Crystal Reports 9.0 - Introduction

Course Description: This course is designed for the novice Crystal Reports user who need to quickly become proficient in creating and modifying reports. Some of the topics include planning a report, creating a basic report, record selection, sorting, grouping and summarizing, charting, and formulas such as basic calculations and runniong totals.

Prerequisites: Delegates should have a familiarity with database concepts (tables, fields,records) and have a proficient knowledge of Windows.

Duration: 1 - 2 days

	Creating Standard Reports
	Crystal Report Experts and Wizards
	Formatting Reports
	Record Selection in Reports
	Sorting and Grouping Records
	Linking Tables/Databases
	Introduction to the Crystal Reports Formula Workshop
	The Formula Expert
	Subtotal & Summary Fields
	Smart Navigation in Reports
	Creating 'Top N' reports

Note: The above could be run if required as a one day course, however, there is little time for examples, and some of the topics particularly formulae can only be covered briefly.

	Cross-tab Reports
	Introduction to Conditional Formatting
	Parameter Fields fo Multi-Purpose Reports
	Inserting Graphs
	Introduction to Multiple Sections
	Report Distribution
	More on Formulae, including Crystal & Basic Syntax and Introduction to Custom Functions
	Introduction to the Crystal Reports Repository
	Running Totals Expert
	There may also be time for delegates to work on their own reports.

Note: 2nd day of course can be run separately from day 1 if required.