# Crystal Reports This page outlines our journey to modernize our reporting stack and strategically phase out Crystal Reports. Over the years, Crystal Reports has served as a critical component of our reporting landscape. However, evolving business needs, scalability requirements, integration capabilities, and user expectations now require a more flexible, maintainable, and future-ready solution. The following links may be useful for you: [Reporting strategy](/reporting/crystal-reports/reoporting-strategy.md) [Alternatives](/reporting/crystal-reports/alternatives.md) [List of removed reports](/reporting/crystal-reports/list-of-removed-reports.md) --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://developer.ultimo.net/reporting/crystal-reports.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.