Description

Written by trainers and consultants, Crystal Reports 9 Essentials guides you step by step through the process of creating your own reports with this latest version. Begin with the basics of conceptualizing your report. Then move on to advanced topics, including creating custom functions, adding charts, and publishing Crystal Reports to the Web. The final chapter includes tips for report development projects designed to help you understand the design process and come up with an appropriate strategy to meet your reporting needs.
Features

Table of Contents

Part 1: Introduction to Crystal Reports
1. Overview and New Features in Crystal Reports 9
2. Creating Your First Crystal Report
Part 2: Adding to Your Crystal Report
3. Connecting to Your Database and Linking Data
4. Selecting Records
5. Sorting, Grouping, and Totaling Data on Your Report
6. Formatting Your Report
Part 3: Advanced Report Topics
7. Formula Workshop
8. Crystal Repository
9. Custom Functions
10. Working with Subreports
11. Cross-Tab Reports
12. Using Parameters Creatively
13. Adding Charts and Maps for Better Data Analysis
14. Leveraging SQL Commands for Efficient Reporting
15. OLAP Reporting
Part 4: Managing Your Data and Reports
16. Distribution Considerations and Add-In Tools
17. Publishing Crystal Reports to the Web
18. Web Reporting Using Crystal Enterprise 9
19. Tips for Report Development Projects
Appendices:
A: Data Quality Management and Integration
B: Setting Up and ODBC Data Source
C: How to Get Help
D: Top Tech Support Issues Answered

Author Bio

Scott Spanbauer
Scott Spanbauer is the founder and CEO of BridgeBuilder. He is a Crystal Decisions certified Trainer and Consultant (since 1995) and a certified consultant with SalesForce.com and SalesLogix (both CRM products). Scott is currently the Chairman of Crystal Decisions worldwide Partner Advisory Council and has been a speaker at the CDUGNA (Crystal Decisions User Group North America) for the past two years.

The BridgeBuilder Company
The BridgeBuilder Company is a Certified Crystal Decisions Partner providing Certified Training and Consulting for clients throughout North America for over 7 years. BridgeBuilder trainers and consultants have provided Crystal Reports training to over 25,000 students and completed over 600 consulting projects. BridgeBuilder's Certified professionals provide training, report development, implementation services and creates custom training materials.

Jill Howe
Jill Howe is a Crystal Decisions Certified Trainer and Consultant in Crystal Reports, Seagate Info, and Crystal Enterprise. Jill writes custom courseware and teaches regular and custom courses around the country, along with working large and small report development and custom implementation projects on many database systems. She has extensive experience writing reports for clients in most all business areas.

William McRae
William McRae is a Crystal Decisions certified Trainer and Consultant in Crystal Reports and Crystal Enterprise as well as a Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP). Will has extensive experience in many other MS products, with multiple database platforms, Data Junction and SalesLogix. .

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