No Degree - Getting into Crystal Reports

Nvermind

Hi All,

I ma being moved into Crystal Reporting by my manager. I have a college certificate in software development, an A+ and an MCDST (probably going to go for an MCSA in the future)

but no database experience really, we report from an Oracle database for our finacials and our Call Logging system (assyst) for all our monthly reports, using Crystal v10.

Can anyone give me any hints where I should be heading - is good crystal experience enough?

At the moment I am doing a CCENT, then I was going to do the 70-290 MS server exam.

Thanks for reading!

Daniel333

Basic databases are not too hard. vtc.com pretty much has what you need here. You also might want to look into CRM software.

Start with Microsoft Access -
Microsoft Access 2007 Tutorials

Then get a grasp on SQL Server -
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Administration Tutorials

Crystal Reports -
Crystal Reports XI: Beginner Tutorials

ADO
http://www.vtc.com/products/Microsoft-ADO.NET-tutorials.htm

brad-

My current job requires some crystal reports writing and I like it. IDK about doing it 24/7, but it seems rewarding to me. The only thing is, you may be kind of pigeonholed as far as your career progression unless you break out into development or database admin.

Its a little like working for a proprietary software company in that the skills dont really transfer to much else.