Laminated quick reference guide showing step-by-step instructions and shortcuts for how to use Crystal Reports XI. The following topics are covered: Creating, Opening, Saving Reports, Using Report Wizards, Changing Defaults and Reports Options, Inserting Fields from a Database, Inserting Text Fields, Moving/Resizing Objects, Using Guides, Formatting Objects, Sorting, Grouping, Grouping in Specified Order, Editing Groups, Inserting Subtotals, Grand Totals, Summary Fields, Record Selection and Criteria, Creating Static Parameters, Creating Cascading Parameters, Applying a Parameter to the Report, Prompting for New Parameter Values, Creating Formulas, Using a Formula Field, Editing a Formula, Using a Formula to Provide Value to a Control, Renaming a Formula, Syntax Considerations, Editing Tables and Relationships. Also includes a list of keyboard shortcuts and selection methods. This guide is suitable as a training handout, or simply an easy to use reference guide, for any type of user
The authorized guide to the latest edition of the #1 business intelligence software product - Crystal Reports. More than 16 million licenses of Crystal Reports have been shipped to date. This book is a reference designed to provide hands-on guidance for the latest release of the product suite. The latest version of Crystal Reports and the Business Objects enterprise reporting suite delivers vast product enhancements and a tighter integration that will drive upgrades from licensees. Brand new features (e.g. Dynamic and Cascading Parameter Generation) will also appeal to new audiences. Over 1 million new Business Intelligence licensees will be migrating to the Crystal Enterprise Reporting platform, as this is the first release of the software with the existing Business Objects (BO) products being integrated into the Crystal infrastructure. As Business Objects insiders, the authors bring unique and valuable real-world perspectives on implementations and uses of the Crystal Reports product. The book also includes content, tutorials and samples for reporting within the Microsoft Visual Studio.NET and J2EE development environments and also on top of the SAP Business Information Warehouse (BW) and the Peoplesoft platform. Advanced content on report distribution and integration into the secured managed reporting solution known as Business Objects Enterprise XI, is also now included in this definitive user guide with coverage on the new Web Services SDK.
Laminated quick reference guide showing step-by-step instructions and shortcuts for how to use advanced features of Crystal Reports XI. The following topics are covered: Conditionally Formatting Data with the Highlighting Expert & The Formula Editor, Creating Report Alerts, Inserting Sections, Modifying Section Properties, Changing Section Order, Applying Conditional Formatting to Sections, Using the Group Tree, Drilling Down in Groups, Modifying Group Options, Using the Group Sort Expert, Selecting Records Based on Summary Data, Inserting Subreports, Modifying Subreport Links, Creating Running Totals, Inserting Running Totals, Creating Charts, Modifying Charts, Concatenating Data, Creating Formulas Using IF, Creating Formulas Using Select Case, Using Variables in Formulas, Creating Cross-Tab Reports, Grouping in Specified Order with Cross-Tab Reports, Formatting Cross-Tab Reports. Also includes a list of Keyboard Shortcuts. This guide is suitable as a training handout, or simply an easy to use reference guide, for the intermediate to advanced user. This guide is one of two available titles for Crystal Reports XI: Crystal Reports XI Introduction, Crystal Reports XI Advanced.
The most definitive resource on Crystal Reports available! Create presentation-quality reports using the most powerful data analysis tool and this comprehensive guide. Crystal Reports 8.5: The Complete Reference explains in detail how to use the software to analyze and format data, generate reports, and perform advanced interactive reporting from the Web. Also, learn to develop custom applications and incorporate any Crystal Report into your Windows applications.
A self-paced visual guide to learning Crystal Reports, this workbook for beginners has easy-to-understand, step-by-step instructions and screen shots to show users how to complete the design technique.
Fourth Edition - The Beginner's Guide to Crystal Reports 2016 was written as a quick start guide for beginners, and not intended as a comprehensive reference manual. The beginner-level skills of Crystal Reports is easy to learn and can be achieved within a few hours of hands-on learning. With an established data source connection, learning and using Crystal Reports 2016 is as easy as using Microsoft Office. Learn how to setup a data connection, examine a data structure, create a new report, add data fields, format a report, add pictures, charts and create formulas. See how to filter data, setup user parameters and create a summary report with drill-down features. This book demystifies the complexity of learning Crystal Reports and presents it as a user-friendly application. This book is currently used in corporate training focused primarily for non-programmers how to extract system data and create basic reports. This book is intended to provide the reader the basic skills at creating simple reports and the confidence to learn additional skills independently. This book is NOT a reference manual.
I wrote this book from the perspective of a programmer wanting to learn how to integrate reports within a .NET application. I've been working with Crystal Reports since Visual Basic 3 and it's always been difficult to find technical information on report writing. I spent a year and a half researching what .NET programmers need to successfully create, implement and deploy a Crystal Reports application. I even put the book on the internet for everyone to read for free all of last year. This generated an incredible number of emails from programmers telling me what they liked, disliked, and what was missing from the book. I learned that there are two distinct types of .NET programmers using Crystal Reports. The first type of programmer doesn't have much experience with Crystal Reports and wants a series of tutorials to help them build reports from scratch. For this programmer I wrote 13 chapters which teach you everything about adding reports to ASP.NET and Windows applications. It starts with the basics of building reports to adding charts, crosstab reports, sorting and grouping, subreports and using the formula editor with Basic syntax and Crystal syntax. The second type of programmer has been using Crystal Reports for years and is mostly concerned with how to do technical runtime customization of reports. For this programmer I researched and diagrammed the undocumented report object models. I included dozens of examples in both VB.NET and C# to show you how to modify reports, manipulate different data sources (XML, ADO.NET, ODBC, OLE DB, stored procedures with parameters), modify formulas and report parameters, and integrate .NET with the RAS and RDC. The dozens of emails I received when the book was online were instrumental for doing a major revision of many chapters before publishing the book in hardcopy format. Since releasing the book I continue to receive more emails from people. They regret that the free book isn't online anymore, but understand that it couldn't last forever and that the hardcopy version is even better. I hope you like it and that it helps you achieve your reporting goals. September 2004 Update: Due to high demand, I did a second printing of the book. I took advantage of this opportunity to go through the book and remove all grammatical errors. The content is the same, but the typos have been corrected.
This workbook is for those who wish to learn OpenOffice.org Writer version 2. Filled with time-saving tips and helpful advice, the No Stress Tech Guide leads the novice and intermediate user through the features of Writer.
CRYSTAL REPORTS® 2008 OFFICIAL GUIDE Whether you’re a DBA, data warehousing or business intelligence professional, reporting specialist, or developer, this book has the answers you need. Through hands-on examples, you’ll systematically master Crystal Reports and Xcelsius 2008’s most powerful features for creating, distributing, and delivering content. One step at a time, long-time Crystal Reports insiders take you from the basics through advanced content creation and delivery using Xcelsius, Crystal Reports Server, crystalreports.com, and the offline Crystal Reports Viewer. Every significant enhancement introduced in Crystal Reports 2008 is covered, including its new visualization options and more robust Web services capabilities. The book concludes by showing how to use Crystal Reports’ powerful .NET and Java SDKs to customize and extend enterprise reporting in virtually unlimited ways. • Learn hands-on, through step-by-step examples and exercises—and discover tips and tricks proven in real-world enterprise environments • Master new Crystal Reports 2008 features, including interactive report viewing, Xcelsius dashboarding, Flex, and Flash integration, Report Designer improvements, report bursting, and more • Publish professional-quality reports against virtually any data source, including relational and OLAP databases, Universes, SAP, PeopleSoft, JavaBeans, .NET/COM objects, XML, and more • Discover advanced visualization techniques using Xcelsius, charts, and maps • Learn methods for distributing reports and integrating content into other applications • Learn about the latest reporting addition to the Business Objects family—Xcelsius and begin creating dynamic and interactive dashboards NEIL FITZGERALD has spent several years working at Business Objects and with one of Business Objects’ largest providers of custom BI and enterprise reporting solutions. BOB COATES currently works as a Sales Consultant for Business Objects, an SAP company, where he has been employed for more than eleven years. RYAN GOODMAN is the founder of Centigon Solutions, Inc., and remains one of the top Xcelsius experts and evangelists in the world. MICHAEL VOLOSHKO is a senior presales consultant for the financial services team at Business Objects. ON THE WEB Find all this and more at informit.com/sams: • Java and .NET sample reports and code samples for all examples in the book • Bonus chapters, tips, tricks, and links to great reporting resources CATEGORY: Database COVERS: Crystal Reports 2008, Crystal Reports Server 2008, Crystal Reports Viewer, crystalreports.com, Xcelsius 2008 USER LEVEL: Beginning—Intermediate
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.
