SAP Crystal Reports Fundamentals

By McKay Dunlap
This course is designed to bring anyone from Newbie to Techie up to speed on the fundamentals of SAP Crystal Reports in the shortest time possible. This course covers report creation, maintenance, formulas, visualization, "gotchas," data strategies, and common sharing options.
Course info
Level
Beginner
Updated
Apr 29, 2015
Duration
3h 33m
Table of contents
Hit the Ground Reporting
Hit the Ground Reporting 4m Create a Report from Scratch 9m Grouping, Sorting & Filtering 10m Set Default Options 8m
Design Fundamentals
Design Fundamentals 3m Basic Report Types 5m Detail Section 10m Report, Page, and Group Sections 10m Cross Tab 7m
Complex Report Creation
Complex Report Creation 2m Create a Multi-table Report 9m Crystal and SQL - Show Me the SQL 7m Create a Verification Report 6m Joining: Rules of the SQL Road 7m Add a Table to an Existing Report 7m Multiple Datasources in a Report 6m
Data Visualization
Data Visualization 2m Quick Line, Pie & Bar Charts 11m Scatter, Gant & Histograms 7m Charts & Graphs at the Group Level 8m
Formulas via Crystal Syntax
Formulas via Crystal Syntax 1m Crystal Syntax 101 7m Useful Formulas and Functions 11m Formulas Fields in Reports 6m Special Formulas and Functions 12m Parameters 14m
Export Options in Crystal
Export Options in Crystal 1m Export to Excel 8m Exporting to PDF 9m Export to HTML 6m Wrap Up 1m
Description
Course info
Level
Beginner
Updated
Apr 29, 2015
Duration
3h 33m
Description

This course covers the major areas of the application: from setting default options to complex report creation to visualization and exporting the final result. Veteran database professional McKay Dunlap will guide you through the main features, functions, and strategies when using one of the most popular and common Business Intelligence Tools out in the market today. This course covers how to create a report from scratch; report design best practices; custom formulas; slice and dice with cross tabs; pulling multiple datasources into a report; verifying data; visualizing data via charts, graphs, or other options. It also covers how to export your data and reports easily and save time by avoiding quirks and common missteps. No previous Crystal Reports or programming experience is required. Whether you can code or merely "point and click," this course will bring you up to speed and prepare you for reports, analysis, and visualizations with SAP Crystal Reports.

About the author
McKay Dunlap
About the author

A seasoned database professional, McKay's world revolves around data, analysis, and converting raw data into human consumable form. He has built systems from the ground up and maximized legacy applications, managing Megabytes into the Terabytes. Currently, he has dived into the world of non-relational (No SQL) data analysis.

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