One of the questions that comes up a lot while working on Dynamics CRM On-Premise: ❓ Why would we use SSRS Reports when Custom Reports already exist inside CRM?
The answer depends on the size and complexity of the report.
- ✅ Use Custom Reports when you need: to display simple data from a single Entity, a quick export to Excel, or to build a report without writing any code.
- ✅ SSRS Reports become the better option when you need: professional PDF-format reports, combining data from more than one Entity, advanced Charts and Graphs, Drill Down and Sub Reports, printing official forms with a Logo and custom formatting, or government reports and complex business reports.
- 🎯 The simple rule: Custom Report = Simple Reporting, SSRS Report = Enterprise Reporting.