<p><strong>Your One-Stop Guide to Enterprise Reporting with Crystal Reports 2008</strong></p><p>Transform disconnected corporate data into compelling, interactive business intelligence using all of the powerful tools available in Crystal Reports 2008. Through detailed explanations, real-world examples, and expert advice, this comprehensive guide shows you how to create, maintain, and distribute dynamic, visually appealing enterprise database reports.</p><p><em>Crystal Reports 2008: The Complete Reference</em> explains how to select and gather pertinent business data, organize it into manageable groups, and assemble it into user-friendly business reports. You will learn how to improve report interactivity with sort controls and the parameter panel; solve complex reporting problems with cross-tabs and subreports; integrate Crystal Xcelsius dashboards; reduce development time; and publish your results to Web and Windows applications.</p><ul><li><div>Integrate pictures, multimedia files, graphs, and charts</div></li><li>Allow user-controlled report sorting with new sort controls</li><li>Develop sophisticated formulas and custom functions with the Formula Workshop</li><li><a name="OLE_LINK2" title="OLE_LINK2"></a><a name="OLE_LINK1" title="OLE_LINK1"></a>Embed Flash files, including Xcelsius 2008 interactive dashboards</li><li><div>Create complex cross-tab reports with new derived rows and columns </div></li><li>Export reports into Word, Excel, Acrobat, and updated XML formats</li><li>Enhance Web interactivity with the new parameter panel and optional parameter fields</li><li><div>Work with SQL databases, OLAP cubes, and proprietary systems</div></li><li>Centralize design elements and auto-update reports using the repository</li><li>Schedule and distribute reports with the latest BusinessObjects Enterprise XI 3.0</li><li><div>Embed reports in Web and Windows applications using Visual Studio 2008</div></li></ul>