CRY-100
Crystal Reports

Overview:

Crystal Reports 9.0 Level 1 is the primary recommended course you should take if your job responsibilities require you to obtain output from databases. It is also the first course in the Crystal Reports 9.0 series. In this course, you will build basic list and group reports that work with almost any database.

Course Objective:
You will build basic list and group reports that work with almost any database.

Target Student:
This course is designed for a person who needs output from a database. In some cases, database programs have limited reporting tools, and/or they may not have access to those tools. They may or may not have programming and/or SQL experience.

Prerequisites:
Exposure to a Windows operating system would be helpful and a basic understanding of database concepts is necessary.

Course Content

Lesson 1: Creating a List Report

Topic 1A: Set Default Report Settings

Topic 1B: Build the Report

Topic 1C: Preview the Report

Topic 1D: Add a Report Title

Topic 1E: Align Fields

Lesson 2: Displaying Data in a Report

Topic 2A: Find Data

Topic 2B: Sort Data

Topic 2C: Filter Data by Single Criteria

Lesson 3: Grouping Report Data

Topic 3A: Insert a Group

Topic 3B: Add Summaries

Topic 3C: Change Group Options

Topic 3D: Add an Additional Group

Topic 3E: Format a Group Header

Topic 3F: Filter by Group

Topic 3G: Create a Top N Sort Group

Lesson 4: Building Formulas

Topic 4A: Write a Formula

Topic 4B: Edit a Formula

Topic 4C: Group by Formula

Topic 4D: Delete a Formula

Topic 4E: Build a Filter by Multiple Criteria

Lesson 4: Building Formulas (continued)

Topic 4F: Modify a Filter with Multiple Criteria to Create an OR Condition

Topic 4G: Create a Parameter Field

Topic 4H: Write a Formula that Incorporates Null Fields

Lesson 5: Formatting Reports

Topic 5A: Remove White Space

Topic 5B: Insert Page Header/Footer Data

Topic 5C: Add Borders and Lines

Topic 5D: Change the Background Color

Topic 5E: Change the Margins

Lesson 6: Enhancing Reports

Topic 6A: Create a Watermark

Topic 6B: Add Bulleted Lists

Topic 6C: Modify Format Based on Data Value

Topic 6D: Conditionally Suppress Data

Topic 6E: Insert Hyperlinks

Topic 6F: Hide Report Objects

Lesson 7: Creating and Modifying Pie Charts

Topic 7A: Create a Pie Chart with a Drill-down

Topic 7B: Change the Chart Title

Topic 7C: Format a Chart

Topic 7D: Present a Chart by Group

Lesson 8: Distributing Data

Topic 8A: Export to Excel

Topic 8B: Export to an Access Database

Topic 8C: Create a Report Definition

Topic 8D: Create Mailing Labels