Organisations use reporting tools to access data sources and generate customised reports. Crystal Reports® XI enhances report building and report processing techniques with a slew of features that add value to your presentation. In this course, you will create a basic report by connecting to a database and modifying its presentation.
Target Audience:
This course is designed for people who need output from a database. In some cases, database programs have limited reporting tools, and/or such tools may not be accessible. Students may or may not have programming and/or SQL experience.
Pre-requisites:
Familiar with the basic functions of Windows, such as creating and navigating folders, opening programs, manipulating windows, copying and pasting objects, formatting text, and saving files. Students should have taken the Access 2003: Level 1 course or have equivalent experience with basic database concepts.
At Course Completion:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Identify elements of the Crystal Reports interface.
Create and modify a basic report.
Use a report to present specific data in the desired order.
Use formulas to calculate and filter data.
Build a parameterised report.
Group report data.
Enhance a report.
Create a report using data from an Excel database.
