Days: 2
Prerequisites: Crystal Reports Introduction or equivalent experience
Description: This two-day, hands-on class, builds on
the skills and concepts taught in Crystal Reports XI: Introduction. Students will learn how to create and use
parameter fields, including cascading parameters. They will learn how to build advanced formulas
using variables, advanced functions, and constructs. They will also learn how to create and
customize charts and maps, apply advanced formatting options to report
elements, and create alerts and subreports. Finally, students will work with the Business
Objects Enterprise Repository and the Workbench, and they will learn advanced
data access techniques including ODBC data sources and SQL query-building. * The
courseware publisher, Axzo Press, is an Approved Crystal Reports Content
Provider for North America.
Unit 1: Selecting data
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Using parameter fields
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Defining report elements
Unit 2: Advanced formulas and functions
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Running totals
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Variables
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Advanced functions
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Constructs
Unit 3: Charts and maps
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Working with charts
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Creating maps
Unit 4: Formatting complex reports
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The Section Expert
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Advanced conditional formatting
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Objects
Unit 5: Alerts and subreports
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Reports alerts
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Subreports
Unit 6: Data management features
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The Business Objects Enterprise Repository
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The Workbench
Unit 7: Advanced data access techniques
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ODBC data sources
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SQL and the Database Expert