Audience
RD-220
· The target audience for this course is report designers who are responsible for creating and distributing reports and have completed Crystal Reports XI R1/R2 Report Design I - Fundamentals of Report Design.
RD-230
· The target audience for this course is report designers who have taken Crystal Reports® XI R1/R2:
o Report Design I - Fundamentals of Report Design and Crystal Reports XI R1/R2: Report Design II
o Business Reporting Solutions, and are responsible for creating and distributing reports.
Prerequisites:
RD-220
Essential
· * Prerequisite Education (To be successful, you should have attended the following offerings or have the equivalent knowledge:):
· Crystal Reports XI R1/R2: Report Design I - Fundamentals of Report Design * Prerequisite Knowledge/Experience (To be successful, you must have working knowledge of:):
· Windows conventions
· Basic database concepts
· Experience using Web Browser
RD 230
Essential
· * Prerequisite Education (To be successful, you must have attended the following offerings or have the equivalent knowledge of:)
· Crystal Reports XI R1/R2: Report Design I - Fundamentals of Report Design
· Crystal Reports XI R1/R2: Report Design II - Business Reporting Solutions * Prerequisite Knowledge/Experience (In this course, you will be working intensively with Crystal Reports. To successfully understand the content and complete the activities, you must have:)
· Knowledge of Windows conventions
· Basic computer skills
· Experience using a web browser
· Basic database concepts
· Knowledge of concepts taught in the Associate level course
· Topics in Report Design III build on concepts from Report Design I and Report Design II, therefore it is important that learners have a solid understanding of the concepts taught at that level.
RD-220
Content
Report Creation Review
o Using your Crystal Reports knowledge
Using the Repository
o Using the repository
o Creating a report from a repository data source
Creating Formulas
o Using functions and operators
o Defining control structures available in Crystal Reports Syntax
Managing Reports
o Using the workbench
o Publishing reports to BusinessObjects™ Enterprise
Using Variables and Arrays
o Using variables
o Using arrays
Building Parameterized Reports
o Defining and creating parameters
o Building a report with multiple parameters
o Using edit masks and descriptions
o Creating a data range parameter
o Grouping using parameters
Using Report Templates
o Applying report templates
o Building a template without a data source
o Removing a template
Summarizing Data with Cross-Tabs
o Building a basic cross-tab
o Formatting a cross-tab
Using Report Sections
o Using sections
o Using group related functions to format sections
o Using section underlay
o Using multiple column reporting
Building Specialized Reports
o Using the Running Total Expert
o Creating a form letter
o Adding a hyperlink to a report
o Using Dynamic Graphic Locations
o Building a report with alerts
o Building a top N report
Notes
· Additional Education (To increase your skill level and knowledge of Crystal Reports, the following courses are recommended:)
o Crystal Reports XI R1/R2: Report Design III - Report Processing Strategies
o Crystal Reports XI R1/R2: Report Design IV - Optimizing Report Data
· Applicable Certification
This course is a core course in the Business Objects Certified Professional: Crystal Reports XI certification
RD-230
Content
· Describing Report Processing
o Describing multipass reporting
o Using evaluation time functions
o Using a dynamic array
Using Subreports
o Defining subreports
o Creating an unlinked subreport, a linked subreport, and an on-deman subreport
o Using shared variables in a subreport
o Using subreports to link 'unlinkable' data
Creating complex formulas
o Creating complex formulas
o Using loop control structures
o Using arrays functions and loops
o Using nested functions
Using Custom Functions
o Creating custom functions
o Using custom functions
o Modifying custom functions
Notes
· Additional Education (Additional education offerings that we recommend include:)
o Crystal Reports XI R1/R2: Report Design IV - Optimizing Report Data
· Applicable Certification
o This is a core course in the Business Objects Certified Professional: Crystal Reports XI certification