Crystal Reports Professional Results

 
Crystal Reports Professional Results
 
Chapter 1
Report Formatting and Appearance
  • Create a watermark
  • Change graphics based on a condition
  • Use WingDings and other symbol fonts
  • Print bar codes
  • Eliminate blank address lines
  • Print “continued on next page” and “continued from previous page” messages
  • Shade every other report line
  • Choose from thousands of colors
Chapter 2
Database Interaction
  • See what Crystal Reports sends to the database
  • Add more than one database type to a report
  • Use indexed fields for faster performance
  • Link your database table to an Excel spreadsheet
  • Change a report from a test to a production database
  • Troubleshoot database performance problems
Chapter 3
Formulas
  • Replace If-Then-Else logic with easier-to-understand Select Case
  • Automatically complete parts of your formula
  • Find the offending part of a runtime formula error
  • Share formulas with others in your company
  • Understand those unclear formula error messages
  • Test for numbers before performing numeric calculations
  • Convert a string or numeric field to a date
  • Count the number of seconds or hours between two dates/times
  • Count the number of days, weeks, or months between two dates
  • Base a formula on a parameter field
Chapter 4
Charts and Graphs
  • Make cool 3-D charts
  • Color or shade the background of a chart
  • Replace bars or wedges with pictures
  • Drill down on group charts
  • Add a trend line to a chart
  • Move the chart legend
  • Have a chart appear alongside data in the report, instead of on top or bottom of it
  • Graduate the color of chart bars or pie wedges
  • Set chart colors based on some data condition
Chapter 5
Record Selection
  • Improve report performance by using only the Select Expert
  • See how your record selection is translated into SQL
  • Speed up the report by using a SQL Expression in record selection
  • Show your record selection on the report
  • Make creative use of Like and wildcards
  • Use pound signs for easy date selection
  • Automate sales and accounting reports with InThePeriod
Chapter 6
Web Reporting
  • Create simple web reports with File|Export
  • Hyperlink to other web pages or e-mail addresses
  • Add tooltips that show up when you point the mouse to an object
  • Pass a value from a formula or database field to another ASP page
  • Show just a chart or cross-tab in a web portal page
  • Write a small ASP to download a report in Excel, Word, PDF, or RTF format
  • Create a “quick and simple” web reporting system with Crystal Reports 9 RAS
Chapter 7
Parameter Fields
  • Show all multi-value values on the report
  • Choose from descriptions instead of codes
  • Control what can be typed in a parameter
  • Create an “all or specific item” parameter
  • Base the N in Top N on a parameter
  • Database-filled “on-the-fly” web parameters
  • Use a parameter for conditional formatting
Chapter 8
Sorting and Grouping
  • Sorting/grouping based on a parameter field
  • Limit to certain groups with Group Selection
  • Sort groups by an alternate field
  • Correct Top N/Group Selection grand totals
  • Copy totals/summaries with the control key
  • Retrieve only group totals from the database
  • Customize the group name field
  • Show only the best or worst groups
Chapter 9
Subreports
  • Hide the border around a subreport
  • “No records” message with an empty subreport
  • Pass data from subreport to main report
  • Pass data from main report to subreport
  • Avoid subreports with a “Not Equal” join
  • Place a subreport alongside main report data
  • Better reports with on-demand subreports
Chapter 10
Cross-Tabs
  • Add a legend to a cross-tab
  • Conditionally format cells
  • Automatically object placement
  • Change the type of cross-tab summary
  • Avoid label truncation
  • Cross-tabs with formulas and parameters
 
 
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Training and Consulting
Could you use some help on your Crystal Reports project? The author, George Peck, and his team can train and consult for you! You'll find more information on The ABLAZE Group Web site.


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