SAP Crystal Reports 2016 - An Introduction (Udemy.com)

How to create reports quickly and easily. For SAP Crystal Reports 2008, 2011, 2013 and 2016

Created by: Phillip Burton

Produced in 2021

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What you will learn

  • Have a good knowledge of Crystal Reports, having installed it on your laptop.
  • Know about the different types of data sources, and how to create a report from scratch, including grouping, sorting and filtering/selecting.
  • Be able to format dates, numbers, text and other fields, insert and format graphics and other objects, and know when and why to insert additional sections.
  • Find out why hard-coded figures do not give the best interaction to the end-user, and use parameters to overcome this problem.
  • Add all manner of graphs, from bar charts to pie charts, radar charts and more.
  • Create subreports and drill-down reports, including using Cross-tab (PivotTables) in these reports.
  • Know what types of formulas are available, and how they can be used.

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Overall Score : 84 / 100

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Course Description

Hello, and welcome to Crystal Reports 2008-2016 - An Introduction.

In this course we'll be looking at SAPCrystal Reports, and how to use it.

This course starts right at the beginning, and so is good for absolute beginners, but would also be useful for youif you have previously used it, perhaps viewing reports or making basic reports, and would like to improve your skills.

You don't need to have Crystal Reports on your computer, as first of all we will install a trial version of Crystal Reports for free, so that you can use it on your computer free for 30 days. This way, you can practice with your new skills,experiment with your own data and create your own reports.

This course is separated into 7 levels, each getting progressively more deeper into Crystal Reports. They are:

Creating your first report,Adding grouping, sorting and filtering, also known as Selecting.
Formatting,Adding user interaction through parameters,Graphs and charts,Subreports, andFormulas.

All of this will be taken at a fairly leisurely pace, so you can reallyget familiar with the menus and icons.

By the end, you will be able to develop your own reports, and start toexplore other people's. And there's a Certificate of Completion available if you complete the course.
Who this course is for:
You should take this if you want to learn about Crystal Reports 2008, Crystal Reports 2011, Crystal Reports 2013, or the new Crystal Reports 2016No prior experience in reporting programs is required, although it would be helpful if you have previously created reports in other reporting tools.
If you already have some significant experience in Crystal Reports, this introductory course is probably not for you. However, there may be some things, such as subreports and drill-down reports, that you might help you.

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Instructor Details

Phillip Burton

Phillip is a Computing Consultant providing expert services in the development of computer systems and data analysis. He is a Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist. He has also been certified as a Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert for Business Intelligence, Microsoft Office 2010 Master, and as a Microsoft Project 2013 Specialist.
He enjoys investigating data, which allows him to maintain up to date and pro-active systems to help control and monitor day-to-day activities. He has also developed expertise and programmes to catalogue and process and control electronic data, large quantities of paper or electronic data for structured analysis and investigation.
He is one of 9 award winning Experts for Experts Exchange's 11th Annual Expert Awards and was one of Expert Exchange's top 10 experts for the first quarter of year 2015.
His interests are working with data, including Microsoft Excel, Access and SQL Server.

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By Valerie Carter on 10/10/2020

Nice learning experience. Had to go back and relearn some things before moving on, but that option is great!

By Renea Kurfman on 10/9/2020

I think that this course is a very good starting point. I just started using Crystal Reports in my day to day job more for creating and maintaining Customer facing forms/documents like Customer Order Acknowledgement, Customer Invoice, etc. not so much for creating reports with charts. So the charts portion was not as much of an interest to me, but good to know all that exists.
I would be interested in a course more geared toward the forms/documents if you offer it.
Thank you.

By Tricia Chitwood on 9/25/2020

So far I've encountered my first difficulty, and received help when asked!

By Nick Glithero on 7/21/2020

An excellent course. I learnt a lot and can move forward with confidence.

By David Deschere on 6/16/2020

The material was presented clearly and, most usefully, it is easy to use as a reference. As I have been designing and modifying reports, it was easy to refer back to sections of the course and refresh my knowledge to be efficient with my report development. The course is thorough and covers well into a moderate skill level. With this course behind me, I anticipate that I will be quite proficient at generating and enhancing most reports as needed for my employer.

By Tony Maravolo on 6/7/2020

Overall a good intro to Crystal Reports. It was sometimes difficult to understand the verbal accent he has, but after awhile you get used to it. I will say for what I was looking to learn, the first 2 or so hours went reallllly slow. So if you think things are moving slowly, it does pick up later. About half way through is where I thought it started to get good. In some instances there was a lot of nervous clicking on screen, and you lose track of where he is going, but its nice you can pause or rewind the lecture to be able to take notes. For the price, I did learn a few things that were decent. I will say you don't necessarily need to download the Crystal Report software if you're just looking to get an overall scope and take some notes. There were no exercises or anything here. (I will make sure to have our IT team download the actual software for use on my work PC though.) Now on to a more advanced course. I will look elsewhere for a different instructor though.

By Dominique on 5/16/2020

Yes, as a beginner it is easy to follow along so far. I did get lost on the setting data location section and i have used that before so i would suggest refining the approach to that section a bit.

By Mike Mustari on 5/7/2020

Could use some serious editing so we aren't waiting for the "teacher" to remember where to go for things

By Debbie Kerr on 5/7/2020

Appreciate the tutorial - thanks! Li

By Ssemakula Mukiibi on 5/3/2020

Good course. Helped in understanding Crystal Reports and applying it to real world situations.

By ullas sharma on 4/19/2020

yes

By Peter vella on 4/16/2020

When covering the Data sources things where made more complicated then necessary when mentioning connections outside the scope of this course. Apart from that all is reasonably ok.