Description
* Updated to reflect the latest version of the Crystal Reports reporting tool * Explains how to use Crystal Reports to quickly transform almost any data into interactive content * Features a jump-start chapter on creating a simple report * Covers basic and advanced reporting features, such as retrieving data from databases; sorting, grouping, and totaling result sets; using report templates; making correlations with cross-tab reports; working with formulas; adding geographic detail with maps; publishing reports; and much more * Includes a new section that explains how to use the new time-saving and data-sharing features available when Crystal Reports is integrated with the other components in the product suite: Crystal Enterprise and Crystal Analysis * Companion Web site includes sample reports from the book Allen G. Taylor teaches database development at a leading online education company and electrical engineering at Portland State University. He has authored twenty books, including SQL(r) For Dummies. Introduction. Part I: Reporting Basics. Chapter 1: Transforming Raw Data into Usable Information. Chapter 2: Create a Simple Report Right Now! Chapter 3: Report Design Guidelines. Chapter 4: Reporting Overview. Part II: Moving Up to Professional Quality Reports. Chapter 5: Pulling Specific Data from a Database. Chapter 6: Sorting, Grouping, and Totaling Result Sets. Chapter 7: Mastering Report Sections. Chapter 8: Formatting Your Reports. Part III: Advanced Report Types and Features. Chapter 9: Displaying Your Favorite Hit Parade with Group Sort. Chapter 10: Making Correlations with Cross-Tab Reports. Chapter 11: Adding Formulas to Reports. Chapter 12: Creating Reports within a Report. Chapter 13: Combining Report Elements with OLE. Chapter 14: Creating and Updating OLAP Reports. Chapter 15: Enhancing Reports with Charts. Chapter 16: Adding Geographic Detail with Maps. Part IV: Crystal Reports in the Enterprise. Chapter 17: Crystal Enterprise Components. Chapter 18: Crystal Repository. Chapter 19: Maintaining Security. Chapter 20: Navigating with Report Parts. Chapter 21: Crystal Analysis 10. Part V: Publishing Your Reports. Chapter 22: Distributing and Viewing Reports. Chapter 23: Displaying Reports Online. Chapter 24: SQL Commands. Part VI: The Part of Tens. Chapter 25: Ten Things to Do Before You Create a Report. Chapter 26: Ten Ways to Give Your Reports More Pizzaz. Index.
