Official Product Tutorials – SAP Crystal Reports for Enterprise

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Key Concepts

• NEW for 4.0 FP3  Concept: What's new in SAP Crystal Reports for enterprise 4.0 Feature Pack 3 (5:04)     interactive / video
• NEW for 4.0  Concept: Navigate the interface (7:12)     interactive /video
• Concept: Create a report (2:56)     interactive /video
• Concept: Describe how the semantic layer works (2:11)     interactive /video
• Concept: Compare Crystal Reports 2011 and Crystal Reports for enterprise     interactive
• UPDATED  Concept: Compare Crystal Reports 2011 and Crystal Reports for enterprise 4.0 Feature Pack 3     interactive

Getting Started

• Connect to a universe (2:19)     interactive / video
• View the data for a field (1:13)     interactive / video
• Add fields to a report (1:46)     interactive / video
• Preview a report (1:14)     interactive / video
• Refresh the data in a report (1:09)     interactive / video
• Save a report to the SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform (2:04)     interactive / video
• Save a report locally (1:25)     interactive / video
• Export a report (2:10)     interactive / video
• NEW for 4.0  Migrate existing Crystal reports to Crystal Reports for enterprise (4:29)     interactive / video

Connecting to Data Sources

• Connect to SAP HANA using a relational connection (1:53)     interactive / video
• NEW for 4.0  Connect directly to a BEx query (3:50)     interactive / video
• NEW for 4.0  Connect to an Analysis View (1:21)     interactive / video
• Change the data source for a report (2:31)     interactive / video
• NEW for 4.0 FP3  Create a report based on an unmodeled relational data source (5:51)     interactive / video
• NEW for 4.0 FP3  Bind SAP BEx Report-to-Report Interface (RRI) actions to report objects (2:18)     interactive / video
• NEW for 4.0 FP3  Map a report or report template to a data source (5:38)     interactive / video
• NEW for 4.0 FP3  Work with scaled values in BEx queries (2:30)     interactive / video
• NEW for 4.0 FP3  Perform level or prompt-based member selection on hierarchical data (3:12)     interactive / video

Working with Charts

• Create a chart for summary data (2:54)     interactive / video
• Create a chart for detail data (2:00)     interactive / video
• Change the formatting for a chart (1:38)     interactive / video
• NEW for 4.0  Create a chart for hierarchical data (3:22)     interactive / video

Working with Tables and Crosstabs

• Create a crosstab (2:16)     interactive / video
• Conditionally format a crosstab (2:38)     interactive / video
• Add calculations to a crosstab (2:43)     interactive / video
• NEW for 4.0  Create a crosstab for hierarchical data (3:18)     interactive / video

Selecting, Sorting, Grouping, and Summarizing Data

• NEW for 4.0  Apply hierarchical grouping (3:29)     interactive / video
• Apply query filters to restrict the data that appears in a report (1:49)     interactive / video
• Sort the records in a report (1:14)     interactive / video
• Change sort order using a sort control (1:38)     interactive / video
• Group the records in a report (1:28)     interactive / video
• Calculate totals and subtotals for data (2:08)     interactive / video
• Show the top or bottom N groups in a report (1:24)     interactive / video
• Combine query filters (2:39)     interactive / video
• Reorder the groups in a report (2:05)     interactive / video
• Group records based on a custom definition (3:01)     interactive / video
• Create a running total (3:02)     interactive / video
• Apply a time-based query filter (2:47)     interactive / video

Setting up Interactive Elements

• Prompt for a value to select records (2:59)     interactive / video
• Prompt for a list of values to select records (3:30)     interactive / video
• Add a Flash object to a report (1:35)     interactive / video
• Create an alert (2:20)     interactive / video
• Group records based on prompt values (3:45)     interactive / video
• Prompt for a date range to select records (4:19)     interactive / video
• Create a cascading parameter group (4:10)     interactive / video
• Display a parameter value within a report (3:49)     interactive / video
• Create a hyperlink to open a document in the BI platform (3:16)     interactive / video

Working with Formulas

• Create a formula (3:34)     interactive / video
• Calculate a data and time using a formula (4:10)     interactive / video
• Create a Boolean formula (1:51)     interactive / video
• Calculate a number using a formula (2:50)     interactive / video
• Create a conditional formula (2:14)     interactive / video
• Create and use a variable in a formula (3:48)     interactive / video
• Change a string of text using a formula (3:42)     interactive / video

Working with Subreports

• Add an existing report as a subreport (2:15)     interactive / video
• Create a new subreport (4:26)     interactive / video
• Change the formatting for a subreport (2:52)     interactive / video

Applying Formatting

• NEW for 4.0  Change the layout of a report using smart guidelines (6:41)     interactive / video
• NEW for 4.0  Use smart formatting (2:12)     interactive / video
• Resize, move, and align fields in a report (2:04)     interactive / video
• Format the fields in a report (2:38)     interactive / video
• Add text to a report (1:37)     interactive / video
• Add a graphic to a report (0:57)     interactive / video
• Add a hyperlink to a report (1:52)     interactive / video
• Conditionally format data (1:40)     interactive / video
• Copy the formatting of an object (1:41)     interactive / video
• Add a line or a box to a report (1:32)     interactive / video
• Add a watermark to a report (2:07)     interactive / video
• Conditionally change the formatting for a section (2:55)     interactive / video
• Create a subsection in a report (1:36)     interactive / video
• Add document information fields (1:19)     interactive / video
• Add a dynamic picture to a report (2:23)     interactive / video
• Embed database fields into a text object (2:26)     interactive / video
• Customize the formatting for a field (1:55)     interactive / video
• Change the formatting for a report section (1:40)     interactive / video
• Create a summary report (1:53)     interactive / video