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ILM Approved Courses Investor In People
Institute of IT Training
CRYSTAL REPORTS MODULES 1&2
 
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Duration: 2 days
Price: £500.00
Locations Available:
Basingstoke
11-12 Jun 08
27-28 Oct 08
Crawley
08-09 May 08
23-24 Sep 08
 

Suitable for

Novice users who need to become proficient in creating and modifying reports.  An understanding of database structure would be an advantage but is not essential.

Objectives

By the end of the course delegates will be able to:· 

  • Select and sort database records in a report. · 
  • Produce simple, grouped and summarised reports.· 
  • Include calculations and conditional formatting in reports.

Versions

8, 9 or 10

 

Course content

Planning a report· 

  • Database, tables and fields· 
  • Understanding the data

Connecting to data· 

  • Direct access or ODBC

Creating a new report· 

  • Starting a new report· 
  • Report layout· 
  • Adding, moving and sizing fields · 
  • Adding, moving and sizing objects· 
  • Previewing and refreshing data· 
  • Saving a report

Formatting objects· 

  • Editing and formatting text objects· 
  • Text fields, number fields and · 
  • date/time fields

Record selection· 

  • Using the select expert· 
  • Adding and editing selection criteria· 
  • Setting the report date

Sorting and grouping· 

  • Applying a sort order· 
  • Adding and editing a group definition· 
  • Grouping on a date field 

Grouping and summarising· 

  • Summarising· 
  • Adding a subtotal and grand total· 
  • Top N / sort group

Working with text objects· 

  • Text rotation· 
  • Combining text and fields

Special fields and graphics· 

  • Adding and formatting special fields· 
  • Inserting boxes, lines and graphics

Linking tables· 

  • Using the visual linking expert· 
  • Relationships and joins

Formulas· 

  • Creating and editing a formula· 
  • Numeric and date calculations· 
  • Using IF formulas

Conditional reporting· 

  • Using the highlighting expert· 
  • Conditional formatting

Section formatting· 

  • Using the section expert· 
  • Changing backgrounds
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