Course:
Report Design Techniques

Session 2 of 4:
Designing Reports

Id: RPT 1175-02
Type: Instructor led lecture
Delivery Method: Online
Duration: 3 Hours
Cost: $300

Session Benefits:
Building upon the topics of the Getting Started session of this course, this session teaches users how to employ the Pentaho Report Designer to author high fidelity reports with charts, hyperlinks, subreports, groupings, and static elements. The end goal is the production of graphically appealing reports.

Learning Objectives:
At the completion of this session, you should be able to:

• Include charts and subreports in reports
• Use hyperlinks within reports to build a network of reports
• Use the various grouping techniques
• Author graphically complex reports

Who Should Attend:
This session is designed for report authors and designers with a strong understanding of SQL and relational database concepts.

Session Prerequisites:
There are no Pentaho Training prerequisites for this session; however, the session builds upon the skills and concepts of the previous session of the Pentaho Report Design Techniques course. The session is designed for students with a strong understanding of SQL and relational database concepts. A basic knowledge of web-applications is also suggested.

Session Requirements:
Students will need a Microsoft Windows XP or Vista computer with a 1GHz CPU, 1 GB RAM, and a DVD drive, and 750 MB of available hard drive space in order to practice the skills taught. We suggest the computer have at least 1.3 GHz CPU, 2 GB of memory, and 1 GB of available hard drive space. Make sure you have a text editor such as Notepad; you may need it for some of the exercises. This session will also required a broadband Internet connection, the use of a modern web browser such as Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 or Mozilla Firefox 2.0, and the installation of a player to view and participate in the class.