Crystal Reports XI for Developers

Crystal Reports XI is a powerful software tool for turning raw data into corporate decision-making information. End-users and developers alike use Crystal Reports to extract and format information, and with over 9 million licenses shipped Crystal Reports is one of the most popular packages for corporate reporting. Crystal Reports XI for Developers provides a solid introduction for any report or application developer just getting started with Crystal Reports. Using this practical guide, they will learn to create presentation-quality reports from a variety of data sources, and how to add the advanced features developers need to analyze report data. Developers will learn to create simple and complex reports with the formatting and organization techniques presented in the book, and how to add filtering and summaries to crunch millions of rows of data into a concise and meaningful format. They will also learn to create their own formulas and SQL Expressions, as well as how to use advanced Crystal Reports features such as subreports, cross-tabs, charts, dynamic parameters, and more. Going beyond the sample reports that ship with the product, Crystal Reports XI for Developers is filled with step-by-step essentials and real-world examples, showing readers how to take full advantage of Crystal Reports key features so they can create information-rich, quality reports from their own data and integrate them into their own applications.

This introductory guide explains how to use Crystal Reports XI software, its design, and integration. McAmis describes report formatting and organization; the retrieval and analysis of data; expressions, formulas, and functions; the creation of complex reports; addition of visual elements; integration into Windows, Java, and web applications; and the extension of applications. The book comes with a CD-ROM with sample reports, code, and projects from examples in the book. No bibliography is included. McAmis is an IT consultant and author of many technical books. Annotation © 2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

David McAmis (Sydney, Australia) is an IT consultant and the author of over a dozen technical books, including Professional Crystal Reports in Visual Studio.NET and Crystal Reports: A Beginner's Guide. He is a Crystal Reports Certified Professional (CRCP) and a Business Objects Enterprise Certified Professional (BECP) and trainer; he is a partner in Avantis, a Business Objects Partner. His work has also appeared in various computer magazines and trade journals and he is the editor of Crystal Developers Journal (www.crystaldevelopersjournal.com).