Crystal Reports® 2011: Level 2
Course Specifications
Course number: 085173
Course length: 2.0 day(s)
Course Description
Course Objective: You will create complex reports using Crystal Reports' tools.
Target Student: This course is designed for people who know how to create basic
list and group reports and need to create reports that include subreports,
cross-tabs, advanced formulas, and charts based on more than one data series.
They may also need to build tools that make it easier for other people to
create reports. They may or may not have programming and/or SQL experience.
Prerequisites: Crystal Reports® 2011: Level 1. A knowledge of programming
and/or SQL would also be helpful.
Hardware Requirements
For this course, you will need one computer for each student
and one for the instructor. Each computer will need the following minimum
hardware configuration:
- 1 GHz Pentium®-class processor or faster.
- A minimum of 1 GB of RAM is recommended.
- 20 GB hard disk or larger if you use Windows XP Professional
as your operating system. You should have at least 1 GB of free hard disk
space available for Office 2010 installation.
- Access to one of the following: a local CD-ROM drive, a local
DVD drive, or access to a networked CD-ROM drive.
- A keyboard and mouse or other pointing device.
- A 1024 x 768 resolution SVGA monitor is recommended.
- Network cards and cabling for local network access.
- Internet access (check with your local network administrator).
- A printer (optional) or an installed printer driver.
- A projection system to display the instructor's computer screen.
Software Requirements
Each computer requires the following software:
- Microsoft® Windows® XP SP2 or Vista
- Custom installation of Crystal Reports® 2011
- Default installation of Microsoft® Office 2010
- Printer driver (Printers are not required; however, each PC
must have an installed printer driver to use Print Preview.)
- Adobe® Reader® 9.0 and above
Course Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- create automatic and manual running totals.
- work with cross-tab reports.
- add subreports.
- create drill-downs in a report.
- use SQL statements in report processing.
- create complex formulas.
- add charts to reports.
- enhance report functionality.
Course Content
- Lesson 1: Creating Running Totals
- Topic 1A: Create a Running Total Field
- Topic 1B: Modify a Running Total Field
- Topic 1C: Create a Manual Running Total
- Lesson 2: Working with Cross-Tabs
- Topic 2A: Create a Cross-Tab Report
- Topic 2B: Format a Cross-Tab Report
- Topic 2C: Create Groups in Cross-Tab Reports
- Lesson 3: Adding Subreports
- Topic 3A: Insert a Subreport
- Topic 3B: Edit a Subreport
- Topic 3C: Share Variables
- Lesson 4: Creating Drill-Downs in a Report
- Topic 4A: Create a Drill-Down
- Topic 4B: Create Headings for Drill-Down Data
- Lesson 5: Using SQL Statements in Report Processing
- Topic 5A: Create a Report Using SQL Queries
- Topic 5B: Summarize Report Data
- Topic 5C: Create Joins Using SQL
- Topic 5D: Create Subqueries
- Topic 5E: Create a SQL Expression Field
- Lesson 6: Creating Complex Formulas
- Topic 6A: Work with Loops
- Topic 6B: Work with Arrays
- Lesson 7: Adding Charts to Reports
- Topic 7A: Create Charts
- Topic 7B: Create a Chart with a Drill-Down
- Topic 7C: Create a Top N Chart
- Topic 7D: Create a Cross-Tab Chart
- Topic 7E: Create Charts for Grouped Data
- Topic 7F: Format a Chart
- Topic 7G: Create a Chart Template
- Lesson 8: Enhancing Report Functionality
- Topic 8A: Organize Data Based on a Hierarchy
- Topic 8B: Create a Dynamic Image
- Topic 8C: Create a Report Alert
- Topic 8D: Create a Geographic Map
Appendix A: Managing
Reports
Appendix B: Processing
Data on the Server
Appendix C: Detecting
and Fixing Problems