | Live Online | $695.00 |
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