Crystal Reports 2008: The Complete Reference

by George Peck

Overview

Your One-Stop Guide to Enterprise Reporting with Crystal Reports 2008

Transform disconnected corporate data into compelling, interactive business intelligence using all of the powerful tools available in Crystal Reports 2008. Through detailed explanations, real-world examples, and expert advice, this comprehensive guide shows you how to create, maintain, and distribute dynamic, visually appealing enterprise database reports.

Crystal Reports 2008: The Complete Reference explains how to select and gather pertinent business data, organize it into manageable groups, and assemble it into user-friendly business reports. You will learn how to improve report interactivity with sort controls and the parameter panel; solve complex reporting problems with cross-tabs and subreports; integrate Crystal Xcelsius dashboards; reduce development time; and publish your results to Web and Windows applications.

• Integrate pictures, multimedia files, graphs, and charts
• Allow user-controlled report sorting with new sort controls
• Develop sophisticated formulas and custom functions with the Formula Workshop
• Embed Flash files, including Xcelsius 2008 interactive dashboards
• Create complex cross-tab reports with new derived rows and columns
• Export reports into Word, Excel, Acrobat, and updated XML formats
• Enhance Web interactivity with the new parameter panel and optional parameter fields
• Work with SQL databases, OLAP cubes, and proprietary systems
• Centralize design elements and auto-update reports using the repository
• Schedule and distribute reports with the latest BusinessObjects Enterprise XI 3.0
• Embed reports in Web and Windows applications using Visual Studio 2008

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780071590990
Publisher:	McGraw-Hill Education
Publication date:	08/14/2008
Series:	Osborne Complete Reference Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	968
File size:	33 MB
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About the Author

George Peck founded his own consulting and training firm, The Ablaze Group, in 1994 (AblazeGroup.com). He works as both a trainer and consultant exclusively with Crystal Reports, Crystal Enterprise, and Crystal Reports Server/BusinessObjects Enterprise. George is the bestselling author of the previous editions of this book.

Table of Contents

Part One: Designing Reports Chapter 1 Getting the Feel of Crystal Reports Chapter 2 Sorting and Grouping Chapter 3 Analyzing with Advanced Selection Criteria Chapter 4 Using Formulas Chapter 5 Creating Custom Functions Chapter 6 Making Your Reports Visually Appealing (including text) Chapter 7 Using Sections and Areas Chapter 8 Analyzing with Cross Tabs Chapter 9 Creating Charts Chapter 10 Creating Geographic Maps Chapter 11 Integration with Crystal Xcelsius and Flash 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 Reporting from Proprietary Data Types (including Universes and Business Views) Chapter 17 Reporting from OLAP Cubes Chapter 18 Sharing Items with the Repository Chapter 19 Creating Crystal Reports Applications with Visual Studio .NET Part Two: Crystal Reports Enterprise Reporting Chapter 20 Introduction to Enterprise Reporting Chapter 21 Using InfoView Chapter 22 Administering Enterprise Reporting Systems Part Three: Developing Custom Web and Windows Applications Formula Language Reference