Intermediate - Advanced Level Users.
Includes CD-ROM.
This is a comprehensive reference guide that covers all aspects of one of the most widely used reporting tools available, Crystal Reports.
The author begins by clearly and concisely describing creating, analysing and organising simple reports. He moves on to advanced report design and describes the essence of working with formulas and functions, cross-tab analysis, charting and graphing, geographic mapping and managing data sources.
Also included are discussions regarding Web application development and Windows application development with Crystal Reports and report integration for Delphi, Visual Basic and Visual C++.
The book contains Crystal Reports SQL Query Tool and Crystal Reports Dictionaries and a key section on working with PeopleSoft data. It also covers integrating crystal reports in Java-based applications.