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Last Updated: March 12, 2016
Forums & Online Groups
Discussions include how to build reports, working with the semantic layer or universe designer, security and user administration, server administration, enterprise scheduling and distributions, data integrator and the SDK.
SAP Groups - Crystal Reports Community
A variety of resources such as tutorials, sample reports, blogs, Q&A and more.
SAP Groups - Crystal Reports Data Connectivity
Topics related to connecting Crystal Reports to a variety of data sources.
SAP Groups - Crystal Reports for Visual Studio
User community for Crystal Reports for Visual Studio, enabling you to learn how to build .NET applications with Crystal Reports integration. Various articles, news, blogs, and discussions.
SAP Groups - Crystal Reports for Eclipse
The community surrounding the SAP Crystal Reports version for Eclipse. Sample apps, downloads, articles, tutorials and more are here.
Over 10,000 threads on everything from report design to building sub-reports to troubleshooting errors.
A forum discussing how to generate various formulas in Crystal Reports. Active forum, with about 30 new topics discussed each month.
Forum with topics on dealing with various data sources. Only about five new topics each month.
Forum with various topics on integrating Crystal Reports into other applications. Only about one new thread per month.
Tek-Tips Forums - Other Topics
Forum with discussions on any other Crystal Reports topic that doesn't fit into the other forums. Active, with about 15 new topics created each month.
Discussions on report design, data connectivity, writing code, technical questions, tips, and tricks, and Crystal Xcelsius.
LinkedIn Groups - Crystal Reports
Over 8,000 members
LinkedIn Groups - Crystal Reports Solutions Group Ver. 8 - 11
Over 2,000 members
LinkedIn Groups - Crystal Reports / Business Objects Community
Over 1,700 members
Yahoo Groups - Crystal Reports User's Group
Over 2,200 members
Blogs
Average about two posts per month
Crystal Reports Underground / Ken Hamady
Very active blog, with an average of about four posts per month
Social Media
Twitter - SAP CR BO NET DevSup
Visual Studio .NET developers using SAP Crystal Reports, SAP Crystal Reports Application Server and Business Objects Enterprise (BI) SDKs - 1,400+ tweets / 700+ followers
Twitter - SAP Crystal Reports
2,600+ tweets / 7,900+ followers
Books
Crystal Reports 2011 for Developers
Beginner's Guide to Crystal Reports 2013: A Step-by-Step Procedure
First Steps in SAP Crystal Reports
Crystal Reports 2008 For Dummies
Crystal Reports XI: The Complete Reference
Crystal Reports 2008: The Complete Reference
Tutorials & Training
Instructor Led Classes
Ken Hamady - Class-based instruction as well as individual classes
Classroom and Online
SAP - Crystal Reports 2011: Fundamentals
SAP Crystal Reports – Fundamentals of Report Design
SAP Crystal Reports – Business Reporting & Report Processing Strategies
SAP Crystal Reports 2011: Optimizing Report Data Processing
SkillForge - Crystal Reports XI, 2008, 2011, 2013 Introduction, Intermediate and Advanced
New Horizons - Classroom and Online
NetCom Learning - Crystal Reports 10 and XI (Levels 1 & 2)
Online Training
Crystal Training Source - Classroom and Online
Crystal Reports Book - Tutorials, videos, code samples and more. Training for Crystal Reports 2008/2011, XI, .NET 2008, 2005 and 2003.
Lynda.com - Crystal Reports 2011 Essential Training - 3+ hours for beginners
Webucator - Crystal Reports 2008, 2011 and 2013. Beginner, intermediate and advanced classes
Virtual Training Company - Crystal Reports XI: Beginner (6.5 hours / 95 tutorials - Released 2009)
Virtual Training Company - Crystal Reports - Advanced (7.5 hours / 100 tutorials - Released 2011)
Ed2Go - Designed for Crystal Reports XI, Crystal Reports 2008, and Crystal Reports 2011 - Instructor-led online over six weeks
YouTube
Reference Guides, Third Party Tools and Downloads
Includes expert guide series of 9 PDFs, developer integration guides, course materials, free items and more.
Crystal Reports for Visual Studio .NET
Provides an overview of Crystal Reports for Visual Studio .NET, integrating reports into other applications, designing reports, implementing runtime customizations, deploying Crystal Reports in .NET Applications and other references.
Ken Hamady - Third Party Tools Crystal Report
List of Crystal Report viewers. Desktop scheduling tools, server scheduling tools, e-mail tools, web portals, RPT management utilities, products for Crystal Enterprise, RPT conversion tools, data drivers, barcode fonts, formula UFLs, and other tools.
CR Chart - Programmable Charts and Graphs for Crystal Reports® Developers
CRChart includes a host of functional and aesthetic improvements for Crystal Reports to make your charts look better than ever.
Consultants
SaberLogic (Developers of the Logicity Crystal reports viewer and scheduler)
Certifications
SAP Certified Application Associate – Crystal Reports 2011
SAP Certified Application Associate - Crystal Reports 2008
History
Provides a history of Crystal Reports, the various versions and ownership, features and more.
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Special thanks to the following sites and sources:
http://scn.sap.com/blogs/DavidMcAmis/2011/02/21/crystal-reports-online-resources