Crystal Reports XI Advanced

Crystal Reports 10/XI Advanced

Select data with parameter fields, use advanced formulas and functions, work with charts and maps, format complex reports, add alerts and subreports, use data management features, and explore data access techniques.

Recommended Preparation: Crystal Reports XI Basic or equivalent knowledge.

Lesson 1: Selecting Data

Parameter fields
Defining report elements

Lesson 2: Advanced Formulas & Functions

Running totals
Variables
Advanced functions
Constructs

Lesson 3: Charts & Maps

Working with charts
Creating maps

Lesson 4: Formatting Complex Reports

The Section Expert
Advanced conditional formatting
Objects

Lesson 5: Alerts & Subreports

Report alerts
Subreports

Lesson 6: Data management features

The Business Objects Enterprise Repository
The Workbench

Lesson 7: Advanced Data Access Techniques

ODBC data sources
SQL and the Database Expert