All-in-One is all you need! This authoritative reference offers complete coverage of all material on all three Crystal Reports Certified Professional exams, including content for each of the three electives. You’ll find exam objectives at the beginning of each chapter, helpful exam tips, and end-of-chapter practice questions. The bonus CD-ROM contains a testing engine with questions found only on the CD. This comprehensive guide not only helps you pass the challenging CRCP exam, but will also serve as an invaluable on-the-job reference.
PART I: Installation and Quick Start
Ch. 1: Installing Crystal Reports 10 and Crystal Enterprise 10
Ch. 2: Database Concepts and the XTREME Sample Data
Ch. 3: Quick Start Using the Report Expert
PART II: Exam RDCR200, Basic Reporting
Ch. 4: Exploring the Environment
Ch. 5: Basic Report Creation
Ch. 6: Record Filtering and Report Parameters
Ch. 7: Grouping, Sorting, and Summarizing
Ch. 8: Creating Formula Fields
Ch. 9: Formatting
Ch. 10: Charting
Ch. 11: Report Distribution
Ch. 12: Non-Standard Report Types
Ch. 13: Special Reporting Features
Ch. 14: Crystal Reports in the Crystal Enterprise Environment
PART III: Exam RDCR300, Advanced Reporting
Ch. 15: Report Processing
Ch. 16: Subreports
Ch. 17: Complex Formulas and Custom Functions
Ch. 18: The Database Expert
Ch. 19: Set up, Configure, and Maintain Data Sources
Ch. 20: Optimizing the Use of SQL Databases
Ch. 21: Detect and Fix Problems
Ch. 22: Creating and Using SQL Commands Elective
Ch. 23: Reporting from OLAP Data Sources Elective
Ch. 24: Creating Complex Formulas for Finance Elective
PART IV: Exam RDCR400, Report Methodology and Business Views
Ch. 25: Define Report Development Methodology
Ch. 26: Define and Document Requirements
Ch. 27: Document and Support Reports
Ch. 28: Apply Report Design Concepts and Methodology
Ch. 29: Business Views
Ch. 30: Manage Business Views and Business Elements
Ch. 31: Manage Data Foundations and Data Connections
Annette Harper, (Columbus, OH) OCP, ACE (Crystal Reports Authorized Crystal Engineer), Master CNE, has worked with Crystal Reports for more than eight years. She was previously the Division Manager of Decision Support for the Investment Department of the Nationwide Insurance Company, where she led the reporting and data warehousing teams. Harper now owns Sage Link, LLC, a Crystal Reports and Oracle consulting firm.
