Crystal Reports(R) 9: The Complete Reference / Edition 1

by George Peck, Michael Mueller, Lyssa Wald

Overview

Create winning presentations and reports using the most powerful data analysis tool and this comprehensive guide. This book explains how to use the software to analyze and format data, generate reports, perform advanced interactive reporting from the Web, and much more, making it the ultimate one-stop Crystal Reports resource.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780072225198
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	11/19/2002
Series:	Osborne Complete Reference Series
Pages:	880
Product dimensions:	9.00(w) x 7.22(h) x 2.14(d)

About the Author

George Peck is a software trainer, consultant, and developer with more than 20 years in the computer industry. Peck is certified by Crystal Decisions as both a trainer and consultant for Crystal Reports 8.5, Crystal Enterprise, and Seagate Info. He is a recipient of the Crystal Decisions Training Partner of the Year award.

Table of Contents

Part I: Crystal Reports 9 Introduced1: Getting the Feel of Crystal Reports 9 2: Enhancing Appearance with Text Objects 3: Sorting and Grouping 4: Creating Geographic Maps 5: Using Formulas 6: Creating Custom Functions 7: The Repository 8: Analyzing with Advanced Selection Criteria 9: Making Your Reports Visually Appealing 10: Using Sections and Areas 11: Analyzing with Cross-Tabs 12: Creating Charts 13: Using Subreports 14: Viewer Interaction with Parameter Fields 15: Exporting Reports 16: Reporting from SQL Databases 17: Accommodating Database Changes and Field Mapping 18: Reporting from OLAP Cubes 19: Reporting from Proprietary Data Types Part II: Crystal Reports 9 on the Web 20: Crystal Reports Web Alternatives 21: Crystal Reports and Microsoft Active Server Pages 22: Introduction to Crystal Enterprise 23: Using the Crystal Launchpad and ePortfolio 24: Customizing Crystal Enterprise ePortfolio Part III: Developing Custom Window Applications (and more...)