Special Edition Using Business Objects Crystal Reports XI (Special Edition Using)

asked by miceandmen on November 18, 2006 11:42 AM

Special Edition Using Business Objects Crystal Reports XI is a reference guide designed to provide you with hands-on experience for the latest release of the Business Objects' product suite. The authors, all Business Objects insiders, bring unique and valuable real-world perspectives on implementations and uses of Crystal Reports, Crystal Reports Server, BusinessObjects Enterprise, WebIntelligence and OLAP Intelligence. Content, tutorials and samples for reporting within the Microsoft Visual Studio .NET and J2EE development environments is also included. Advanced data-source coverage including SAP R3, SAP BW, Peoplesoft, Siebel, EJBs, .NET/COM objects and XML are also covered. Advanced content on report distribution and integration into the secured managed reporting solution, Business Objects Enterprise XI and the new Crystal Reports Server XI, is included along with coverage on the new Web Services SDK. If you are a Crystal Reports XI user, Special Edition Using Business Objects Crystal Reports XI will become your definitive users guide.

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I really like this book. it not only helps answer thing but makes suggestion and gives real world scenerios at end of a chapter. I use it mostly for a reference tool as chapters 1-11 pertain to CR XI report creation part, which is what I need refresh on the most. I do wish there was a good tool book that gave more on crystal syntax if anyone knows please email me, but this book helps get me thinking on the right track.

reviewed by corral on November 20, 2006 11:02 AM

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This is a solid book and a worthwhile reference. Unfortunately, the content organization is somewhat confusing--and the sheer size of the book makes it fairly difficult to find what you're looking for.

The contents have so many hints and tips that every programmer will learn something. I've been using Crystal Reports for many years, and reading through the book I would frequently learn little tips or timesaving processes.

I might note, however, that several of the examples are specific to certain database platforms or certain report implementation methods. For example, I didn't have easy access to SQL Server while reading the book, so testing out some of the examples was nearly impossible.

Nevertheless, one of the best Crystal Reports XI references available on the market.

reviewed by bricktop on November 22, 2006 11:19 PM

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I purchased this book with the hope of figuring out how to produce a table of contents. Since database publishing tools are no longer produced I was trying reproduce the effect in Crystal Reports. I have 18 years experience using the Oracle Reporting tools and know how to produce what I need, however Oracle will no longer be supporting it's report toolset. There is an article on the Business Objects knowledge base on how to do this but it is written for SQL Sever and not Oracle. I was hoping that this book would go into this real world situation, it does not. I have also gone to the book's web site and asked for help, but no reply after 2 weeks.
Finally the author implies that including a stored procedure is a matter of selecting the procedure and then providing the parameters, WRONG. For an Oracle stored procedure there much, much more to it than that. The author should research solutions before he puts them in the book. If his solution was for SQL Server then he should be reminded that Oracle holds market share.

reviewed by dataworld on November 24, 2006 3:22 PM

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add a new book!