1. Tom Vorves www.metricsthatmatter.com/Lit14
Crystal Reports 2011
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2. Explore Explore Crystal Reports Use Crystal Reports Help
Customize the Report Settings

3. To-Do: Create a new report
Xtreme Database
Customer Table
Select Customer Name, Region, Last Year’s Sales
Preview
Save it

4. Building Reports Create a Report Modify a Report
Display Specific Report Data
Work with Report Sections

5. To Do: Create a Report from 2 tables
Xtreme Database
Customer, Orders Tables
Customer Name, Region, Order ID, Order Amount
Preview

6. To Do: Build a new Report with Selection
Xtreme Database
Customer
Customer Name, Region, Country, LYS
Criteria
LYS < 1000
Sort by Country in Desc order

7. To Do: Build a new Report with Selection
Xtreme Database
Customer
Customer Name, Add, Add2, City, Region
Filter (Select) USA from Country field

8. To Do: Build a new Report
Xtreme Database
Customer, Orders
Confirm Links (Customer ID >> Customer ID)
Customer Name, Region, Order Date
Filter (Select) USA from Country field

9. Formulas Create a Formula Edit a Formula Filter Data Using a Formula
Work with Advanced Formulas and Functions
Handle Null Values
Building Parameterized Reports
Create a Parameter Field
Use a Range Parameter in a Report
Create a Prompt

10. Review: Report based on Dynamic Prompt
Customer Report
Build a Parameter Field
Dynamic
Country then Region
Build a Selection (Filter)
Based on Region = New Parameter Field
Preview

11. Groups Group Report Data Modify a Group Report Group Using Parameters
Create a Parameterized Top N Report

12. Group Sort Report Need: Optional: Country = USA
Group (Region)
Summary in the Group Header or Footer
Optional: Country = USA
Report Menu  Group Sort Expert
Show the Top 5 Regions
Put all others in a Group Called ‘Others’

13. Group Options Build a Left({Field},1) Group based on the Formula Field
Use the Customer Name field
Group based on the Formula Field
Observe the Page Breaks
Make a group split (cause the problem)
Set the Group Option for Keep Group Together
Right Click on the group header or footer section

14. Enhancements Format a Report Insert Objects in a Report
Suppress Report Sections
Use Report Templates

15. Creating a Report from Excel Data
Create a Report Based on Excel Data
Modify a Report Generated from Excel Data
Update Data in a Report Based on Excel Data

16. Distributing Data
Export Data
Create Mailing Labels

17. Advanced formulas and functions
Running totals
Variables
Advanced functions
Constructs

18. Formatting complex reports
The Section Expert
Advanced conditional formatting
Objects

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Crystal Reports 2011
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20. Advanced data access techniques
ODBC data sources
SQL and the Database Expert

21. Complex Formulas
Loops in Formulas
Using Arrays

22. Charts Create Charts Drill-Down Charts Top-N Charts
Charts Based on Groups
Format Charts

23. Alerts and subreports
Report Hierarchy
Report alerts
Maps

24. Data management features
The Business Objects Enterprise Repository
The Workbench