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Goals


- Discover Crystal Reports All versions

- Create reports

- Create formulas and charts

Program

Database concepts
Prototype development
Concept of Workbench

Creation of reports with the wizard or not
Connection to the data source
Selection of tables
Presentation of the development interface
Vocabulary
Using the wizard for creating reports
Creating reports without the wizard
Formatting fields
Report property
Recording

Practical workshop: Creating a report without the wizard

Using the selection
wizard Outer joins

Workshop: Record selection

Sorting records
Grouping data
Calculations
Summary

Practical workshop: Sorting and grouping

Adding graphic elements (lines, frames, images)
Using and formatting special fields

Practical workshop: Formatting the report

Creating and formatting sections

Practical workshop: Formatting sections

Definition and creation of formulas
Boolean type
formulas If Then Else type formulas
Calculations on dates and numbers
Handling character strings

Practical workshop: Simple formulas

Trends
Conditional formatting of data 

Workshop: Conditional formatting

Using the chart wizard
Creating the chart located in a Group or in the Report Header
Discovering the different tabs
Selecting the chart type
Example of chart by group
Displaying Legends and Data Labels
Formatting axis labels
Graph options
Formatting of the legend

Practical workshop: The Graphs

Export in other formats (pdf, html, xls …)
Export of the document on a Crystal server

Practical workshop: Distribution of reports

Duration

2 days

Price

£ 943

Audience

Consultants, developers, business intelligence project managers

Prerequisites

SQL language

Business function

Reference

BUS100045-F

Sessions

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