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Crystal Reports 2008: Report Design I - Fundamentals of Report Design

Course ID Number: BOC310
Date: 10/04/2010 - 10/05/2010
Location: Philadelphia, PA Area Training Center
Time: 8:30am - 4:30pm
Software Version: 2008
Price: $1,150
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Course Description
Crystal Reports 2008® is a powerful, dynamic, actionable reporting solution that helps you design, explore, visualize, and deliver reports via the web or embedded in enterprise applications. This two-day instructor-led course is designed to give you comprehensive skills and in-depth knowledge to plan and create reports that will help you analyze and interpret information.

As a business benefit, you will find that this course is an in-depth approach to the entire report creation cycle from planning a report prototype to distributing a report.

Course Audience
The target audience for this course is report designers, new to Crystal Reports, who are responsible for creating and distributing reports.

Course Topics

Lesson #1: Planning a Report

Define database concepts
Plan and develop a report prototype

Lesson #2: Creating a Report

Create a report
Add tables
Describe the design environment
Insert objects on a report
Preview a report
Save a report
Position and size objects
Format objects

Lesson #3: Selecting Records

Define the Select Expert
Determine the criteria for record selection
Understanding saved and refreshed data
Apply record selection
Apply additional record selection criteria
Modify record selection
Apply time-based record selection

Lesson #4: Organizing Data on a Report

Sort records
Group records
Summarize data

Lesson #5: Formatting a Report

Add graphical elements
Combine text objects with database fields
Apply specialized formatting
Insert fields with pre-built functions

Lesson #6: Applying Section Formatting

Format sections
Create a summary report

Lesson #7: Creating Basic Formulas

Define a formula and its purpose
Create formulas
Apply Boolean formulas
Apply If-Then-Else formulas
Apply date calculations
Apply number calculations
Apply string manipulation

Lesson #8: Applying Conditional Reporting

Determine trends in data
Format data conditionally

Lesson #9: Representing Data Visually

Create a chart

Lesson #10: Distributing a Report

Export a report
Saving a report to BusinessObjects™ Enterprise

Prerequisite Education
Not applicable for this offering.

Prerequisite Knowledge/Experience

To be successful, you must have working knowledge of:

Windows conventions
Basic database concepts

Additional Education

To increase your skill level and knowledge of Crystal Reports, the following courses are recommended:

Crystal Reports 2008: Report Design II - Business Reporting Solutions
Crystal Reports 2008: Report Design III - Report Processing Strategies

Delivery & Duration
This core instructor-led offering is a two-day course.

Applicable Certification
This is a recommended course for the Business Objects Certified Professional - Crystal Reports certification.

More Info
16 CPE credits

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