Crystal Reports Resources
Looking to sign up for Crystal Reports training?
Getting Ready for Training
Are you thinking about undertaking training to develop reports or dashboards for HIFIS 4? If so, here are some resources that might help you, pre-training.
Homelessness Data Self-Assessment
Not sure if Crystal Reports training is right for you? Take the self-assessment to judge whether you'd like to pursue this skills development opportunity.
Connect Crystal Reports to HIFIS
Before you can start using Crystal Reports with your HIFIS data, there are several important set-up steps that must be completed or you will be unable to proceed.
Verify Configuration
If you're not sure your computer is correctly configured, we can do a pre-training configuration check, to ensure that there will be no interruptions or delays to our scheduled training.
Additional HIFIS Resources
Building Crystal Reports (2021 HIFIS Virtual Workshop)
Report Writing and
Data Mapping Guide
This guide is intended to help communities create custom Crystal Reports in HIFIS. It is designed to be helpful for beginners as well as experienced report writers.
Database Map
The Full HIFIS Database Map, a supplementary tool to the HIFIS Report Writing Guide, displays the most important tables in the HIFIS Database and where there are connections between them.
Database Schema
A database schema defines how data is organized within a relational database; this is inclusive of logical constraints such as, table names, fields, data types, and the relationships between these entities.
Additional Crystal Reports Resources
The Crystal Reports documentation includes procedures for typical reporting tasks such as placing fields, formatting reports, and sorting records. It also contains information on more specific areas of interest such as advanced formula creation and accessing different types of data.
