Course Overview

This is the first course in a two part series that introduces the student to the purpose and features of Crystal Reports. It teaches the basics of designing reports, record selection, record grouping and sorting, formatting reports, and distributing reports. Students will learn to create and distribute a simple report.

Learn To

• Identify the fundamentals for using Crystal Reports.
• Create reports, manipulate objects in a report and design reports for a business scenario.
• Identify how to select, sort and group records.
• Identify details summarizing and totaling of records.
• Identify how to format and distribute reports in different formats.

Audience

The audience for this course includes End Users, and Database Administrators. Students should have prerequisite knowledge of database concepts, including tables, fields, and records.

Content Emphasis

Conceptual

Deployment Options

Internet / Intranet, Download, LAN, Workstation

Accreditation

NASBA credits: 4 CPE Credits

Language Options

American English

Total Learning Time

6 to 8 hours

13889 Objectives

Unit 1: Crystal Reports: Fundamentals

2 - 3 hours
• Match the features of Crystal Reports with the situations in which the features can be used.
• Create a blank report by using the menu bar.
• Match the types of reports with the situations in which the reports can be used.
• Create reports by using Report Expert.
• Insert a field in a report by using the Field Explorer dialog box.
• Format an object in a specific way by using the menu bar.
• Combine fields in a text object by using the Field Explorer dialog box.
• Import text from a file into a text object by using the shortcut menu.

Unit 2: Records: Manipulation

2 - 3 hours
• Create a record selection by using the menu bar.
• Modify a record selection formula by using the menu bar.
• Sort records in a report by using the menu bar.
• Group records in a report by using the menu bar.
• Modify a record group by using the menu bar.
• Summarize a record group by using the menu bar.
• Insert a running total field in a report by using the menu bar.

Unit 3: Reports: Presentation and Distribution

2 hours
• Format a record field by using the menu bar.
• Format a paragraph in a report by using the menu bar.
• Insert special fields in a report by using the menu bar.
• Insert a box in a report by using the menu bar.
• Insert a picture in a report by using the menu bar.

This is primarily online training This is an online eLearning or CBT training program This program may be available on CD Contact 123-CBT Computer Based Training for more information

Training Presented in: English

• Crystal Reports 8 5 Introductory Report Design Curriculum
• Crystal Reports 8 5 Introductory Report Design Part 2