Course Specifications

Course Number:

095027

Course Length:

2 days

Course Description

Overview:

Organizations use reporting tools to access data sources and generate customized reports. SAP® Crystal Reports® 2020 enhances report building and report processing techniques with a variety of features that add value to a presentation. In this course, you will create a basic report by connecting to a database and modifying the report's presentation.

Information is critical to making sound business decisions. Data presented without any formatting or structure holds little or no meaning for interpretation. Crystal Reports 2020 helps you build advanced reports with ease, presenting complex information in an understandable way.

Course Objectives:

In this course, you will connect to a database to extract data and present it as a report.

You will:

• Identify the elements of the Crystal Reports interface.
• Create and modify a basic report.
• Use formulas to calculate and filter data.
• Build a parameterized report.
• Group report data.
• Enhance a report.
• Create a report using data from an Excel workbook.
• Distribute data.

Target Student:

This course is designed for people who need output from a database. In some cases, database programs have limited reporting tools, or tools that are not accessible. Learners may or may not have programming or SQL experience.

Prerequisites:

Before taking this course, learners should be familiar with basic computer functions, such as creating and navigating folders, opening programs, manipulating windows, copying and pasting objects, formatting text, and saving files in Microsoft® Windows®. In addition, learners should have taken the Microsoft® Office Access® 2019: Part 1, or the Microsoft® Access® for Office 365™: Part 1 course, or have equivalent experience with basic database concepts.

Course-specific Technical Requirements

Hardware:

For this course, you will need one computer for each learner and one for the instructor. Each computer will need the following minimum hardware configuration:

• 1 gigahertz (GHz) 64-bit (x64) processor.
• 4 gigabytes (GB) of Random Access Memory (RAM).
• 32 GB available storage space.
• Monitor capable of a screen resolution of at least 1,024 × 768 pixels, at least a 256-color display, and a video adapter with at least 4 MB of memory.
• Bootable DVD-ROM or USB drive.
• Keyboard and mouse or a compatible pointing device.
• Fast Ethernet (100 Mb/s) adapter or faster and cabling to connect to the classroom network.
• IP addresses that do not conflict with other portions of your network.
• Internet access (contact your local network administrator).
• (Instructor computer only) A display system to project the instructor's computer screen.

Software:

• Microsoft® Windows® 10
• Default installation of SAP® Crystal Reports® 2020
• Default installation of Microsoft® Office 2019 or Microsoft® 365
• Printer driver (Printers are not required; however, each PC must have an installed printer driver to use Print Preview.)

Course Content

Lesson 1: Exploring the Crystal Reports Interface

Topic A: Explore Crystal Reports

Topic B: Use Crystal Reports Help

Topic C: Customize Report Settings

Lesson 2: Working with Reports

Topic A: Create a Report

Topic B: Modify a Report

Topic C: Display Specific Report Data

Topic D: Work with Report Sections

Lesson 3: Using Formulas in Reports

Topic A: Create a Formula

Topic B: Edit a Formula

Topic C: Filter Data by Using a Formula

Topic D: Work with Advanced Formulas and Functions

Topic E: Handle Null Values

Lesson 4: Building Parameterized Reports

Topic A: Create a Parameter Field

Topic B: Use a Range Parameter in a Report

Topic C: Create a Prompt

Lesson 5: Grouping Report Data

Topic A: Group Report Data

Topic B: Modify a Group Report

Topic C: Group by Using Parameters

Topic D: Create a Parameterized Top N Report

Lesson 6: Enhancing a Report

Topic A: Format a Report

Topic B: Insert Objects in a Report

Topic C: Suppress Report Sections

Topic D: Use Report Templates

Lesson 7: Creating a Report from Excel Data

Topic A: Create a Report Based on Excel Data

Topic B: Modify a Report Generated from Excel Data

Topic C: Update Data in a Report Based on Excel Data

Lesson 8: Distributing Data

Topic A: Export Data

Topic B: Create Mailing Labels

Appendix A: Setting Up and Configuring Data Sources

Appendix B: Using Report Processing Techniques

Appendix C: Using Functions in Formulas