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DESSS provides Crystal Reports consulting in Austin from our office at 3218 Gonzales Street. We build new reports, fix existing ones, upgrade Crystal versions and runtimes, and plan migrations to Power BI or SSRS where they make sense.
In Austin, we often see Crystal Reports embedded in .NET applications built years ago by software companies and public sector teams. Upgrading the Crystal runtime alongside the application, and keeping reports working on new servers, is a common need.
Our Austin team can review your reports with your staff in person. See our main Crystal Reports consulting page.
Report design
Invoices, statements, labels and operational reports with groups, subreports and formulas.
Performance fixes
Slow reports traced to queries, record selection or subreports and fixed.
Upgrade or migrate
Move to a current Crystal version, or to Power BI or SSRS where that fits better.
Local Austin office
Our Austin office is at 3218 Gonzales St, so planning sessions and workshops can happen in person.
AUSTIN SCENARIOS
Crystal Reports consulting projects we see in Austin
These are the Crystal Reports requests Austin organizations bring us most.
Embedded reports
Crystal Reports for Visual Studio in .NET desktop and web applications.
Agency reports
Program and compliance reports for public sector teams.
Manufacturing reports
Work order, inventory and production reports from ERP data.
Runtime upgrades
Updating Crystal runtimes when applications move to new servers.
Scheduled reports
Automated delivery of daily and monthly reports.
Migration planning
Report-by-report plans to move to Power BI or SSRS.
CRYSTAL REPORTS SERVICES
What our Crystal Reports consulting covers
Crystal Reports often sits deep inside business systems. These are the areas we help with.
Version upgrades
How do we upgrade older Crystal Reports? Older Crystal Reports versions eventually fall out of SAP support. We inventory reports, test them in the current version, fix database connections and formulas, and roll out the upgrade with minimal disruption.
Read about upgrading older Crystal Reports.
–Report inventory
–Compatibility testing
–Connection and driver updates
–Phased rollout
Embedding in applications
Can Crystal Reports run inside our application? Yes. Crystal Reports for Visual Studio lets .NET applications preview, print and export reports. We integrate it, update runtimes and fix deployment issues on servers and workstations.
–Crystal Reports for Visual Studio
–Runtime deployment
–Export to PDF and Excel
–Web and desktop viewers
Scheduling and distribution
How can reports be delivered automatically? Reports can be scheduled and emailed or saved on a timetable through SAP BusinessObjects or scheduling tools, so teams receive them without running them manually.
–Scheduled runs
–Email distribution
–Bursting by customer or branch
–Export formats
HOW WE WORK
How a Crystal Reports engagement runs
Six steps cover most Crystal Reports work, from a single report fix to a full upgrade.
STEP 01
Inventory
List reports, versions, data sources and where they run.
STEP 02
Prioritize
Agree which reports to fix, build, upgrade or retire.
STEP 03
Design or fix
Build new reports or correct and speed up existing ones.
STEP 04
Test
Compare outputs with the originals and with source data.
STEP 05
Deploy
Roll out reports, runtimes and schedules.
STEP 06
Support
Ongoing changes, new reports and upgrade planning.
WHY DESSS
Why Austin teams choose DESSS for Crystal Reports consulting
A Crystal Reports consultant should fix the report and the reason it broke.
ERP and database knowledge
We understand the ERP and SQL databases most reports run against.
Honest migration advice
We recommend moving off Crystal only where it clearly pays off.
An Austin office
Our consultants work from East Austin, close to your team for workshops, reviews and launch support.
Yes. DESSS provides Crystal Reports consulting in Austin.Our Austin office at 3218 Gonzales St works with local teams in person and remotely.
Yes. We update Crystal Reports for Visual Studio runtimes, fix deployment issues on servers and workstations, and change or add reports within your application.
Not always. Crystal Reports remains strong for formatted documents. Power BI suits interactive analytics, and its paginated reports can replace many Crystal documents. We assess each report before recommending a move.
CRYSTAL REPORTS IN AUSTIN
Crystal Reports help in Austin
Book a call to discuss the reports you need built, fixed or upgraded.
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