Publication date : 10/27/2025

Course : SAP Crystal Reports 2016, report design

Practical course - 2d - 14h00 - Ref. CRY
Price : 1430 € E.T.

SAP Crystal Reports 2016, report design




SAP Crystal Reports enables you to create reports to analyze your company's data and activities. This training course will teach you how to create all types of reports, listings, pivot tables, graphs and labels to represent key figures and trends from your data.


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Practical course in person or remote class
Available in English on request

Ref. CRY
  2d - 14h00
1430 € E.T.




SAP Crystal Reports enables you to create reports to analyze your company's data and activities. This training course will teach you how to create all types of reports, listings, pivot tables, graphs and labels to represent key figures and trends from your data.


Teaching objectives
At the end of the training, the participant will be able to:
Highlighting the most outstanding results and items
Present and format data in tables and graphs
Enrich reports with calculated data
Add parameters to enable users to interact with reports
Create pivot tables for dynamic analysis

Intended audience
Anyone who needs to design SAP Crystal Reports.

Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of relational database management.

Course schedule

1
Introduction

  • Database concepts.
  • An introduction to Crystal Reports and third-party tools.
  • A presentation of data sources.
  • Different types of reports.
  • Design versus preview.
  • Different ways of distributing reports.

2
Creating a simple report

  • Connecting to a data source, selecting tables, creating joins.
  • Selection of data to be displayed.
  • Creation of groups and totals.
  • Data filtering.
  • Graph creation. Report formatting.
Hands-on work
Create a first report from several tables.

3
Additional functions

  • Record filters versus group filters.
  • Creating formulas.
  • Summary fields and cumulative totals.
  • Record sorting.
  • Groups and group sorting.
  • Conditional formatting.
Hands-on work
Creation of more complex reports with indicator calculations and highlighting of results.

4
Advanced functions

  • Work on report structure, section creation, dynamic structure.
  • Parameter field.
  • Using variables.
  • Create pivot tables.
  • Adding advanced calculations to a pivot table.
  • Creation of sub-reports (standard, on-demand).
Hands-on work
Enrich reports, create advanced calculations and complex formatting.

5
Formatting

  • Creating a model.
  • Table creation (frames, lines).
  • Field positioning and sizing.
  • Page background management.
  • Dynamic image management.
Hands-on work
Advanced formatting.

6
Report distribution

  • Save and publish reports.
  • Impressions.
  • Export formats. Different formats: HTML, XLS, PDF... Export configuration.
  • Third-party solutions (Crystal Reports Server, Crystal Scheduler, Crystal Viewer, etc.).


Customer reviews
4,4 / 5
Customer reviews are based on end-of-course evaluations. The score is calculated from all evaluations within the past year. Only reviews with a textual comment are displayed.
FRÉDÉRIC S.
02/10/25
5 / 5

Starting from scratch, I feel that I'm halfway there thanks to the course. I would like to thank Denis for the quality of his training and his kindness. I'll be sure to contact him if I need anything.
JEROME D.
26/06/25
4 / 5

Very interesting



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REMOTE CLASS
2026 : 4 June, 15 Oct.

PARIS LA DÉFENSE
2026 : 4 June, 15 Oct.