Crystal Reports XI Official Guide (Business Objects Press)

by Neil Fitzgerald, et al.

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The authorized guide to the latest edition of the #1 business intelligence software product - Crystal Reports. More than 16 million licenses of Crystal Reports have been shipped to date. This book is a reference designed to provide hands-on guidance for the latest release of the product suite. The latest version of Crystal Reports and the Business Objects enterprise reporting suite delivers vast product enhancements and a tighter integration that will drive upgrades from licensees. Brand new features (e.g. Dynamic and Cascading Parameter Generation) will also appeal to new audiences. Over 1 million new Business Intelligence licensees will be migrating to the Crystal Enterprise Reporting platform, as this is the first release of the software with the existing Business Objects (BO) products being integrated into the Crystal infrastructure. As Business Objects insiders, the authors bring unique and valuable real-world perspectives on implementations and uses of the Crystal Reports product. The book also includes content, tutorials and samples for reporting within the Microsoft Visual Studio.NET and J2EE development environments and also on top of the SAP Business Information Warehouse (BW) and the Peoplesoft platform. Advanced content on report distribution and integration into the secured managed reporting solution known as Business Objects Enterprise XI, is also now included in this definitive user guide with coverage on the new Web Services SDK.

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Average Customer Review: 4 out of 5 stars

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4 out of 5 stars

Similar to Using Bo Crystla reports xi, 2008-07-03
This book is same as Using Business Objects Crystal reports XI.No CD available.The book presents topics with examples and not just an explanation of features like the (The Complete reference Crystal reports XI).One who is planning to buy (Using Business Objects Crystal reports XI) which is now very costly.Can manage with this book.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4 out of 5 stars

Good book, 2008-04-13
This is a valuable book for learning and using Crystal Reports. I found lots of useful information in it. The explanations are clear and practical.

However, be aware that about half the book is on other topics than creating reports - such as Crystal Reports Server, BusinessObjects Enterprise, etc.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4 out of 5 stars

Solid For Novice/Intermediate Users, 2007-12-07
This text presents a thorough look at every facet of Crystal Report creation. It is very helpful for beginning and intermediate users. However, for more experienced users the authors fail to provide a useful summary of the built-in functions which are heavily used for manipulating the reports.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5 out of 5 stars

Good book for learning and reference., 2007-03-22
I found this book to be an outstanding tool for learning Crystal Report. It's an easy read and has many easy and relevant examples.

Furthermore, since this is my first few weeks of using BOXI, I find myself referencing this book a lot. So far I have not been disappointed!

20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

3 out of 5 stars

Should have come with the software..., 2007-01-08
Remember back in the "good old days" of shrinkwrapped software when the box was mostly full with a big printed reference manual? Well, this is the book that should have come inside the now-nearly-empty box. The book is a standard reference-type manual designed to provide an overview of every feature within the product including the newest features such as Dynamic and Cascading Parameter Generation. Besides the standard overview type stuff, it includes some basic tutorials on often-confusing topics such as report integration (in .NET and J2EE environments); you won't become an expert using these tutorials, however. The book also includes a lot of information on how Crystal Reports integrates with Business Objects' larger software platforms (which, I suspect, will be a useless topic for 99% of users).

Beginning users will find the manual easy to use and full of interesting information. Intermediate users will find solid suggestions here and there. Advanced users will probably give it a flip-through and stuff it on the shelf next to all the other references where it will be used for occasional consultation. All in all a solid offering in a fairly crowded field, but one that is authoratative and complete. But I just can't shake the feeling that the manual should have come in the box. Heck, it even looks and feels just like the typical software documentation of days gone by...

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