Dynamics CRM 2011 – Limitations of Report Wizard (OOB)
| Feature List | Report Wizard (OOB) | Custom SSRS Report - BIDS | Remarks |
| Grouping | Yes | Yes | - |
| Adding extra rows and columns | No | Yes | - |
| Expressions Based Values | No | Yes | - |
| Design, Font, Colour Change | No | Yes | No option available while creating report through wizard. Is possible after exporting and changing the report. |
| Context specific | Yes (By Default) | Yes | - |
| Group Summary | Yes (With limited functions) | Yes | Average, Maximum, Minimum, Percentage of total, Sum are the summary types that can be used in report wizard for a field. |
| Lookup Functionality | No | Yes | - |
| Hyperlink | No | Yes | - |
| Use of Sub Reports | No | Yes | - |
| Charts | Yes (Limited Type) | Yes | Only vertical bar chart, horizontal bar chart, line chart, pie chart are supported in report wizard. |
| Tools like line, list, image, sub report, gauge, map, indicator, sparkline | No | Yes | |
| Custom Code | No | Yes | |
| Functions Available in Expressions | No | Yes | |
| Hide Show based on expressions | No | Yes | |
| Report filters | No | Yes | |
| Parameters | No | Yes | There is no way to add new parameter to the report through report wizard. |
| Header - Body - Footer | No | Yes | |
| Page Nos. in footer | No | Yes | |
| Accessing Current Date Time | No | Yes | |
| Entities could be involved in generating a report | One primary entity and it's first level related entity | No such limitation |
