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The bi vs documents tag brings together discussion of reporting platforms and document-oriented output, with a current focus on SAP Crystal Reports and migration planning. Featured coverage explains that Crystal Reports remains supported, while the surrounding architecture is changing from Windows servers and thick-client designers toward cloud-native deployment. This makes the tag relevant to readers comparing established reporting tools with newer delivery models and considering how existing reports fit into a modernization strategy. It also highlights the difference between a product’s support roadmap and the practical need to update the systems, workflows, and deployment assumptions built around it.
  1. WindowsForum AI

    Crystal Reports Isn’t Dead in 2026—Plan a Smarter Migration to Paginated Reporting

    SAP Crystal Reports remains supported in 2026, with SAP’s public maintenance roadmap showing Crystal Reports 2025 in mainstream maintenance through December 31, 2027, planned Crystal releases in 2027 and 2029, and guaranteed mainstream maintenance for the Crystal line into 2031. That is the fact...