CRCP Crystal Reports Certified Professional All-in-One [Hardcover]

Annette Harper (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0072257849 | ISBN-13: 978-0072257847 | Publication Date: January 20, 2005 | Edition: 1

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.

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Prepare to pass ... all three CRCP certification exams

"All-in-One is All You Need."

Get complete coverage of all the material included on CRCP exams RDCR200, RDCR300, and RDCR400 -- plus all three electives -- inside this comprehensive resource. With full treatment of all the exam topics, this definitive, dual-purpose tool contains exam objectives at the beginning of each chapter, helpful exam tips, sample questions, and real-world scenarios. Authoritative and detailed, this volume serves as both a complete certification study guide and an indispensable on-the-job reference. Get full details on all exam topics including how to:

• Plan the layout and content of a report
• Implement record filtering and use parameters
• Sort and group records and summarize data
• Create formula fields, SQL Expression fields, and custom functions
• Use Crystal Reports in a Crystal Enterprise environment
• Understand the report processing model
• Connect to a variety of data sources and create SQL queries
• Report from OLAP data sources
• Create and manage Business Views and their components
• Define business, technical, and user requirements
• Included on the CD-ROM
• Simulated exam with practice questions and answers
• Complete electronic book

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 852 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media; 1 edition (January 20, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0072257849
• ISBN-13: 978-0072257847
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 7.6 x 2.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #330,546 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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56 of 56 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars All you need to be CRCP Certified, March 29, 2005

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Clark B. Timmins "q-25" (West Jordan, UT USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: CRCP Crystal Reports Certified Professional All-in-One (Hardcover)

This textbook contains everything the reader will need to gain Crystal Reports Certified Professional (CRCP) certification.

I used the textbook to take all three exams, and passed them all within twelve weeks. The only other source of information I used was the on-line documentation provided with the product (and I used that as a secondary reference only). Note that I did not take any education courses from Business Objects or third-party providers--this book was my sole information source, and it guided me to high scores on all three exams. I also became a much better Crystal Reports developer in the process.

The writing is exceptionally clear and free of all the techno-babble that clutters up so many other texts. This book is clear, easy to read, and structured perfectly. Not only that, but the examples are exceptional and applicable.

In addition to guiding the reader through the certification material, the text will thereafter continue to serve as a valuable reference for Crystal development.

Highly recommended--this is the Crystal Reports book that nobody should be without.

NOTE: Now that Business Objects has revised their CRCP examinations you might be wondering if this text would still be useful. The unqualified answer is YES. The two exams for XI are nearly identical to the three exams for version 10, except all of the Business Views components have been removed.

For XI certification, you still use this text. Just i) skip the Business Views parts (skip chapters 27, 28, 29)--as that software component has been dropped; ii) focus on the SQL components elective (chapter 22); and iii) skim the other elective sections (chapters 23, 24)--as there are no longer elective test tracks. Do this and you will still find this text the definitive preparation material for the CRCP exams.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars If you are preparing for the CRCP, you need this book., March 21, 2005

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Len Pettiford - See all my reviews
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This review is from: CRCP Crystal Reports Certified Professional All-in-One (Hardcover)

The CRCP exams for version 10 Crystal Reports are difficult without taking instructor led courses. This book gives detailed information that is critical when preparing for these exams.

15 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Exam Study Tool and On-The-Job Reference, March 9, 2005

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John Matlock "Gunny" (Winnemucca, NV) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: CRCP Crystal Reports Certified Professional All-in-One (Hardcover)

Just in case you're not aware, Crystal Reports is a graphically oriented program designed to produce reports filled with data that comes out of a database, comes from a specialized type of server called OLAP, or from data that is calculated internally. It was one of the first such packages and was usually used in conjunction with big powerful databases such as Oracle or SQL Server that didn't have sophisticated reporting structures built into the database.

This book is oriented to guiding the reader through passing the CRCP exam. As such, it's orientation is less formal and descriptive and more oriented to the practical aspects of what's on the test. It includes a CD with a simulated set of examinations (you take three tests) to give you the look and feel of the test and help identify any areas where you need more knowledge.

The design of the book is such that it will be useful in passing the test and still of value as a reference book to the Crystal Reports user.