1. Crystal Reports Basic Report Design

2. Getting Ready for Report Design Install Crystal Reports full product Install Crystal Reports full product Tell halFILE the location of the CRW32.EXE file Tell halFILE the location of the CRW32.EXE file Copy the file CRPE32.DLL into your halFILE program directory Copy the file CRPE32.DLL into your halFILE program directory Think about the information you want reported and how you would like it formatted Think about the information you want reported and how you would like it formatted SoftPro users name the existing C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CRPE32.DLL to.SAV, install Crystal Reports, copy the new CRPE32.DLL to HALFILE program directory, then name CRPE32.SAV back to.DLL SoftPro users name the existing C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CRPE32.DLL to.SAV, install Crystal Reports, copy the new CRPE32.DLL to HALFILE program directory, then name CRPE32.SAV back to.DLL

3. Techie Names to Know HALREPORTS.DSN - The Microsoft Text File Data Source halFILE creates to run reports HALREPORTS.DSN - The Microsoft Text File Data Source halFILE creates to run reports HALCARD.TXT - Database records for a card format report HALCARD.TXT - Database records for a card format report HALREPORT.TXT – Database records for a non- card format report HALREPORT.TXT – Database records for a non- card format report CRITERIA.TXT – Search criteria text CRITERIA.TXT – Search criteria text HITLIST.TXT – Records from the hit list only HITLIST.TXT – Records from the hit list only SCHEMA.INI – Tells Crystal field formats (date, number, etc. to facilitate report design) SCHEMA.INI – Tells Crystal field formats (date, number, etc. to facilitate report design)

4. Design a Market Share Report Perform a search in halFILE Perform a search in halFILE Click REPORT button Click REPORT button Click INSERT REPORT Click INSERT REPORT Card or not Card Format? Card or not Card Format? Name your report, set path and.RPT file name Name your report, set path and.RPT file name DESIGN REPORT takes you to Crystal DESIGN REPORT takes you to Crystal

5. We Performed the Following Functions inside Crystal... Use Crystal Reports Field Explorer Use Crystal Reports Field Explorer Change report orientation and size Change report orientation and size Change fonts and pitch Change fonts and pitch Suppress sections Suppress sections Group records Group records Resize fields and move fields around Resize fields and move fields around Format dates and dollar amounts Format dates and dollar amounts

6. And then added some Bells and Whistles... Add SQL based tables to report Add SQL based tables to report Link tables together Link tables together Added amount totals and percentages Added amount totals and percentages Added system fields like date, page numbers, etc. Added system fields like date, page numbers, etc. Added lines and formatting to make the report easy to read and understand Added lines and formatting to make the report easy to read and understand

7. Crystal Support Resources www.businessobjects.com www.businessobjects.com www.businessobjects.com www.halfile.com Tech Support Database www.halfile.com Tech Support Database www.halfile.com hal Systems Support (non- maintenance) hal Systems Support (non- maintenance) Community College or Vendor- sponsored classes of instruction Community College or Vendor- sponsored classes of instruction

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