Why Modernizing Your IFS Reports Is Critical as Crystal Reports, SSRS, and Monotype Fonts Are Deprecated

IFS has announced significant reporting deprecations that affect every organization running IFS Applications or IFS Cloud. These changes impact how reports are created, maintained, and rendered across all versions, including current releases and upgrades such as 25R1 and 25R2.

For many organizations, this shift is already creating operational and upgrade challenges. Preparing your reporting landscape now is essential to maintaining stability and avoiding future disruption.

Why Reporting Is Changing in IFS Cloud

IFS has communicated several key deprecations that directly impact customers who rely on legacy reporting technologies.

Crystal Reports

• Fully deprecated in 24R2 (still functional)
• No longer sold in 25R1, but remains functional for existing licensed users
• Completely removed in 25R2

Impact: Organizations must transition Crystal-based reports to IFS-supported formats to maintain future compatibility.

SSRS Reports

• SSRS integration is removed beginning in 25R1

Impact: Customers relying on SSRS documents must migrate their outputs to supported alternatives.

Monotype Fonts (Arial, Times New Roman, etc.)

• No longer included with IFS Report Studio starting in 25R2
• Déjà Vu fonts become the new standard

Impact: Existing reports that rely on Monotype fonts may require formatting updates or licensing adjustments.

The Real Challenge for IFS Customers

These deprecations create a mandatory transition for all IFS customers, regardless of version. Organizations now need to:

• Replace Crystal Reports
• Replace SSRS-based reports
• Review report libraries for Monotype font dependencies
• Adopt IFS Report Designer and Report Studio as long-term standards
• Support new rendering technologies
• Maintain reporting continuity during and after upgrades

Handling this transition manually is time-consuming, expensive, and error-prone, especially for customers with extensive report libraries.

Introducing the Report Converter for IFS Cloud

RutterKey developed the Report Converter for IFS Cloud to help organizations move away from deprecated reporting technologies with far less manual effort.

The Report Converter supports:

• Transitioning Crystal Reports to IFS-supported formats
• Migrating SSRS-based reports
• Updating reports impacted by the removal of Monotype fonts
• Modernizing reporting assets in alignment with IFS’ long-term roadmap
• Reducing upgrade bottlenecks created by outdated report formats

The solution is designed specifically for IFS Applications and IFS Cloud reporting environments, including large-scale or complex libraries.

Who the Solution Is Designed For

IFS Applications Customers: Preparing to replace Crystal and SSRS as part of their migration path to IFS Cloud.

IFS Cloud Customers (All Releases): Ensuring reporting remains supported as deprecated technologies are removed in 24R2, 25R1, 25R2, and future versions.

IFS Partners and Internal IT Teams: Supporting diverse or large reporting inventories across multiple business units or customers.

The Outcome: Faster Modernization With Reduced Risk

Organizations using the Report Converter for IFS Cloud can:

• Modernize reporting in alignment with the IFS roadmap
• Reduce manual rebuild effort and associated project costs
• Avoid reporting-related upgrade delays
• Maintain consistent, native reporting capability
• Future-proof reporting assets

This ensures a stable, compliant, and upgrade-ready reporting environment.

Next Steps

With Crystal Reports deprecated, SSRS removed, and Monotype fonts no longer available in IFS Report Studio, reporting modernization is now essential.

The Report Converter for IFS Cloud gives your organization a fast, accurate, and scalable way to move forward.

To begin:

• Request a demo
• Ask for a conversion estimate
• Schedule a reporting assessment

Modernize your reports. Minimize manual effort. Stay aligned with the future of IFS Cloud.