- International Fees
International fees are typically 3.25 times the domestic tuition. Exact cost will be calculated upon completion of registration.
Course Overview
Crystal Reports by SAP is a low-code well established reporting solution used to create reports and dashboards from a wide variety of data sources, with minimal coding for Business Intelligence (BI). Students who know how to use a Windows PC and MS Office are introduced to planning and developing business intelligence reports. COMP 2252 participants will create dynamic reports and dashboards. Labs and exercises apply best practices in: report design, how to extract and manipulate data, and display information in custom formats from many sources. COMP 2252 is an elective in Applied Computer Applications (ACA); Applied Computer Information Systems (ACIS); Applied Database Administration and Design (ADAD) Associate Certificates, as well as the Applied Data Analytics Certificate (ADAC) and the Computer Systems Technology (CST FLEX) Diploma. By the end of this course, successful students will be able to use Crystal Reports to display and analyze data visually for BI and to make actionable decisions. Please note: Fall 2024 is the last term COMP 2252 will be offered.
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Attach SAP Crystal Reports to a data source.
- Design effective reports.
- Select, group, sort and organise records and fields on a report.
- Format a report for data visualization with charts, maps, and dashboard.
- Create formulas with low-code.
- Apply conditional formatting using functions and operators.
- Define and create both static and dynamic parameters for interactive record selections.
- Design reports with parameters for record selection, grouping, and sorting.
- Build and format cross-tab (pivot reports) including calculated members and embedded summaries.
- Use the Running Total Expert.
- Create a form letter with mail merge and labels connected directly to a data source.
- Build a report with alerts and trigger for data driven decisions.
- Develop Top N reporting for strategic analysis.
Effective as of Fall 2022
Related Programs
SAP Crystal Reports (COMP 2252) is offered as a part of the following programs:
School of Computing and Academic Studies
- Applied Computer Applications (ACA)
Associate Certificate Part-time
- Applied Computer Information Systems (ACIS)
Associate Certificate Part-time
- Applied Database Administration and Design
Associate Certificate Part-time
Programs and courses are subject to change without notice.