Crystal Reports 2008: The Complete Reference (Osborne Complete Reference Series) (en Inglés)
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Your One-Stop Guide to Enterprise Reporting with Crystal Reports 2008Transform disconnected corporate data into compelling, interactive business intelligence using all of the powerful toolsYour One-Stop Guide to Enterprise Reporting with Crystal Reports 2008Transform 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 controlsDevelop 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 formatsEnhance 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 repositorySchedule and distribute reports with the latest BusinessObjects Enterprise XI 3.0 Embed reports in Web and Windows applications using Visual Studio 2008 Part I: Designing Reports Chapter 1. Getting a Feel for Crystal Reports 2008Chapter 2. Sorting and GroupingChapter 3. Analyzing with Advanced Selection CriteriaChapter 4. Using FormulasChapter 5. Creating Custom FunctionsChapter 6. Making Your Reports Visually AppealingChapter 7. Using Sections and AreasChapter 8. Analyzing with Cross TabsChapter 9. Creating ChartsChapter 10. Creating Geographic MapsChapter 11. Integration with Crystal Xcelsius and FlashChapter 12. Using SubreportsChapter 13. Interactive Reporting with Parameter FieldsChapter 14. Exporting Reports to Different FormatsChapter 15. Reporting from SQL DatabasesChapter 16. Reporting from Proprietary Data TypesChapter 17. Reporting from OLAP CubesChapter 18. Accommodating Database Changes and Field MappingChapter 19. Creating Crystal Reports Applications with Visual Studio .NETPart II: Crystal Reports Enterprise Reporting Chapter 20. Crystal Reports Web AlternativesChapter 21. Using InfoViewChapter 22. Administering Enterprise Reporting SystemsAppendix: Formula Language Reference Index
