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Sage ERP Accpac IntelligenceBetter Reporting with Business Intelligence
Presenter: Debbie Hill
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Agenda
Current Options
Basic Elements
Product Demonstration
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Comparing the Current Options
Excel-Based Reporting Utilities
Crystal Reports
• Ability to design custom reports
• All standard module reports
• Ability to customize standard reports
Financial Reporter
• Allows for report design in Excel
• Allows for access to all G/L data with drilldown
• Part of the G/L module
Intelligence
• Allows for report design in Excel and data analysis
• Consolidations and reporting beyond G/L
• Multiple database reporting
• Data Analytic Cubes
• Included in 5.6/6.0
Insight
• Enterprise-wide Excel reporting
• Complex budgeting
• Consolidations and reporting beyond G/L
• Multiple database reporting and data warehousing
• Sold separately
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Report Manager
Warehouse Sales Office
Web Server
Excel WorkbookData
DataData
Data
Data Data
Data Data
Data
Data
DataData Connector
Security
User Desktop
Remote Office
What is Sage Business Intelligence?
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REPORT MANAGER
CONNECTOR
Basic Elements of SAI
Connection
Which Company
Database?
Container
Which Tables?
Expression
What Data Fields?
Report
How do I want to Report?
(Information)
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Demonstration
Financial Trend Analysis
Financial Reports
Non-Financial Reports– Operations
Report Designer– What/If Analysis
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In Summary – Sage Accpac Intelligence• Access Business Critical Information
– Empower your staff with vital information when they need it! – Puts critical information at your fingertips, improving collaboration and productivity
• Complex Reporting Made Easy– Seamless integration eliminates redundant data entry– Business intelligence in a familiar Microsoft Excel interface
• Insightful Decisions– Sophisticated, customizable dashboards– Transform your data into strategic decision-making intelligence
• Rely on Flexible Powerful Analysis– Quickly identify and respond to trends and abnormalities– Utilize multi-dimensional analysis – Perform what-if scenarios that go beyond just transactional data
• Multi-Company Capabilities– Easily manage data from multiple companies– Competitive edge to succeed in today’s fast paced global marketplace
• Secure Business Integrity– Protect your most valuable asset—your data– Tight security ensures that your vital information is secure
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New in SAI Version 6.1
• Available in Q1 2012
• Reporting Trees – Easy to learn organizational reporting
– Multi-company consolidations supported
• Performance improvements
• Report distribution
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Reporting Trees – Easy setup to fully automate report distribution
New in Version 6.1Available Q1 2012 with v6.1
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Report Distribution– Easy to learn organizational reporting
– Multi-company consolidations supported
New in Version 6.1 Available Q1 2012 with v6.1
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Questions?
Debbie Hill
www.sageaccpac.com/intelligence• Product brochure• FAQ• White paper• Sage University: http://sageu.com