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Crystal Reports 2008: Business Reporting Solutions

Course ID Number: BOC325
Date: 01/01/2010 - 12/30/2011
Location: Your Desktop
Time: 8-12 hous
Software Version: CR2008
Price: $695
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Course Description

This 8- to 12-hour eLearning 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 be able to increase your understanding of formulas, variables, arrays, templates, parameters, summaries, and sections.
This course will also help you make more effective report design decisions and create more efficient reports.

Course Audience
The target audience for this course is report designers who are responsible for creating and distributing reports and have completed Crystal Reports 2008: Report Design I - Fundamentals of Report Design.

Course Topics

Using the Repository

Using the repository
Creating a report from a repository data source

Creating Formulas

Using functions and operators
Defining control structures available in Crystal Reports Syntax

Managing Reports

Using the Workbench
Publishing reports to BusinessObjects Enterprise

Using Variables and Arrays

Using variables
Using arrays

Building Parameterized Reports

Defining and creating parameters
Building a report with multiple parameters
Using edit masks and descriptions
Creating a date range parameter
Grouping using parameters

Using Report Templates

Applying report templates
Building a template without a data source
Removing a template

Summarizing Data with Crosstab

Building a basic crosstab
Formatting a crosstab

Using Report Sections

Using sections
Using group related functions to format sections
Using section underlay
Using multiple column reporting

Building Specialized Reports

Using the Running Total Expert
Creating a form letter
Adding a hyperlink to a report
Using Dynamic Graphic Locations
Building a report with alerts
Building a top N report
Integrate an Xcelsius Flash SWF into a Crystal report

Prerequisite Education

You should have completed Crystal Reports 2008: Report Design I - Fundamentals of Report Design.
If you have taken a previous version of Report Design I - Fundamentals of Report Design, then you should have completed Crystal Reports 2008: Quickstart.

Prerequisite Knowledge/Experience

To be successful, you must have working knowledge of:

Windows conventions
Basic database concepts
Experience using a web browser

Additional Education

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

Crystal Reports 2008: Report Design III - Report Processing Strategies
Crystal Reports 2008: Report Design IV - Optimizing Report Data

Delivery & Duration
8-12 hours

Applicable Certification
This is a recommended course in the Business Objects Certified Professional: Crystal Reports 2008 certification.

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