Synopsis

This course presents specific information about the implementation and use of Crystal Reports Version 9.0. In addition, there is general information on the processes of receiving and translating user requests into effective report designs.

From an overview perspective, you will understand the structure and purposes of database configurations and the methods by which Crystal Reports is able to connect with and draw data from your Microsoft Business Solutions financial management application. Using Crystal Reports sample data, there are detailed presentations addressing the selection and incorporation of data tables, the identification of field-level data, and the features and tools that support the arrangement and formatting of information on your reports.

At Course Completion

After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Approaches to planning and designing reports that will establish a rational, structured method of creating the desired report from scratch
   
• The rules, methods, and features that guide and facilitate the addition of new tables to reports
   
• Alignment, sizing, and the use of text objects as well as other formatting functions to enhance the content and appearance of your reports
   
• Developer-managed report features and the ways in which the end-user might also enjoy a certain level of control over the presentation of report information
   
• To create formula fields using the stored data as a basis for a new, calculated field value
   
• To efficiently distribute electronic reports, allowing them to be updated and viewed and printed by users who don't have Crystal Reports