Advanced Reporting: Advanced Reporting: Turning Information into InsightTurning Information into Insight

Presented By: Debbie HillPresented By: Debbie Hill

Agenda• Audience Poll• Turning Information into Insight• Comparing Current Options• How Does Sage Intelligence work?• Demonstration• Resources

Audience Poll• What do you know about Sage Intelligence?1.This is my first time hearing about it2.It is installed, but I have never used it3.I have a few reports but want more4.I’ve linked all my databases

Turning Information into Insight• What happened in the past?• What is happening now?• What will happen in the

future?

• Why did it happen?• What do I want to happen?

Comparing the Current OptionsExcel-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

How Sage Intelligence Works

Next Steps and Resources1. Get Your Report Manager Installed– https://customers.sagenorthamerica.com/

2. Register on the Community– http://community.alchemex.com/group/sage300

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3. Learn More– http://www.sageu.com/sage300erp