This course is designed for persons who need output from a database. In some cases, database programs have limited reporting tools, and/or such tools may not be accessible. Students may or may not have programming and/or SQL experience.  Before taking this course, students should be familiar with the basic functions of Windows, such as creating and navigating folders, opening programs, manipulating windows, copying and pasting objects, formatting text, and saving files. In addition, students should have taken the Microsoft® Office Access 2007: Level 1 course or have equivalent experience with basic database concepts.

Course Content:

Exploring the Crystal Reports 2008 Interface

• Explore the Crystal Reports Interface
• Use the Crystal Reports Help
• Customize the Report Settings  

Working with Reports

• Create a Report
• Modify a Report
• Display Specific Report Data
• Work with Report Sections 

Using Formulas in Reports

• Create a Formula
• Edit a Formula
• Filter Data Using a Formula
• Work with Advanced Formulas and Functions
• Handle Null Values 

Building Parameterized Reports

• Create a Parameter Field
• Use a Range Parameter in a Report
• Create a Prompt 

Grouping Report Data

• Group Report Data
• Modify a Group Report
• Group Using Parameters
• Create a Parameterized Top N Report 

Enhancing a Report

• Format a Report
• Insert Objects in a Report
• Suppress Report Sections
• Use Report Templates 

Creating a Report from Excel Data

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

Distributing Data

• Export Data
• Creating Mailing Labels  

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Two Days

Performance Based Objectives:

• Explore the Crystal Reports interface.
• Create a basic report and modify it.
• Use formulas for filtering data.
• Build a parameterized report.
• Group report data.
• Enhance a report.
• Create a report using data sourced from an Excel database.
• Distribute data.

You will connect to a database to extract data and present it as a report. 
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Prerequisites: