Course Outline

 Lesson 1: Crystal Reports as a Tool

• A First Look at Crystal and RescueNet
• Open Crystal Reports Designer
• Open a Report for Editing
• Design Tab
• Current Selection
• Shortcut Menus
• Crystal Reports and RescueNet in Action
• Preview Tab
• Data Retrieval Information

Lesson 2: ODBC and Data Sources

• Open Database Connectivity (ODBC)
• Create a New ODBC Connection

Lesson 3: Adding Fields and Filtering

• Visual Linking Expert
• Adding a Database Table
• Properties of the Details Section
• Use the Field Explorer
• Insert a Database Field
• Preview Report
• Filter Data using the Select Expert

Lesson 4: Sorting, Grouping and Summarizing

• Sorting
• Grouping
• Insert a Group
• Modify an Existing Group
• Delete a Group
• Nesting and Reordering Groups
• Summarizing
• Insert a Summary Field
• Insert a Grand Total

Lesson 5: Formatting

• Fonts, Styles and Colors
• Text Objects and Report Titles
• Drawing Objects
• Pictures and Logos
• Printer Setup
• Special Fields

Lesson 6: Links and Joins

• Linking Database Tables on a Report
• Modify Join Properties

Lesson 7: Basic Formulas

• Create a New Formula
• Use the Formula Expert
• Basic Arithmetic Formulas
• Variables
• String Manipulation
• Working with Date/Time fields in RescueNet

Lesson 8: Conditional Formatting and Section Formatting

• Conditional Formatting
• Conditional Font Colors
• Conditional Suppression
• Section Formatting

Lesson 9: RescueNet Reporting and .in2 Files

• RescueNet Reporting Basics
• Use selectors
• Saved Report Settings
• Report Scripts
• Clone Reports
• Using your Custom Reports inside of RescueNet Reporting
• Create in2 file
• Create selectors