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8 hours to complete
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Build built-in and advanced formulas using conditional If-Then-Else statements, mathematical functions, string manipulation, and null-value handling.

  • Build parameterized reports, dynamic prompts, edit masks, and date range filters to let users control report outputs on demand.

  • Group and summarize report data dynamically using Top N sort options, interactive summary operations, and parameter-driven grouping.

  • Data files for this course are provided in the first course of this specialization, "Crystal Reports: Report Fundamentals".

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January 2026

Assessments

1 assignment

Taught in English

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This course is part of the SAP Crystal Reports 2020 Essentials Specialization
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There are 4 modules in this course

In this course, you'll continue developing your data-reporting skills in Crystal Reports by using creating, editing, and filtering data in reports. You'll also build parameterized reports and group report data to make the process of interpreting data easier.

This is the second course in a multi-course Specialization. All of the courses in this Specialization require that you have SAP Crystal Reports 2020 installed. You also need to have an installation of Office 2019 apps or later, particularly Access. The course setup instructions provided in the first course go into more detail about the hardware and software requirements.

You created reports that contain data from a database. Sometimes, you may want to create calculated fields in a report.

What's included

1 reading8 plugins

1 reading•Total 5 minutes
  • ⚠️READ THIS FIRST⚠️•5 minutes
8 plugins•Total 170 minutes
  • Lesson Introduction•5 minutes
  • Create a Formula•30 minutes
  • Edit a Formula•30 minutes
  • Filter Data by Using a Formula•30 minutes
  • Work with Advanced Formulas and Functions•30 minutes
  • Handle Null Values•30 minutes
  • Mastery Builder: Creating Formula Fields•10 minutes
  • Lesson Summary•5 minutes

You used advanced formulas and functions in your reports. These reports return the same data every time you run them. With SAP® Crystal Reports® 2020, you can add parameters and prompts to make your reports accept values from the user and display data based on user input.

What's included

6 plugins

6 plugins•Total 70 minutes
  • Lesson Introduction•5 minutes
  • Create a Parameter Field•15 minutes
  • Use a Range Parameter in a Report•15 minutes
  • Create a Prompt•15 minutes
  • Mastery Builder: Inserting Parameters in a Report•15 minutes
  • Lesson Summary•5 minutes

You added specific information from a database to your report. To ease the data-interpretation process, you have to organize the report data into meaningful groups and, if desired, summarize each group.

What's included

7 plugins

7 plugins•Total 180 minutes
  • Lesson Introduction•5 minutes
  • Group Report Data•40 minutes
  • Modify a Group Report•40 minutes
  • Group by Using Parameters•40 minutes
  • Create a Parameterized Top N Report•40 minutes
  • Mastery Builder: Creating a Report with Groups•10 minutes
  • Lesson Summary•5 minutes

You'll wrap things up and then validate what you've learned in this course by taking an assessment.

What's included

1 reading1 assignment

1 reading•Total 5 minutes
  • Course Summary•5 minutes
1 assignment•Total 20 minutes
  • Course Assessment•20 minutes

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