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Crystal Reports 2008: Advanced Register     
Course Number: APX9008
Category: Business & Office Applications
Location: ExecuTrain of Wichita
Duration: 2.00 days
Dates: 06/17/2010 - 06/18/2010
Description
This course will build on the skills learned in Crystal Reports 2008: Basic. Students will learn how to create and use parameter fields, including interactive and cascading parameters. They will learn how to build advanced formulas using variables, advanced functions, and constructs. They will also learn how to create and customize charts and maps, how to apply advanced formatting options to report elements, and how to create alerts and subreports. They will learn about the Business Objects Enterprise Repository. Finally, students will learn advanced data access techniques including ODBC data sources and SQL query-building. 
Outline
  • Unit 1: Selecting data
    • Topic A: Parameter fields
 
  • Unit 2: Advanced formulas and functions
    • Topic A: Running totals
    • Topic B: Variables
    • Topic C: Advanced functions
    • Topic D: Constructs
 
  • Unit 3: Charts and maps
    • Topic A: Working with charts
    • Topic B: Creating maps
 
  • Unit 4: Formatting complex reports
    • Topic A: The Section Expert
    • Topic B: Advanced conditional formatting
    • Topic C: Objects
 
  • Unit 5 : Alerts and subreports
    • Topic A: Report alerts
    • Topic B: Subreports
 
  • Unit 6: Advanced data access techniques
    • Topic A: ODBC data sources
    • Topic B: The Business Objects Enterprise Repository
    • Topic C: SQL and the Database Expert