New to SAP BW/BI and Crystal Report

Hi Experts,
I have worked on Dataware house side but I am new to SAP BI ( had a training of 60 hours). I have got an offer for a job where I will be working on BI and Crystal reports as a SAP BW analyst.
I am looking for some help regarding BI + Crystal Report combo. A link to a guide, webcast, your experience or any other info.
I appreciate your time, spending to read my thread. Any of your help/post would help me and others who are inspired by SAP solutions.
This is a wonderful forum, I am reading past threads and floating on ocean of information. Thanks from bottom of my heart
Have a wonderful day ahead.
Regards,
Nit

Hi,
First you can Download the Crystal Report trial version and play around with the sample database in order to get use to interface and features.
http://www.businessobjects.com/product/catalog/crystalreports/
And may be read the user guide and Admin guide they are really useful.
1-http://help.sap.com
2-Business Objects tab
Regards,
Adil

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