Creating a Report Using the Report Wizard

You can build a report from scratch, however, you might want to use the Report Wizard. Depending on your familiarity with Crystal Reports, or if you are in a hurry, it is easier to design a report using one from the Report Wizard. When using the Report Wizard, you step through the report-building process of a specific type of report. There are several report wizards that you can use run to create various types of reports.

The Report Wizards is available on the Start page. Typical of wizards, it guides you through a series of screens to complete report creation. Report Wizard guides you through choosing your data source and linking database tables. It helps you to add fields and to specify grouping, totals, and sorting criteria. It also leads you through chart creation and record selection.

With the Report Wizard, you step through the report-building process of a specific type of report. If you build the report from the Blank Report option, you can custom design a report using this method by starting with a blank report and building the elements of the report piece by piece.

• The Report Wizard assists users step-by-step in creating reports, aiding in data source selection, field addition, grouping, sorting, and chart creation.
• Multiple wizards cater to different report types, including standard, cross-tab, mailing label, and OLAP cube reports.
• Users benefit from ease of use and time efficiency with the wizard, or they can opt for custom design using the Blank Report option, albeit with more manual effort.