SSRS End-of-Life Guidance: What it means & Your Options

SSRS End-of-Life Help: ERP Reporting Support & Modernization

Keep the reports your business depends on working—and plan what comes next.

Invoices, purchase orders, warehouse documents, financial reports, and scheduled emails often depend on years of custom reporting work.

When reporting platforms change or older versions reach end of support, your team needs to understand what is affected, what can stay, and what needs attention.

At MindHARBOR, we help businesses maintain, improve, and modernize ERP reporting—from fixing an existing SSRS report to planning a phased transition.

Is SSRS Going Away?

Microsoft is consolidating its on-premises reporting platform under Power BI Report Server starting with SQL Server 2025. No new versions of SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) will be released.

That does not mean every existing SSRS installation is immediately unsupported or that your reports suddenly stop working. Microsoft states that SSRS 2022 remains supported into January 2033.

Your planning should account for the reporting server version, SQL Server dependencies, ERP compatibility, licensing, and any vendor-specific requirements.

The first step is to identify what you actually have.

Older SQL Server Versions Still Need Attention

Older database platforms have their own support deadlines. SQL Server 2016 reached the end of regular extended support in July 2026.

Extended Security Updates may be an option for eligible environments, but they do not replace a longer-term plan.

Check the reporting platform and database platform separately. For newer SSRS installations, the reporting server version may differ from the SQL Server database version it connects to.

An ERP vendor’s support requirements may also affect your options.

Start With the Reports That Matter

Before choosing a replacement platform, identify:

Reports and documents required to keep daily operations moving
Who uses them and how they are delivered
Data sources, queries, stored procedures, and custom business logic
Scheduled subscriptions and file exports
Permissions and access requirements
Printing, barcode, layout, and attachment requirements
Reports that are duplicated, unused, or ready for retirement

A dashboard and a packing list serve different purposes. Your reporting plan needs to preserve the output and workflow each business process requires.

SSRS & ERP Reporting Services

We can help with:

Report Repairs & Custom Development

Troubleshoot existing reports, modify RDL layouts, and build reports around your operational requirements.

Forms & Documents

Develop invoices, purchase orders, checks, labels, barcodes, and other documents that require precise printed or exported layouts.

SQL & Report Performance

Review slow queries, stored procedures, indexing, and data access to identify what is holding reports up.

Automated Distribution

Configure scheduled email delivery, PDF and Excel exports, shared-folder output, and notifications.

Reporting Portals & Dashboards

Connect reports and analytics to custom web portals and internal applications.

Data Preparation & Integration

Build the views, datasets, and connections needed to bring ERP and related business data together.

ERP Environments We Can Help With

Our reporting services cover these ERP environments, with the work scoped to the version, modules, and reporting tools your business uses:

Microsoft Dynamics 365, AX, and NAV—including Finance & Operations, Supply Chain Management, and Business Central
Epicor Kinetic, Epicor 10, and Prophet 21
Infor VISUAL and SyteLine
Sage 100, Sage 300, and Sage Intacct
Viewpoint Vista
Acumatica, SAP Business One, and SYSPRO

Depending on the environment, that work may involve SSRS, Crystal Reports, Power BI, Bold Reports, ERP-native reporting tools, or SQL-based integrations.

Show us your system and the output you need. We can help determine the appropriate approach.

Practical Options for What Comes Next

Maintain & Improve

You may need to repair reports, improve performance, document dependencies, or update the supporting environment while you plan a broader change.

We can help define that work around your support status and ERP requirements.

Move Existing Reporting

We can evaluate migration to Power BI Report Server, Power BI paginated reports, or an ERP-specific reporting platform such as Bold Reports where applicable.

A migration needs to account for more than the report file. Data access, permissions, subscriptions, printing, integrations, and business logic also need review and testing.

Modernize Selected Workflows

Some reports may remain operational documents. Others may work better as dashboards, scheduled exception notices, or information presented directly in a portal.

We can help determine which changes will reduce manual work and which reports should retain their existing purpose.

Start With One Report or One Business Process

You don’t need to replace everything at once.

A practical starting point might be:

A slow report your team runs every morning
An invoice or warehouse document that needs fixing
A group of reports affected by an ERP upgrade
A scheduled delivery process that keeps failing
A reporting server approaching or past its support deadline

We bring experience and reusable approaches to each engagement, then tailor the work to your requirements.

Bring Us Your Reporting Challenge

Tell us which ERP and reporting tools you use, what needs to keep working, and what changes you’re considering.

We can help assess the current environment, address immediate problems, and build a practical plan for what comes next.

Fix. Build. Bridge.

Resources: Microsoft Reporting Services Guidance | SQL Server Support & Extended Security Updates

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