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Crystal Reports to Jaspersoft Migration
Structured approach for accurate, optimized, and smooth report migration.
Phase 1: Analysis and Planning
Migration begins with a detailed inventory of existing Crystal Reports, including complexity assessment, usage patterns, and data source mapping.
Phase 2: Extraction and Conversion
Key components such as SQL queries, parameters, and formulas are extracted and converted into JasperReports-native formats (JRXML), ensuring logical accuracy.
Phase 3: Customization and Optimization
Reports are rebuilt with pixel-perfect accuracy while optimizing queries and leveraging Jaspersoft-specific features for better performance.
Phase 4: Validation and Testing
Parallel runs, data reconciliation, and layout validation ensure correctness and consistency—especially for regulatory and financial reports.
Phase 5: Deployment and Support
Validated reports are deployed with user training, documentation, and ongoing support to ensure smooth adoption.
Why Helical IT Solutions is the Best Choice
Helical IT Solutions stands out as a trusted partner for Crystal Reports to Jaspersoft migration. With deep expertise, proven methodologies, and dedicated support, we ensure smooth, accurate, and optimized report migration with minimal disruption. Enterprises benefit from faster timelines, cost efficiency, and high-quality results.
About HelicalTech
HelicalTech is a 10+ year-old company specializing and working exclusively in the space of data. Our services cover the full data stack, including Business Intelligence, Data Warehousing, Data Lakes, ETL, Data Visualization, and GenAI for data-driven applications. Unlike other IT companies who do every kind of IT work, we specialize and work extensively in this space of data only.
In our initial years, we focused heavily on open-source technologies like Pentaho, Jaspersoft, SpagoBI, Talend, Kettle, Spark, etc. Over time, we expanded our expertise to include proprietary and cloud-native platforms such as AWS QuickSight, Tableau, Power BI, AWS Glue, Snowflake, Databricks and others. We’ve delivered solutions to a wide range of clients globally—Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, unicorns, SMEs, and startups.
Some of the notable clients we’ve worked with include: Tata Communication, CA Technologies, Fractal Analytics, Roche, Mutual of America, Unilever Indonesia, TechNip, Bridgeport University, PrimePay, PCNI.org, Pine Labs, and the Governments of Micronesia, Marshall Islands, and Kiribati.
Jaspersoft Expertise
Talking more specifically about Jaspersoft, we have been working on the Jaspersoft tool for more than 10+ years and have also been a system integration partner for the Asia Pacific region. We have worked on all versions of Jaspersoft including Community Edition, Enterprise Edition, and Professional Edition, and on all aspects including ETL (JasperETL/Talend), reports, dashboards, embedding, white labelling, SSO, etc.
Some of the prominent Jaspersoft implementations include clients such as Tata Communication, Fractal Analytics, Pine Labs, University of Bridgeport, Mutual of America, and the Government of Micronesia, to name a few.
As far as reporting migration projects are concerned, we are already doing 8 projects on Crystal Reports to other tools migration. 5 of them are on Jasper Reports, and 3 on Pentaho Reports.
FAQs: Inside a Crystal Reports to Jaspersoft Migration – Step-by-Step Methodology
How long does a Crystal to Jaspersoft migration take?
Timelines vary by report volume and complexity, but with Helical IT Solutions’ structured approach, migrations are predictable and efficient.
Are reports rebuilt or converted?
Most reports are re-engineered based on extracted logic. Helical IT Solutions ensures accuracy, maintainability, and optimized performance.
Is business continuity maintained during migration?
Yes. Helical IT Solutions implements parallel runs and phased deployment to minimize disruption and maintain business operations.
Will my reports be optimized for Jaspersoft features?
Absolutely. Helical IT Solutions leverages Jaspersoft-specific functionalities to improve report performance and usability.
Do you provide support after migration?
Yes. Helical IT Solutions offers training, documentation, and ongoing support to ensure smooth adoption of new reports.