SAP Crystal Reports: Fundamentals of Report Design

Course Outline

Course Content

• Report Concepts
     -Describing Reporting Concepts
• Report Creation
     -Choosing a Report Creation Method
     -Connecting to Data Sources
     -Navigating in the Design Environment
     -Inserting Objects in a Report
     -Previewing a Report
     -Saving a Report
     -Setting the Position and Size of Objects
     -Formatting Objects
• Record Selection
     -Setting Records Using Select Expert
     -Saving and Refreshing Data in Reports
     -Setting Additional Criteria
     -Applying Time-Based Record Selection
• Report Data Sorting, Grouping, and Summarizing
     -Sorting Records
     -Creating a Grand Total
     -Grouping Records
     -Managing Multiple Groups
     -Grouping on Time-Based Data
     -Summarizing Data
     -Sorting and Filtering Groups
     -Sorting Groups using Specified Order
• Graphics and Special Fields
     -Adding Graphical Elements
     -Adding Special Fields
• Section Formatting
     -Formatting Sections
     -Controlling Page Breaks
     -Creating Summary Reports
• Basic Formulas
     -Defining a Formula
     -Creating If-Then-Else Formulas
     -Creating Boolean Formulas
     -Creating Formulas with Dates
     -Creating Summary Functions in Formulas
     -Applying String Manipulation
• Conditional Reporting
     -Highlighting Data in a Report
     -Formatting Data Conditionally
• Charts
     -Creating Charts Without Groups
     -Creating Charts Based on Existing Groups and Summaries
     -Customizing a Chart on a Simple Report with No Groups
• Report Distribution
     -Exporting a Report
     -Saving a Report to SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform