SAP Crystal Reports for Enterprise: Fundamentals of Report Design

Course Content

• Report Planning
     -Describing Database Concepts
     -Planning and Developing a Report Prototype
• SAP Business Objects BI Platform and Data Source Connection
     -Logging On to SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform
     -Defining a Data Source
• Report Creation
     -Connecting to a Data Source
     -Creating a Query
     -Describing the Report Design Environment
     -Setting Up Report Sections
     -Describing the Field Objects Controls
     -Saving a Report
• Report Layout and Formatting
     -Setting Page Properties
     -Applying Report Formatting Options
• Data Selection
     -Editing a Query
     -Inserting Additional Filter Conditions
     -Modifying Query Filters
     -Applying Time-Based Filters
• Sorting, Grouping, and Totaling
     -Sorting Data
     -Grouping Data
     -Creating Nested and Multiple Groups
     -Creating a Custom Group
     -Grouping on Time-Based Data
     -Totaling Grouped Data
     -Totaling Column Data
• Additional Report Objects
     -Inserting Predefined Objects
     -Adding Graphical Objects
• Formulas
     -Defining Formulas
     -Using the Formula Workshop
     -Creating and Modifying Formulas
     -Applying Boolean Formulas
     -Applying If-Then-Else Formulas
     -Applying Date Calculations + Applying Numeric Calculations + Applying String Manipulation
• Conditional Formatting
     -Formatting Objects Conditionally
     -Formatting Fields Conditionally with Formulas
     -Formatting Sections
     -Formatting Sections Conditionally
     -Drilling Down on Sections
• Charting
     -Describing Charting Concepts
     -Charting On Data
     -Formatting Charts
• Report Distribution
     -Exporting a Report
     -Saving Reports to SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform

Course based on software release

• SAP Crystal Reports for Enterprise
• SAP BusinessObjects BI platform 4.1