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. This book provides a solid introduction for any report or application developer just getting started. 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, such as subreports, cross-tabs, charts, geographic maps, and more. Developers will also learn to create simple to 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. Crystal Reports XI for Developers is filled with step-by-step essentials and real-world examples that teach developers how to take full advantage of Crystal Report’s key features to create information-rich, quality reports from their own data.

KEY FEATURES: * Teaches Crystal Reports from a developer’s perspective, from creating the first report and adding advanced formatting features to analyzing the report data and the code behind the report and expressions * Provides clear and easy-to-understand instruction, leveraging developers experience and knowledge with other desktop applications * developers need, including subreports, cross-tabs, charts, geographic maps, drawing objects * Discusses the various methods and issues with deployment and integration on various platforms such as Visual Studio .NET, ASP.NET, Java, and JSP * Includes a companion CD-ROM with all of the source code, sample reports, and figures from the book...