Crystal Reports Version 11 Advanced — A 2 day course

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Synopsis

Now that you have completed the Crystal Reports 11 Introduction course, or are familiar with the basics of building and modifying reports, you're ready to move ahead to create complex reports and data sources using Crystal Reports' tools.

In this course, you'll not only learn how to create more sophisticated reports including subreports and cross-tabs, but you'll also learn how to increase the speed and efficiency of your reports by using SQL queries.

Objectives

After completing this course, students should be able to:

• Create running totals in a report
• Build cross-tabs in your report
• Add subreports to a report
• Design a report that uses a drill-down
• Improve processing speed in your reports
• Chart single and multiple data series
• Report from Excel data
• Implement report prompts
• Enhance report functionality

Contents

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

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

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

Creating Drill-downs

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

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

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

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

Working with Prompts

• Create a Static Prompt
• Create a Dynamic Prompt

Enhancing Report Functionality

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

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Suitable For

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.

Prerequisites

Before attending this course, students should have either attended the Crystal Reports 11 Introduction course or be able to:

• Create a basic report
• Create a connection to a data source
• Make simple modifications to an existing report
• Use basic formatting techniques
• Create Groups in a Report
• Create Sub-Totals and Grand Totals in a Report
• Create basic formulas
• Perform simple filters and sorts