Course Description
This course is designed for the beginner to the intermediate user of Crystal Reports. It covers all the features of Crystal including selection, grouping, formulas, linking tables and reports.
Topics Covered
Creating a Simple Report
Selecting Records
Distinguishing between AND, OR, NOT operators
Including wildcards in selection
Creating elaborate selection formulas
Parameter fields
Group and Summarising Data
Becoming familiar with ascending and descending groups
Summarising data
Features of specific order grouping
Increasing the power of grouping with TopN reports
The Formula Language
Performing simple calculations
Integrating if-then-else syntax into formulas
Creating live headers with formulas
Using summary fields in calculations
Creating Special Reports
Creating a summary report
Using drill down reports
Learning about the power to cross-tab reports
Including graphs in reports
Linking to Other Databases
Creating a multi-table report
Becoming familiar with the issues in linking tables
