Crystal Reports 10 For Dummies

Sample reports and more on companion Web site
Create simple or sophisticated reports, add elements, format, and deliver them
What good is all that data you’re keeping if you can’t put it in a form that means something? This handy guide gets you going with Crystal Reports 10 and its exciting enterprise enhancements. Let your data out of the database and turn it into interactive reports that tell you, and others, what’s happening in your business.
The Dummies WayExplanations in plain English"Get in, get out" informationIcons and other navigational aidsTear–out cheat sheetTop ten listsA dash of humor and fun
Discover how to:Create and print a simple reportDesign reports to meet specific needsSort, group, and total result setsDevelop and update OLAP reportsIntegrate Crystal Reports with Crystal Enterprise® and Crystal Analysis®

Spis treści:
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 Deta il 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.

Nota biograficzna:
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® For Dummies.

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Sample reports and more on companion Web site
Create simple or sophisticated reports, add elements, format, and deliver them
What good is all that data you’re keeping if you can’t put it in a form that means something? This handy guide gets you going with Crystal Reports 10 and its exciting enterprise enhancements. Let your data out of the database and turn it into interactive reports that tell you, and others, what’s happening in your business.
The Dummies WayExplanations in plain English"Get in, get out" informationIcons and other navigational aidsTear–out cheat sheetTop ten listsA dash of humor and fun
Discover how to:Create and print a simple reportDesign reports to meet specific needsSort, group, and total result setsDevelop and update OLAP reportsIntegrate Crystal Reports with Crystal Enterprise® and Crystal Analysis®