Special Edition Using Crystal Enterprise 8.5

by Steve Lucas and Alex Samuel

Special Edition Using Crystal Enterprise provides a comprehensive reference for the enterprise information delivery solution, Crystal Enterprise. Thousands of organizations worldwide will adopt this technology and need assistance to integrate Crystal Enterprise with existing Web technology. This book will help people with existing knowledge of Crystal Software or Web development languages leverage the powerful technology delivered with Crystal...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0789726165
• ISBN13: 9780789726162
• Release Date: May 2002
• Publisher: Addison Wesley Publishing Company
• Length: 656 Pages
• Weight: 2.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 7.3" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

The Only Reference for Crystal Enterprise

I purchased this reference as soon as I could fit it into my budget. There are no references written for Crystal Decisions enterprise level products and I was excited to see one in the works.I purchased the book for it's attempt to describe the features of the products and how they are designed to work together, from the Crystal Enterprise components to Crystal Analysis Pro. Probably a full 25% of the book is spent on customizing Crystal Enterprise for a web site or web application. The explanations are easy to understand and cover the major points necessary to make the product work. I am not a big fan of the "Special Edition" book series because I find them to be too general. This one fits the content style of the series to a 'T'. If you need a general reference on the Crystal Enerprise/Crystal Analysis Pro products, by all means, by this book. If you have been "knee-deep" in the product since it's release, you will probably not find any grand revelations here. It succeeds at trying to be what it is: a solid, general product reference.Also, it is written by Crystal Decisions employees and certified trainers/consultants so you will not be told about any bugs or shortcomings in the product.I gave it four stars just for the breadth of content and since it is the only reference for Crystal Enterprise, you can honestly say it is the best. To me, it is worth the money spent.