Student Profile: This course is designed for report designers who are responsible for creating and distributing reports and have completed Crystal Reports 2008: Report Design I – Fundamentals of Report Design.

Duration: 2 Days

Description: This two-day instructor-led course is designed to give learners comprehensive skills and in-depth knowledge to plan and create reports that will help them analyze and interpret information.

Prerequisites: To successfully understand and complete the activities, you must already be able to:

• Understand and use Windows conventions
• Understand basic database concepts
• Understand concepts taught in Report Design I

Objectives: You will increase your understanding of formulas, arrays, templates, parameters, summaries and sections as well as help you make more effective report design decisions and create more effective reports.

Topics Covered:

Using the Repository

• Using the Repository
• Creating a report from a repository data source

Creating Formulas

• Using functions and operators
• Defining control structures available in Crystal Reports Syntax

Managing Reports

• Using the Workbench
• Publishing reports to BusinessObjects Enterprise

Using Variables and Arrays

• Using variables
• Using arrays

Building Parameterized Reports

• Defining and creating parameters
• Building a report with multiple parameters
• Using edit masks and descriptions
• Creating a date range parameter
• Grouping using parameters

Using Report Templates

• Applying report templates
• Building a template without a data source
• Removing a template

Summarizing Data with Crosstabs

• Building a basic crosstab
• Formatting a crosstab

Using Report Sections

• Using sections
• Using group related functions to format sections
• Using section underlay
• Using multiple-column reporting

Certification Applicability: This is a recommended course for the Business Objects Certified Professional - Crystal Reports certification.

Cost: $1,150