Crystal Reports 2011: Level 1

Course Specifications

Course number: CRY-101
Course length: 1.0 day(s)

Performance-Based Objectives:

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• identify the elements of the Crystal Reports interface.
• create and modify a basic report.
• use formulas to calculate and filter data.
• build a parameterized report.
• group report data.
• enhance a report.
• create a report using data from an Excel workbook.
• distribute data.

Course Content

Lesson 1: Exploring the SAP Crystal Reports 2011 Interface

• Topic 1A: Explore Crystal Reports
• Topic 1B: Use Crystal Reports Help
• Topic 1C: Customize the Report Settings

Lesson 2: Working with Reports

• Topic 2A: Create a Report
• Topic 2B: Modify a Report
• Topic 2C: Display Specific Report Data
• Topic 2D: Work with Report Sections

Lesson 3: Using Formulas in Reports

• Topic 3A: Create a Formula
• Topic 3B: Edit a Formula
• Topic 3C: Filter Data Using a Formula
• Topic 3D: Work with Advanced Formulas and Functions
• Topic 3E: Handle Null Values

Lesson 4: Building Parameterized Reports

• Topic 4A: Create a Parameter Field
• Topic 4B: Use a Range Parameter in a Report
• Topic 4C: Create a Prompt

Lesson 5: Grouping Report Data

• Topic 5A: Group Report Data
• Topic 5B: Modify a Group Report
• Topic 5C: Group Using Parameters
• Topic 5D: Create a Parameterized Top N Report

Lesson 6: Enhancing a Report

• Topic 6A: Format a Report
• Topic 6B: Insert Objects in a Report
• Topic 6C: Suppress Report Sections
• Topic 6D: Use Report Templates

Lesson 7: Creating a Report from Excel Data

• Topic 7A: Create a Report Based on Excel Data
• Topic 7B: Modify a Report Generated from Excel Data
• Topic 7C: Update Data in a Report Based on Excel Data

Lesson 8: Distributing Data

• Topic 8A: Export Data
• Topic 8B: Create Mailing Labels