Crystal Reports 9 for Dummies

  • 3h 58m
  • Allen G. Taylor
  • John Wiley & Sons (US)
  • 2002

This friendly guide shows you how to design database reports that tell a clear, compelling story—from simple one-table displays to picture-perfect presentations complete with charts and maps. Whether you’re a Crystal Reports user, a DBA, or a developer, this book is just what you need to do more with your data.

About the Author

Allen G. Taylor is a database consultant with more than 30 years of computer industry experience. His many books include Database Design for Dummies and SQL Weekend Crash Course.

In this Book

  • Crystal Reports 9 For Dummies
  • Introduction
  • Transforming Raw Data into Meaningful Information
  • Build a Report Right Now!
  • Report Design Guidelines
  • Reporting Overview
  • Pulling Specific Data from a Database
  • Sorting, Grouping, and Totaling Result Sets
  • Mastering Report Sections
  • Formatting Your Reports
  • Crystal Repository
  • Displaying Your Favorite Hit Parade with Group Sort
  • Making Correlations with Cross-Tab Reports
  • Adding Formulas to Reports
  • Creating Reports within a Report
  • Combining Report Elements with OLE
  • Creating and Updating OLAP Reports
  • Enhancing Reports with Charts
  • Adding Geographic Detail with Maps
  • Getting Your Reports to Your Audience
  • Displaying Reports Online
  • SQL Commands
  • Programming with Crystal Reports .NET
  • Ten Things to Do Before You Create a Report
  • Ten Ways to Give Your Reports More Pizzazz
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