Sams Teach Yourself Crystal Reports 9
In 24 Hours
Joe Estes, Neil FitzGerald, Kathryn Hunt, Steve Lucas, Ryan Marples
Résumé
Sams Teach Yourself Crystal Reports 9 in 24 Hours will
guide the Crystal Reports users through conceptual topics,
such as understanding data sources, to creating simple
reports using the provided report wizards to custom
reporting creation, modification and design techniques.
This book will cover the latest version of Crystal Reports.
The newest release includes unprecedented technological
advances and user interface design improvements - making
for the most significant release enhancement to date.
Developed by Crystal Decisions, Crystal Reports can access
data from the most widely used databases and can integrate
data from multiple databases within one report. Crystal
Reports has been endorsed as the standard program for
reporting with over 250 third party vendors. These vendors
include Microsoft, SAP, PeopleSoft, Baan, IBM's Lotus, and
many others.
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I. INTRODUCTION TO CRYSTAL REPORTS 9.0.
- Hour 1. The Value of Crystal Reports 9.
- Hour 2. Getting Started with Crystal Reports 9.
- Hour 3. Accessing Your Data.
- Hour 4. Using the Default Report Wizards.
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II. FUNDAMENTALS OF THE CRYSTAL REPORTS DESIGN ENVIRONMENT.
- Hour 5. Creating and Designing Basic Reports.
- Hour 6. Selecting and Grouping Data.
- Hour 7. Filtering, Sorting, and Summarizing Data.
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III. FORMATTING REPORTS.
- Hour 8. Fundamentals of Report Formatting.
- Hour 9. Working with Report Sections.
- Hour 10. Understanding and Implementing Formulas.
- Hour 11. Visualizing Your Data with Charts and Maps.
- Hour 12. Implementing Parameters for Dynamic Reporting.
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IV. ENHANCING CRYSTAL REPORTS.
- Hour 13. Custom Formatting Techniques.
- Hour 14. Using Cross-Tabs for Summarized Reporting.
- Hour 15. Using Record Selections and Alerts for Interactive Reporting.
- Hour 16. Using Subreports.
- Hour 17. Using Formulas and Custom Functions to Implement Complex Business Logic.
- Hour 18. Working with the Report Component Repository.
- Hour 19. Designing Effective Report Templates.
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V. ADVANCED REPORT DESIGN CONCEPTS.
- Hour 20. Multidimensional Reporting Against OLAP Data.
- Hour 21. Additional Data Sources for Crystal Reports.
- Hour 22. Optimizing SQL Queries in Crystal Reports.
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VI. SHARING AND DISTRIBUTING CRYSTAL REPORTS.
- Hour 23. Distributing Crystal Reports.
- Hour 24. Crystal Reports in Applications—a Developer's Perspective.
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VII. SUPPLEMENTAL CRYSTAL REPORTS TECHNOLOGIES.
- Appendix A. Crystal Reports for Visual Studio .NET.
- Appendix B. Common Crystal Reports FAQs and Tips.
L'auteur - Joe Estes
Joe Estes has been in the information technology
industry for more than eight years. He currently manages
the Midwest Pre-Sales Team at Crystal Decisions, working
with some of the company's largest customers. Prior to
working for Crystal Decisions, Joe has been focused on the
data reporting, information delivery, and analytical
aspects of Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence
initiatives exclusively during the past six years.
Throughout his career, Joe has held positions varying from
system analyst and consultant at large consultancies, to
system engineer and project manager at various Business
Intelligence software companies. Joe is an avid enthusiast
of running, snowboarding, in-line skating, and
squash.
L'auteur - Neil FitzGerald
Neil FitzGerald has 7+ years experience working with information delivery, business intelligence, and enterprise reporting tools. He has combined this experience with his Bachelor of Computer Science degree from Queens University in Kingston, Canada, and his MBA from the Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario, London, Canada, to help provide information solutions to an array of Fortune 500 companies throughout NYC and the Northeastern United States. Neil is currently managing a top-shelf group of technical consultants in the NY/NE region for Crystal Decisions. He can be contacted at nf_cr24@hotmail.com.
L'auteur - Kathryn Hunt
Born, raised, and educated in Vancouver BC, Kathryn
(also known as KAT) Hunt has been working at Crystal
Decisions since 1994. During that time, she has held many
roles that have brought her both customer-focused and
report design experience. She is now considered one of the
elite "report design gurus" at Crystal Decisions. She's
frequently referred to as the "Reporting Goddess." In her
current role as program manager, charged with the Crystal
Reports Designer and its features, she has experienced many
aspects of how Crystal technologies are designed, marketed,
implemented, and supported.
L'auteur - Steve Lucas
Steve Lucas has been in the information technology industry for more than 10 years. He currently manages the Strategic Pre-Sales Team for North America at Crystal Decisions, working with some of the company's largest customers worldwide. Steve regularly speaks on current and future Crystal technology at significant events and trade shows for Crystal. Prior to Crystal, Steve focused on Microsoft technology and consulting for the better part of his career. He is currently based in Denver.
L'auteur - Ryan Marples
Ryan Marples is a program manager at Crystal Decisions responsible for delivering new and powerful developer tools as part of the Crystal Reports product. In addition to this book, Ryan has been involved in the authoring and editing of various other books and magazine articles. In addition to writing, Ryan has been a speaker at software conferences around the world.
Caractéristiques techniques
| PAPIER | |
| Éditeur(s) | Sams |
| Auteur(s) | Joe Estes, Neil FitzGerald, Kathryn Hunt, Steve Lucas, Ryan Marples |
| Parution | 02/01/2003 |
| Nb. de pages | 500 |
| Format | 18,5 x 23 |
| Couverture | Broché |
| Poids | 865g |
| Intérieur | Noir et Blanc |
| EAN13 | 9780672320903 |
| ISBN13 | 978-0-6723-2090-3 |
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