REM Software Solutions

"You took the time to work with my technicians and teach them how to use the product. You are always there to support us when we get in over our head and for that I appreciate that you appreciate the meaning of SERVICE! "
-- Saga Solutions

"To Whom It May Concern. As you know we have had an interest in Anvil for some time and have been looking at the right opportunity to use the product. Well, we certainly found that. But more significantly, we had a very tight time frame to implement it, so the pressure was on to get it right. There is little doubt that the product provides incredible functionality to interpret and translate data, and, with a performance I have not seen any where near equaled. Our project involved the HEAT product and an exchange of data with an external partner to our client using a totally different system. There was certainly a learning curve for me, the first time user, and I'm probably still on it, but the other highly significant aspect of our project was the huge amount of support that you personally gave to us. I tried my best to break it! but you got round every issue every time. Our team is very impressed with what we've seen, and more importantly, so is our client, a very large and significant one for us. There is no doubt we will be using Anvil more, it is now our no. 1 choice for data integration, and I am already working on new projects where I hope it will be an integral part. Once again thanks for your patience and time, and to the development team in Rem Software Solutions Inc., thanks for a great product. Best regards, Denis Vaughan Director Technical Services ProUnison Ltd "
-- Prounison

Crystal Reports Introduction

Overview

This two-day course is designed for the novice Crystal Reports user who needs to quickly become proficient in creating and modifying reports. Some of the topics include planning a report, creating a basic report, record selection, sorting, grouping and summarizing, charting, and formulas such as basic calculations and running totals.

Audience

Learners who want to learn the basics of report design using Crystal Reports

Prerequisites:

Learners must complete the tutorial in the Crystal Reports User's Guide and have a proficient knowledge of Windows.

Topics Covered:

Report Design Concepts

Planning the content of the report

Manipulating the data

Determining printing area characteristics

Developing a prototype on paper

Report Design

Creating a new report

Exploring the report design environment

Placing objects on your report

Previewing and saving your report

Record Selection

Using the Select Expert

Understanding saved vs. refreshed data

Setting additional selection criteria

Modifying record selection with the Formula Editor

Applying record selection on Date fields

Sorting, Grouping, and Summarizing

Sorting and grouping records

Modifying groups

Creating nested or multiple groups

Reordering groups

Summarizing

Using Grand Totals

Formatting for Presentation Quality

Importing pre-formatted data

Inserting lines, boxes and pictures

Text objects

Linking

Defining linking concepts

Using Smart Linking

Formula Basics

Working with the Formula Editor

Applying basic date calculations

Applying Boolean formulas

Applying If-Then-Else formulas

Using Running Totals

Conditional Reporting

Using the Highlighting Expert

Using Report Alerts

Section Formatting

Formatting sections with the Section Expert

Creating a summary report

Charting

Creating a chart using the Chart Expert

Customizing a chart