Crystal Reports XI: The Complete Reference / Edition 1

by George Peck

Overview

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This best-seller has been fully updated for Crystal Reports XI (extreme insight) -- the first jointly developed release of this leading report writing and analysis software since the acquisition of Crystal Decisions by Business Objects. Readers will learn to create visually appealing reports that communicate content effectively using helpful features such as charts, complex formulas, custom functions, sorting and grouping, Business Views, and more. Publishing and viewing reports on the Web is also explained in detail. NEW coverage includes: All the new user interface elements; New Dynamic/Cascading Parameter Fields; and, Using Crystal Reports with Business Objects Enterprise XI.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780072262469
Publisher:	Osborne
Publication date:	09/30/2005
Series:	Osborne Complete Reference Series
Pages:	1032
Product dimensions:	8.88(w) x 11.00(h) x 1.93(d)

About the Author

After more than ten years as an internal consultant and trainer in a large corporation, George Peck founded his own consulting and training firm, The Ablaze Group, in 1994 (www.AblazeGroup.com). He has trained, consulted, and developed custom software for large and small organizations throughout the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Puerto Rico.

George works as both a trainer and consultant exclusively with Crystal Reports, Crystal Enterprise, and Crystal Reports Server/BusinessObjects Enterprise. This is his sixth title in the Crystal Reports: The Complete Reference series, best-sellers published by McGraw-Hill/Osborne. He is also the author of Crystal Reports Professional Results, also published by McGraw-Hill/ Osborne.

Prior to his computer career, George was a broadcaster. His voice may still be heard on various national radio and TV commercial and promotional campaigns.

Table of Contents

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

INTRODUCTION

Part I - Designing Reports

Chapter 1: Getting the Feel of Crystal Reports XI

Chapter 2: Adding Text to Reports

Chapter 3: Sorting and Grouping

Chapter 4: Analyzing with Advanced Selection Criteria

Chapter 5: Using Formulas

Chapter 6: Creating Custom Functions

Chapter 7: Making Your Reports Visually Appealing

Chapter 8: Using Sections and Areas

Chapter 9: Analyzing with Cross-Tabs

Chapter 10: Creating Charts

Chapter 11: Creating Geographic Maps

Chapter 12: Using Subreports

Chapter 13: Interactive Reporting with Parameter Fields

Chapter 14: Exporting Reports to Different Formats

Chapter 15: Reporting from SQL Databases

Chapter 16: Creating and Using Business Views

Chapter 17: Sharing Report Items with the Repository

Chapter 18: Accommodating Database Changes and Field Mapping

Chapter 19: Reporting from OLAP Cubes

Chapter 20: Reporting from Proprietary Data Types

Part II: Crystal Reports XI on the Web

Chapter 21: Crystal Reports Web Alternatives

Chapter 22: Introduction to Crystal Reports Server

Chapter 23: Using Info View

Chapter 24: Administering Crystal Reports Server

Part III: Custom Web and Windows Reporting Applications

Chapter 25: Custom Web and Windows Reporting Applications

Chapter 26: Crystal Reports with Visual Studio.NET

APPENDIX: FORMULA LANGUAGE REFERENCE

INDEX

Editorial Reviews

The Barnes & Noble Review
Crystal Reports XI sports major improvements to data access and report design, long-awaited external image support, a new look-and-feel reminiscent of VS .NET, and plenty more new features. If you really want to drive business value from this tool, George Peck’s your guy, and his Crystal Reports XI: The Complete Reference is your book.

Peck covers everything from simple Report Wizard stuff to sophisticated cross-tab analysis, even reporting from OLAP cubes and Microsoft data types. There’s even an extensive formula language reference.

As valuable as this book is for users, it’s equally helpful to those managing or developing with Crystal technology in the enterprise. You’ll find a thorough introduction to the powerful new Crystal Reports Server, plus a full section on building custom web and Windows reporting applications. Whatever you need to do with Crystal XI, the answers are here. Bill Camarda, from the December 2005 Read Only

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