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Crystal is a user-friendly database reporting tool that allows users to visually create reports and change them to virtually any format imaginable. This allows users with little to no knowledge of SQL or databases to quickly create, distribute, and analyze reports from virtually any data source. In addition, the multiple export formats can ensure that your data can get from point A to point B in almost any format needed. This hands-on Crystal Reports XI: Beginner course by expert instructor Kurt Dunlap will teach you what is needed to start creating reports in Crystal XI right away. The source reports and test database are also provided so that users can follow along with ease. To begin learning today, simply click on the movie links.
Hello and welcome to VTC's tutorial on Crystal Reports XI for Beginners. My name is Kurt Dunlap and I'll be leading you through this course. The main purpose of this tutorial is to introduce you to the basics of Crystal Reports working from the assumption that the student has little or no exposure to Crystal, SQL, or Database reporting we'll follow a project-based curriculum with the goal of learning as we work through the exercises and lessons. In addition, the techno-speak will be kept to a minimum save those cases where absolutely necessary. No pre-existing degree or knowledge of Information Technology is required. It goes without saying that any prior experience with SQL, Crystal Reports, or Databases will make it easier to learn the program. With this in mind, the tutorial will start with the fundamentals of how to begin with Crystal Reports. Specifically you will learn what Crystal Reports is and is not, how to set up the most common connections to your data, how to pull in tables and field into your report, how to filter the data, how to design and lay out the report, adding charts and graphs, how to export and or print the report, and some handy tricks and tips for beginners along the way. At the end of the course you should be able to create a report from scratch from start to finish while laying a solid foundation of how Crystal, the program itself, works and functions. We'll focus a good amount of time on the design and layout function of Crystal Reports, including formatting, grouping, sorting, and filtering. Basic database and reporting concepts will also be covered as they relate to the Crystal Reports program. The goals of these principles can be taken and applied to the specific cases as it relates to the many data environments that exist in the private and public sectors today. Database reporting with any program is notoriously tricky. In this beginner's tutorial we'll help the student navigate the difficulties and pitfalls of Crystal Reports and databases in general. The principles learned here can be applied to virtually any data source or reporting project out there. Let's get started.