This friendly guide shows you how to design database reports that tell a clear, compelling story - from simple one-table displays to picture-perfect presentations complete with charts and maps. Whether you're a Crystal Reports user, a DBA, or a developer, this book is just what you need to do more with your data.ContentsI- Reporting Basics

• Transforming Raw Data into Meaningful Information
• Build a Report Right Now!
• Report Design Guidelines
• Reporting Overview

II- Moving Up to Professional-Quality Reports

• Pulling Specific Data from a Database
• Sorting, Grouping, and Totaling Result Sets
• Mastering Report Sections
• Formatting Your Reports
• Crystal Repository

III- Advanced Report Types and Features

• Displaying Your Favorite Hit Parade with Group Sort
• Making Correlations with Cross-Tab Reports
• Adding Formulas to Reports
• Creating Reports within a Report
• Combining Report Elements with OLE
• Creating and Updating OLAP Reports
• Enhancing Reports with Charts
• Adding Geographic Detail with Maps

IV- Publishing Your Reports

• Getting Your Reports to Your Audience
• Displaying Reports Online

V- Programming with Crystal Reports

• SQL Commands
• Programming with Crystal Reports .NET

VI- The Part of Tens

• Ten Things to Do Before You Create a Report
• Ten Ways to Give Your Reports More Pizzazz