Free SAP Crystal Power BI Readiness Review | Codestone

Free half-day Power BI readiness review

What should stay in Crystal, and what should Power BI add?

Most Crystal setups carry reports nobody uses any more. Spend half a day with our BI consultants, free while places last, and find out what to keep, what to add and how much of your reporting depends on one person.

What we cover in half a day

Half a day, working through your reporting with the people who know it. For larger setups, we work from a representative sample and group reports by type.

01

Reporting overview

What you run on SAP Crystal Reports and SAP Crystal Server, and which reports people still use where auditing is switched on.

02

A route for your reports

Keep in Crystal, add in Power BI, move to paginated or retire, recommended by type of report.

03

Skills view

What your Crystal report writers can take on in Power BI, and where they’ll need help.

04

Quick wins

Where Power BI would add most value first, alongside Crystal.

Your reports fall into four routes

Keep in Crystal

Reports that work and need to print exactly right stay where they are.

Add in Power BI

Analysis and dashboards Crystal was never designed for.

Move to paginated

Pixel-perfect reports rebuilt in Power BI’s paginated format, for when you want one platform.

Retire

Reports nobody opens any more. Most businesses have more of these than they expect.

Manager listening in a team meeting

After the review, we can go deeper

The review gives you a clear direction. If you want help acting on it, we can follow up with paid work, scoped to what you need:

  • Detailed inventory: every report and data source mapped, ready to plan
  • Knowledge capture: report logic and formulas written down, so they no longer depend on one person
  • Training: skills transfer for your report writers, mapped from Crystal and including paginated reports
  • Expert on call: a retainer or block of hours for when your team wants a second opinion

You decide whether any of it is useful. The review stands on its own.

We advise. Your team builds.

Graff’s analyst builds its Power BI reports. Codestone ran a workshop and advised on data modelling and report design.

“Codestone was really helpful and gave me advice and useful recommendations on improving on the scope and user-friendliness of our Power BI reports.”
Segun Orija, SQL Data Analyst, Graff. Read the case study

Book your free Crystal readiness review

Places are limited. Tell us a little about your reporting and we’ll be in touch to arrange a date.

You will come away with:

  • A view of your reporting, and of which reports are still used where auditing is switched on
  • A recommended route for each type of report
  • A view of your team’s Power BI skills and the gaps
  • The quick wins where Power BI adds value first
  • A written summary to keep

There is no cost and no obligation.

Thank you

We’ve got your request. One of our BI consultants will be in touch to arrange your review.

Frequently asked questions

Is the review free?

Yes. The review costs nothing and there’s no obligation to buy anything afterwards. Places are limited.

Do we have to move away from Crystal?

No. For most Crystal customers we recommend keeping Crystal for operational reporting and adding Power BI alongside. Replacing it pays off in specific cases, and the review shows whether yours is one.

Who should take part?

Whoever writes and looks after your Crystal reports, plus your IT lead. If someone in the business owns the reporting budget, it helps to have them for part of the review.

How do you know which reports are still used?

From the auditing in SAP Crystal Server. If auditing isn’t switched on, it can be set up, but usage is only recorded from that point on. SAP Crystal Reports on its own has no auditing, so the review relies on your team’s knowledge of which reports matter.

Do we need Power BI licences already?

No. If you have Microsoft 365, it’s worth checking what you already own, and we’ll look at that with you.

What happens after the review?

You get a written summary. If you want help acting on it, we can scope training, model design or expert support. If not, the findings are yours to use.

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