Crystal Reports 10: The Complete Reference
Part I: Crystal Reports 10 Introduced
1. Getting the Feel of Crystal Reports 10
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. Creating and Using Business Views
18. Accommodating Database Changes and Field Mapping
19. Reporting from OLAP Cubes
20. Reporting from Proprietary Data Types
Part II: Crystal Reports 10 on the Web
21. Crystal Reports Web Alternatives
22. Crystal Reports with ASP and ASP.NET
23. Introduction to Crystal Enterprise
24. Using the Crystal Launchpad and ePortfolio
25. Customizing Crystal Enterprise ePortfolio
Part III: Developing Custom Window Applications
26. Integrating Crystal Reports X with Visual Basic
27. Crystal Reports with Visual Studio .NET
28. Crystal Reports with Java
Appendixes
A. Installing and Configuring Crystal Reports Components
B. Formula Language Reference
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The Ultimate Guide to Crystal Reports 10
Covers new features--Format Painter, Business Views, upgrades to the repository, Java and .NET support, and more
Create visually appealing reports and publish them on the Web with Crystal Reports 10 and help from this comprehensive resource. Whether you’re a beginner or a power user looking for answers to quick questions, many examples and tips, along with clear discussions of the new and improved features, make this a must-have workplace companion. You’ll learn to produce compelling, professional-looking reports that communicate content effectively using helpful features such as charts, complex formulas using custom functions, sorting and grouping, the updated repository, new Business Views, and more. Then, discover how to integrate your reports with Visual Basic, Visual Studio .NET, and Java. Plus, schedule and view your reports on the Web with Crystal Enterprise 10.
- Design and develop page-published quality reports
- Customize your report data using formulas--from simple math computations to full Basic-like formulas
- Store report objects in the updated repository for organization-wide sharing
- Simplify complex database structures with new version 10 Business Views
- Fulfill sophisticated reporting requirements with subreports
- Schedule and view reports on the Web with Crystal Enterprise 10
- Create interactive reports using parameter fields, drill-down, hyperlinks, and managed navigation
- Export reports to common file formats like Microsoft Word or Excel, Acrobat PDF, HTML, XML, and others
- Develop custom Web and Windows applications to integrate reports using Visual Basic, Visual Studio .NET, or Java
- Create reports based on unique data sources, such as OLAP databases, Microsoft Outlook folders, Web server logs, and XML data