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March 18-21, 2013New Orleans
Developing Compelling Visualizations with AX 2012 R2TJ VassarSenior Program ManagerMicrosoft
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Components in action today
Public SectorServices SectorManufacturing Distribution Retail
Financials SCM Inventory Projects
CPM & GRC CRM HCM: HR & Payroll SRM
Horizontal Applications
Reference Data
Application Foundation
Master Data Application Primitives
Clients
Framework
Servers Tools
Technology Stack
Industry Sector Applications
AX ReportingFramework
Production Reports
Dynamics AX 2012 Business Intelligence toolsCategory BI tool/capability
Query
Pre-defined query• List pages• Cues
Ad-Hoc search
Ad-hoc query• Refreshable export to Excel• Auto-report
Reporting
Microsoft Office Templates
Ad-hoc Reporting (Power View)
Statutory & Financial Reports
Production SSRS Reports
AnalysisKey Performance Indicators, Scorecards
Ad hoc summarization and exploration
Analytical Applications
Multi-system Financials Consolidation
Integrate with a Data warehouse
Planning & forecasting
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Session focus
Tools to shape your future Q & AImplementation tips
Deployment challengesAdvancing BI forward
Discuss what’s new in 6.2…!
Challenges make us stronger
Got questions…?Find the right tool for the job
Top 5 Customer Issues in ReportingInaccurate data and calculations
The numbers simply don’t add up
Difficulties customizing reportsExtending core reports should be easy
Overall performance Developer productivity and report execution
End-user control over printingLetter is NOT the only paper size
Variable size headers and footersDocument style reports with SSRS
What’s new for Business Intelligence?
• Significant performance
improvements
• Core reports REDUX
• Cube enhancements
• Redesigned Role
Centers
• Control over printing
Better OOB content
• Power View Integration
• EP Chart control
• Extensible BO WebPart
New tools for EP
• SQL Server 2012
• SharePoint 2013
• SharePoint Integrated
Mode
Expanded support
What’s new for Business Intelligence?
DEMO
Visualizing Analytics in Enterprise Portal
Planning your solutions
User experience
Know your customer Check inventory
Define the roadmap
Step 1 – Get to know the customer
Who’s using the report?• Be mindful of your customer’s needs• Focus on the end-user experience
What information is needed?• Avoid information overload• Find the right balance
What actions will they take?• Engage them with interactive solutions• Use reports to help drive navigation
Step 2 – Check your inventory
SSRS ROLE CENTER REPORTS
SSRS PRODUCTION REPORTS
710
150Revisited out-of-box content• Removed the clutter• “Is this report even necessary?”• “Can we consolidate the solution?”
Expanded set of EP reports• Visualize meaningful information• Summarize data using charts• Track trends with Analytic Services
Step 3 – Establish a roadmap
INTEGRATION PRODUCTION
Preview
EvaluateDesignTestDevelop
Publish
DEVELOPMENTDEV INT PROD
Step 4 – Focus on the user experience
DEMO
Avoiding data overload
Session take away
Raise the bar on reporting
Select the right tool for the job
Focus on the experience
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