BOC320 - Crystal Reports 2008: Report Design II -
Business Reporting Solutions (formerly RD21008)
Course Description
Crystal Reports 2008 is a powerful, dynamic, actionable reporting solution that helps you design, explore, visualize, and deliver reports via the web or embedded in enterprise applications. This two-day instructor-led course is designed to give you comprehensive skills and in-depth knowledge to plan and create reports that will help you analyze and interpret information.
As a business benefit, you will be able to increase your understanding of formulas, variables, arrays, templates, parameters, summaries, and sections. This course will also help you make more effective report design decisions and create more efficient reports.
Course Audience
The target audience for this course is report designers who are responsible for creating and distributing reports and have completed Crystal Reports RD11008: Fundamentals of Report Design.
Course Topics
Lesson #1: Using the Repository
- Use the Repository
- Create a report from a repository data source
Lesson #2: Creating Formulas
- Use functions and operators
- Define control structures available in Crystal Reports Syntax
Lesson #3 Managing Reports
- Use the Workbench
- Publish reports to BusinessObjects Enterprise
Lesson #4 Using Variables and Arrays
Lesson #5 Using Report Templates
- Apply report templates
- Build a template without a data source
- Remove a template
Lesson #6 Building Parameterized Reports
- Define and create parameters
- Build a report with multiple parameters
- Use edit masks and descriptions
- Create a date range parameter
- Group using parameters
Lesson #7 Summarizing Data with Crosstabs
- Build a basic crosstab
- Format a crosstab
Lesson #8 Using Report Sections
- Use sections
- Use group related functions to format sections
- Use section underlay
- Use multiple-column reporting
Lesson #9 Building Specialized Reports
- Use the Running Total Expert
- Create a form letter
- Add a hyperlink to a report
- Use Dynamic Graphic Locations
- Build a report with alerts
- Build a top N report
- Integrate an Xcelsius Flash SWF into a Crystal report
Prerequisite Education
You should have completed Crystal Reports 2008: Report Design I - Fundamentals of Report Design. If you have taken a previous version of Report Design I - Fundamentals of Report Design, then you should have completed Crystal Reports 2008: Quickstart.
Prerequisite Knowledge/Experience
To be successful, you must have working knowledge of:
- Windows conventions
- Basic database concepts
- Experience using web browser
Additional Education
To increase your skill level and knowledge of Crystal Reports, the following courses are recommended:
- Crystal Reports 2008: Report Design III - Report Processing Strategies
- Crystal Reports 2008: Report Design IV - Optimizing Report Data
Delivery & Duration
This core instructor-led offering is an two-day course.
Applicable Certifications
This is a recommended course for the Business Objects Certified Professional - Crystal Reports certification.
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Outline Location: http://www.goldencg.com/edu/outlines/rd21008.html
