Now that you have completed the first course, or are familiar with the basics of building and modifying reports, you're ready to move ahead to create complex reports and data sources using Crystal Reports' tools. In this course, you'll not only learn how to create more sophisticated reports including subreports and cross-tabs, but you'll also learn how to increase the speed and efficiency of your reports by using SQL queries.

Course Objective: You will create complex reports using Crystal Reports' tools.

Target Student: This course is designed for people who know how to create basic list and group reports and need to create reports that include subreports, cross-tabs, advanced formulas, and charts based on more than one data series. They may also need to build tools to make it easier for other people to create reports. They may or may not have programming and/or SQL experience.

Prerequisites: Crystal Reports XI: Level 1, and knowledge of programming and/or SQL would be helpful.

Delivery Method: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Lesson 1: Creating Running Totals

Topic 1A: Create a Running Total Field

Topic 1B: Modify a Running Total Field

Topic 1C: Create a Manual Running Total on Detail Data

Topic 1D: Create a Manual Running Total on Summary Data

Lesson 2: Building Cross-tabs in Your Report

Topic 2A: Create a Cross-tab

Topic 2B: Create a Specified Group Order

Topic 2C: Filter a Cross-tab by Group

Topic 2D: Change the Cross-tab Format

Topic 2E: Conditionally Format Rows and Columns

Topic 2F: Keep Groups Together

Lesson 3: Adding Subreports

Topic 3A: Insert a Subreport

Topic 3B: Link a Subreport to a Primary Report

Topic 3C: Edit a Subreport's Structure

Topic 3D: Format a Subreport Using the Format Editor

Topic 3E: Share Variables Between Subreports and Primary Reports

Topic 3F: Create an On-demand Subreport

Lesson 4: Creating Drill-downs

Topic 4A: Create a Drill-down

Topic 4B: Create Separate Headings for Drill-down Data

Lesson 5: Enhancing Report Processing by Writing SQL Statements

Topic 5A: Create a Report Using SQL Queries

Topic 5B: Summarize Report Data Using SQL Aggregate Functions

Topic 5C: Create Joins Using SQL

Topic 5D: Create Subqueries

Topic 5E: Create a SQL Expression Field

Lesson 6: Charting Data

Topic 6A: Create a Bar Chart

Topic 6B: Modify a Chart

Topic 6C: Format a Chart

Topic 6D: Create a Chart Template

Topic 6E: Create a Top N Chart

Topic 6F: Create a Cross-tab Chart

Lesson 7: Reporting on Excel Data with Crystal Reports

Topic 7A: Create a Report Based on Excel Data

Topic 7B: Modify a Report Generated from Excel Data

Topic 7C: Update Data in a Report Based on Excel Data

Lesson 8: Working with Prompts

Topic 8A: Create a Static Prompt

Topic 8B: Create a Dynamic Prompt

Lesson 9: Enhancing Report Functionality

Topic 9A: Group Data Hierarchically

Topic 9B: Create a Dynamic Image

Topic 9C: Create a Report Alert

Topic 9D: Create a Geographic Map

Appendix A: Understanding BusinessObjects Enterprise

Appendix B: Understanding Report Templates and the Section Expert

Appendix C: Report Data Manipulation Techniques