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Crystal Reports 8

Training Provided by Online Training Directory This self-paced interactive course will give the student in-depth knowledge of Crystal Reports 8 and all of its functionality. One of the greatest challenges in working with data and databases is creating useful, effective, and efficient reports that people will use to enhance the business capabilities of their companies. Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to quickly create and customize reports that will be useful and informative using Crystal Reports 8. The student will learn how to configure, develop, and run a variety of reports in different reporting environments. This course comes with keynotes for each level of study.
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Crystal Reports 8 Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be capable of installing and configuring Crystal Reports 8. Students will be able to quickly and accurately develop, run and analyze reports. They will have a very good understanding of the application, its potential and its functionality.
Assessment
This course provides a variety of quizzes and exams to test the students, learning and comprehension as they progress through the course. Built in to this course are pre and post course assessments for each of the 7 levels of training, assuring adequate feedback to the student on their progress and understanding of Crystal Reports 8.
Instructor: Alison Balter, your trainer, is a Microsoft Solution Provider, Microsoft Certified Systems Developer and Access Trainer who teaches Windows Systems, Access and other software products to all levels of users. She has over 15 years of experience working with corporations and government agencies. Alison is also a regular speaker for Advisor Publication Conferences. She is the President of The Independent Computer Consultants Association of Los Angeles.Course Outline: Level 1 The Basics
  • Launching Crystal Reports
  • The Application Window
  • Exploring Sample Reports
Creating a Simple Report
  • Using the Create Report Expert
  • Previewing the Report
  • Designing a Report from Scratch
  • Inserting Fields
  • Browsing Field Data
  • Moving & Sizing Report Objects
  • Placing Text Objects on the Report
Managing Reports
  • Saving a Report
  • Closing a Report
  • Modifying a Report Description
  • Opening an Existing Report
  • Switching Between Open Reports
Getting Help
  • On-line Help & Searching for a Help Topic
  • Context-Sensitive Help
  • Printing a Help Topic
  • Seagate Software on the Web
Selecting Records
  • The Select Expert
  • Using Saved versus Refreshed Data
  • Expert Options
  • Criteria Based on More than One Field
  • Removing a Report Selection
Sorting, Grouping, & Summarizing
  • Sorting Records
  • Grouping Records
  • Working with Group Trees
  • Deleting & Changing Groups
  • Inserting Summary Calculation
  • Defining Other Summary Calculations
Level 2 Reports Based on More than One Table
  • Using the Create Report Expert
  • Modifying a Report Created with the Expert
  • Building a Multi-table Report without the Expert
Enhancing Your Report with Formatting
  • Changing the Font of a Text or Field Object
  • Adding Borders & Drop Shadows
  • Formatting Numeric Data
  • Changing Object Alignment
Utilizing Conditional Formatting
  • Absolute Formatting
  • Conditional Formatting
  • The Highlighting Expert
  • Modifying & Deleting a Conditional Format
Creating Formulas with Crystal Syntax
  • The Formula Editor & Inserting Formulas
  • Changing Numbers to Words
  • String Manipulation
  • Date Calculations
  • Creating Summary Calculations & Totaling By Group
  • Working with Running Totals
  • Running Sums
  • If-Then-Else Formulas
Creating Formulas with Basic Syntax
  • Creating Formulas & Entering Code
  • Adding Comments
Level 3 Parameter Fields
  • Creating Parameters Fields
  • Working with Multiple Parameter Fields
  • Adding a Parameter Field to a Printed Report
  • Deleting Parameters
Formatting Report Sections
  • Changing the Size of a Section
  • Sizing a Section Automatically
  • Inserting & Deleting Lines
  • Using the Selection Expert
Advanced Grouping Techniques
  • Grouping & Sort Direction & Custom Groups
  • Sorting within a Group
  • Grouping on Intervals
Finishing Touches
  • Using the Style Expert
  • Creating Special Fields
  • Special Text Object Features
  • Working with Lines & Boxes
  • Adding Pictures to Your Report
Including Cross-Tabulations in Your Reports
  • Creating a Cross-Tab Report Using the Cross-Tab Expert
  • Creating a Cross-Tab Report without an Expert
  • Modifying the Data included in a Cross-Tab Report
  • Formatting a Cross-Tab Report
Level 4 Summary Reports
  • Building a Summary Report
  • Allowing or Disallowing Drill-downs
Running Totals Reports
  • Creating Running Totals Overall
  • Creating Running Totals for a Group
  • Creating Conditional Running Totals
  • Creating Running Totals with a One-to-Many Relationship
Top N
  • Creating a Report with the Top N Values
  • Creating a Report with the Bottom N Values
Working with Subreports
  • Creating an Unlinked Subreport
  • Creating a Linked Subreport
  • On-demand Subreports
Advanced Record & Group Selection
  • Setting up Group Selection
  • Creating a Record or Group Selection Formula
Mailing Labels
  • Creating Mailing Labels
  • Modifying the Attributes of Mailing Labels
Form Letters
  • Creating a Form Letter with the Expert
  • Modifying Attributes of a Form Letter
  • Creating a Form Letter without the Expert
  • Customizing a Form Letter for Different Recipients
Level 5 Working with Data
  • Databases Overview
  • Aliases
  • Indexes
  • Relationships
  • SQL & SQL Databases
  • Server-side Processing
  • Mapping Database Fields
  • Working with Different Types of Data
  • Advanced Database Features
  • Reporting on the NT Event Log
  • Reporting on Exchange or Outlook Data
Using SQL
  • What is SQL? & Creating a Report Based on an ODBC Datasource
  • Building a SQL Query
  • Modifying SQL Options
The Crystal Query Designer
  • Why Use a Query
  • Creating a Query
  • Modifying the Query
  • Creating a Report from a Query
  • Basing a Query on a Query
Creating a Data Dictionary
  • Why Use a Data Dictionary?
  • Creating a New Data Dictionary
  • Basing a Report on a Dictionary
  • Setting Dictionary Options
Level 6 Advanced Formula Techniques
  • Creating a Complex Formula
  • Using a Variable
  • Assigning a Value to a Variable
  • Using Arrays in Formulas
  • Using Ranges in Formulas
  • Debugging Formulas
Charting Your Report Data
  • Creating a Group Chart
  • Creating a Detail Formula Chart
  • Creating a Cross-tab Chart
  • Modifying Chart Options
  • Drilling Down on a Graph
  • Re-entering the Chart Expert
  • Using a Graph Template
Level 7 Mapping
  • Mapping on Grouped Fields
  • Modifying Map Attributes
  • Mapping on Detail Fields
  • Mapping on Cross-tab Summaries
  • Using the Map Analyzer
OLE
  • OLE Introduced
  • Adding OLE Objects to a Report
  • Working with Static OLE Objects
  • Embedded vs. Linked Objects
External Data Sources
  • Dbase/FoxPro
  • The File System
  • NT Event Log
  • Exchange
  • Outlook
Distributing Reports
  • Exporting a Report
  • Mailing a Report
Distributing Reports Over the Web
  • Saving a Report as HTML
  • Crystal Web Report Server
  • Building Active Web Sites
Integrating with Visual Basic
  • The Crystal Report Engine API
  • Crystal ActiveX Controls

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