Official Product Tutorials SAP Crystal

Reports 2011 / 2013

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Key Concepts
Concept: What's new in SAP Crystal Reports 2011 (2:16) interactive / video
Concept: Navigate the interface (6:46) interactive / video
Concept: Create a report (2:48) interactive / video
Concept: Share report objects with other designers (2:09) interactive / video
Concept: Describe how the semantic layer works (2:08) interactive / video
Concept: Compare Crystal Reports 2011 and Crystal Reports for enterprise interactive

Getting Started
Connect to an ODBC data source (2:13) interactive / video
Change the layout of the interface (1:06) interactive / video
View the data for a field (1:08) interactive / video
Add fields to a report (1:20) interactive / video
Preview a report (0:57) interactive / video
Refresh the data in a report (0:50) interactive / video
Save a report (1:20) interactive / video
Save a snapshot of a report (1:21) interactive / video
Save a report to the Business Intelligence platform (1:47) interactive / video
Export a report (2:24) interactive / video
Share report objects using the Repository Explorer (1:46) interactive / video

Connecting to Data Sources

Connect to an SAP BW data source (3:29) interactive / video
Connect to a universe (2:27) interactive / video
Connect to an XML data source (2:51) interactive / video

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Connect to a web service (3:43) interactive / video

Link data source tables (2:03) interactive / video
Change the data source location (2:11) interactive / video
Connect to an SAP ERP data source (2:58) interactive / video
Connect to an Excel spreadsheet or a text file (1:41) interactive / video
Connect to an OLAP data source and create an OLAP grid report (4:26) interactive / video
Create a connection to SAP HANA using ODBC drivers (2:43) interactive / video

Working with Charts

Create a chart for summary data (1:37) interactive / video
Create a chart for detail data (2:19) interactive / video
Change the formatting of a chart (2:31) interactive / video

Working with Tables and Crosstabs

Create a crosstab (2:25) interactive / video
Create a crosstab using the Crosstab Wizard (2:24) interactive / video
Add a calculation to a crosstab (2:25) interactive / video
Change the formatting of a crosstab (1:53) interactive / video
Conditionally format cells in a crosstab (2:16) interactive / video

Selecting, Sorting, Grouping, and Summarizing Data

Select the data that appears in a report (1:12) interactive / video
Edit the formula for record selection (1:46) interactive / video
Sort the records in a report (0:54) interactive / video
Sort records using a sort control (2:34) interactive / video
Group records based on data (1:11) interactive / video
Group records based on a custom definition (2:28) interactive / video
Change the grouping order (1:13) interactive / video
Select groups based on a summary (1:47) interactive / video
Calculate totals and subtotals for data (02:00) interactive / video
Create a running total (2:03) interactive / video
Show the top or bottom N records in a report (1:22) interactive / video
Create a summary report (1:31) interactive / video

Setting up Interactive Elements

Prompt for a value to select records (2:20) interactive / video
Display the prompt value used to select records (1:36) interactive / video
Prompt for multiple values to select records (2:56) interactive / video
Prompt for a DateTime range to select records (3:14) interactive / video
Create a cascading prompt to select records (4:30) interactive / video

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Group records based on a prompt value (4:05) interactive / video

Create an alert (2:11) interactive / video
Add a SWF file to a report (1:06) interactive / video
Create a hyperlink to open a document in the BI platform (4:48) interactive / video

Working with Formulas

Create a formula (2:54) interactive / video
Create a Boolean formula (2:04) interactive / video
Create a conditional formula (2:36) interactive / video
Create a formula to calculate numbers (2:09) interactive / video
Create a formula to calculate a time interval (2:40) interactive / video
Create a formula to change text (2:36) interactive / video
Use variables in a formula (3:19) interactive / video

Working with Subreports

Add an existing report as a subreport (1:41) interactive / video
Change the formatting of a subreport (1:46) interactive / video

Applying Formatting
Resize, move, and align fields in a report (1:30) interactive / video
Position objects using guidelines (1:45) interactive / video
Add text to a report (1:21) interactive / video
Add a graphic to a report (0:49) interactive / video
Add a dynamic graphic to a report (2:41) interactive / video
Add a hyperlink to a report (1:31) interactive / video
Add a watermark to a report (2:18) interactive / video
Add document information fields (1:41) interactive / video
Add a line or box to a report (1:18) interactive / video
Format the fields in a report (2:18) interactive / video
Copy the formatting of an object (1:40) interactive / video
Conditionally format data using the Highlighting Expert (1:30) interactive / video
Conditionally format data using the Format Editor (1:44) interactive / video
Customize an existing formatting style (2:03) interactive / video
Change the formatting for a report section (0:59) interactive / video
Conditionally format a report section (2:09) interactive / video
Create a subsection in a report (1:40) interactive / video
Embed database fields into a text object (2:12) interactive / video
Apply a report template (2:01) interactive / video
Create a report template without a data source (5:02) interactive / video

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Distributing Output
Create a project in the Workbench (1:39) interactive / video
Publish an object package to the BI platform (1:54) interactive / video

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Additional Recommended Content

SAP Crystal Reports Introductory Series: Creating a Blank Report
SAP Crystal Reports Introductory Series: Formatting
SAP Crystal Reports Introductory Series: Formulas
SAP Crystal Reports Introductory Series: Sorting, Grouping, and Totalling
SAP Crystal Reports Introductory Series: The Report Wizard
Wiki: Comparing Crystal Reports 2011 and Crystal Reports for Enterprise

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