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SAP Crystal Reports 2011, 2013, 2016 |
Key Concepts |
| Concept: What’s new in SAP Crystal Reports 2011 (2:16) video |
| Concept: Navigate the interface (6:46) video |
| Concept: Create a report (2:48) video |
| Concept: Share report objects with other designers (2:09) video |
| Concept: Describe how the semantic layer works (2:08) video |
| Concept: Compare Crystal Reports 2011 and Crystal Reports for enterprise interactive |
Getting Started |
| Connect to an ODBC data source (2:13) video |
| Change the layout of the interface (1:06) video |
| View the data for a field (1:08) video |
| Add fields to a report (1:20) video |
| Preview a report (0:57) video |
| Refresh the data in a report (0:50) video |
| Save a report (1:20) video |
| Save a snapshot of a report (1:21) video |
| Save a report to the Business Intelligence platform (1:47) video |
| Export a report (2:24) video |
| Share report objects using the Repository Explorer (1:46) video |
| Set a schedule for a report process flow |
| Run a schedule for a report process flow |
| Run a scheduled publication of a report process flow |
| View a report instance when the page is in the cache process flow |
| View a report instance when the page is not in the cache process flow |
| View a report on demand process flow |
Connecting to Data Sources |
| Connect to an SAP BW data source (3:29) video |
| Connect to a universe (2:27) video |
| Connect to an XML data source (2:51) video |
| Connect to a web service (3:43) video |
| Link data source tables (2:03) video |
| Change the data source location (2:11) video |
| Connect to an SAP ERP data source (2:58) video |
| Connect to an Excel spreadsheet or a text file (1:41) video |
| Connect to an OLAP data source and create an OLAP grid report (4:26) video |
| Create a connection to SAP HANA using ODBC drivers (2:43) video |
Working with Charts |
| Create a chart for summary data (1:37) video |
| Create a chart for detail data (2:19) video |
| Change the formatting of a chart (2:31) video |
Working with Tables and Crosstabs |
| Create a crosstab (2:25) video |
| Create a crosstab using the Crosstab Wizard (2:24) video |
| Add a calculation to a crosstab (2:25) video |
| Change the formatting of a crosstab (1:53) video |
| Conditionally format cells in a crosstab (2:16) video |
Selecting, Sorting, Grouping, and Summarizing Data |
| Select the data that appears in a report (1:12) video |
| Edit the formula for record selection (1:46) video |
| Sort the records in a report (0:54) video |
| Sort records using a sort control (2:34) video |
| Group records based on data (1:11) video |
| Group records based on a custom definition (2:28) video |
| Change the grouping order (1:13) video |
| Select groups based on a summary (1:47) video |
| Calculate totals and subtotals for data (02:00) video |
| Create a running total (2:03) video |
| Show the top or bottom N records in a report (1:22) video |
| Create a summary report (1:31) video |
Setting up Interactive Elements |
| Prompt for a value to select records (2:20) video |
| Display the prompt value used to select records (1:36) video |
| Prompt for multiple values to select records (2:56) video |
| Prompt for a DateTime range to select records (3:14) video |
| Create a cascading prompt to select records (4:30) video |
| Group records based on a prompt value (4:05) video |
| Create an alert (2:11) video |
| Add a SWF file to a report (1:06) video |
| Create a hyperlink to open a document in the BI platform (4:48) video |
Working with Formulas |
| Create a formula (2:54) video |
| Create a Boolean formula (2:04) video |
| Create a conditional formula (2:36) video |
| Create a formula to calculate numbers (2:09) video |
| Create a formula to calculate a time interval (2:40) video |
| Create a formula to change text (2:36) video |
| Use variables in a formula (3:19) video |
Working with Subreports |
| Add an existing report as a subreport (1:41) video |
| Change the formatting of a subreport (1:46) video |
Applying Formatting |
| Resize, move, and align fields in a report (1:30) video |
| Position objects using guidelines (1:45) video |
| Add text to a report (1:21) video |
| Add a graphic to a report (0:49) video |
| Add a dynamic graphic to a report (2:41) video |
| Add a hyperlink to a report (1:31) video |
| Add a watermark to areport (2:18) video |
| Copy the formatting of an object (1:40) video |
| Conditionally format data using the Highlighting Expert (1:30) video |
| Conditionally format data using the Format Editor (1:44) video |
| Customize an existing formatting style (2:03) video |
| Customize an existing formatting style (2:03) video |
| Change the formatting for a report section (0:59) video |
| Conditionally format a report section (2:09) video |
| Create a subsection in a report (1:40) video |
| Embed database fields into a text object (2:12) video |
| Apply a report template (2:01) video |
| Create a report template without a data source (5:02) video |
Distributing Output |
| Create a project in the Workbench (1:39) video |
| Publish an object package to the BI platform (1:54) video |
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