Crystal Reports XI: The Complete Reference
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...
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Design, manage, and deliver enterprise database reports Publish dynamic reports on the Web using Crystal Reports Server Integrate with Visual Studio .NET and Visual BasicTHE MOST COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO CRYSTAL REPORTS XICreate and publish visually effective, high-fidelity reports with help from this one-stop resource. Now you can produce and share professional-quality documents by maximizing the many useful features of Crystal Reports XI, including dynamic and cascading prompts, custom functions, cross-tab objects, the repository, enhanced Business Views, and much more. You can even create reports based on Microsoft Exchange Server, ACT! contact manager, Microsoft Outlook, or Web server activity logs. This must-have desktop companion to the most popular enterprise reporting tool on the market will help you access data, format it, and deliver it as dynamic business information.Design and publish high-quality reports that effectively communicate content Share formulas with other report users by taking advantage of reusable custom functions Store report objects in the repository for company-wide accessibility Build reports based on a variety of unique sources including XML data, Windows Server and XP event logs, and Microsoft Exchange databases Simplify complex database structures using Business Views Export reports in different file formats for use with Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Acrobat Reader, and HTML Use simple and complex formulas including case statements, variables, and other advanced formula techniques Publish and schedule reports on the Web with the new Crystal Reports Server Integrate reports into custom Web and Windows applications using Visual Basic and Visual Studio .NET.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.
1Getting a feel for Crystal Reports XI32Adding text to reports373Sorting and grouping454Analyzing with advanced selection criteria755Using formulas896Creating custom functions1537Making your reports visually appealing1698Using sections and areas1999Analyzing with cross-tabs22510Creating charts25111Creating geographic maps28312Using subreports29713Interactive reporting with parameter fields31714Exporting reports to different formats34515Reporting from SQL databases35716Creating and using business views40117Sharing report items with the repository48918Accommodating database changes and field mapping51119Reporting from OLAP cubes51920Reporting from proprietary data types54121Crystal reports Web alternatives56722Introduction to crystal reports server58323Using info view59724Administering crystal reports server65325Integrating crystal reports with ASP and Visual Basic73726Crystal reports with Visual Studio .NET809AppFormula language reference845
\ From Barnes & NobleThe 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\ \ \
