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Financial Reporting with Dynamics AX 2012
April OlsonProgram ManagerMicrosoft Corporation
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Disclaimer© 2012 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista and other product names are or may be registered trademarks and/or trademarks in the U.S. and/or other countries. Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others.
Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2 is a pre-release product under development. The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft. Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided after the date of this presentation. All product release dates and features specified are preliminary based on current expectations, and are subject to change without notice. Microsoft may make changes to specifications and product descriptions at any time, without notice.
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Capturing collaboration during month end
Requires IT involvement
• Minimal training• Reusable
building blocks• Multi-company
reporting• Drill down and
drill back to Dynamics AX 2012
Reporting Challenges
Analysis
What Is Management Reporter?A real-time financial reporting application created for financial and accounting users to create, generate, secure, and publish boardroom-quality financial statements and reports on general ledger data
Design Flexibility
Interactive Report Viewing
Report Collaboration
Deep Dynamics ERP Integration
demo
Overview and Design Flexibility
Deeper Microsoft Dynamics ERP IntegrationCreate financial reports based upon data in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 General Ledger
Financial Setup• Accounts• Dimensions• Fiscal Years• Periods• Currencies• Attributes
Financial Data• Actual• Budget• Budget
Reservations• Cash Flow
Forecast
System Information• Companies• Users• Organization
Hierarchies
Better together with Dynamics AX • Trickle data from Microsoft Dynamics AX into Management
Reporter data mart for increased performance
• Create financial reports based upon data in Microsoft Dynamics AX General Ledger
• Drill from account and budget balances on a report to related information in Microsoft Dynamics AX
• Dynamically align reporting trees with Microsoft Dynamics AX organizational hierarchies
• Report on Dynamics AX Budget Reservations• Manage all users (both Microsoft Dynamics AX and
Management Reporter) from within Microsoft Dynamics AX• Consolidate across Dynamics AX companies or any
Dynamics ERP• Create detailed trial balances, ad-hoc reports and IFRS
statements• Advanced reporting scenarios for better business decisions
with Excel integration
• Cross company report design experience
Deeper Microsoft Dynamics ERP IntegrationDrill from Management Reporter report directly to Microsoft Dynamics AX • Account balances• Budget balances
Deeper Microsoft Dynamics ERP IntegrationDynamically align reporting trees with Microsoft Dynamics AX organizational hierarchies• Create financial reports using
Organization Hierarchies created in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012
• Dynamically update a Management Reporter reporting tree when Microsoft Dynamics AX Organization Hierarchy changes
• Uses report date to select corresponding Organization Hierarchy
Report on Budget ReservationsReport on Microsoft Dynamics AX budget reservations (pre-encumbrances/encumbrances) based upon Budget Funds Available calculation as defined in budget control configuration
Deeper Microsoft Dynamics ERP Integration
Manage All Users from within Microsoft Dynamics AX• Create users in Management Reporter when
users are created in Microsoft Dynamics AX • Assign appropriate roles in Management
Reporter based on Microsoft Dynamics AX permissions
• Assign company permissions in Management Reporter based on company permissions in Microsoft Dynamics AX
• Dynamically update users in Management Reporter when users are updated in Microsoft Dynamics AX
Users Roles
Permissions Companies
Management Reporter Supports Your Global Business
Australia Austria Belgium Canada Denmark France Germany India Ireland Italy Malaysia
Mexico Netherlands New Zealand Peoples Republic of China Russia Singapore South Africa Spain Switzerland United Kingdom United States
Drill back to Dynamics AX 2012Organization Hierarchies
demo
Deep Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Integration
Design Flexibility
Interactive Report Viewing
Report Collaboration
Deep Microsoft Dynamics ERP Integration
Management Reporter 2012
Report Collaboration• Secured report output options
• Publish to a read-only (.xps) report format• Publish a personalized Microsoft Excel®
(.xls) file• Report distribution flexibility
• Schedule reports to generate on a periodic basis
• Publish reports to multiple Microsoft SharePoint® or network locations
• Email reports via SharePoint alerts• Email a link to a report from with Report
Viewer
demoReport Collaboration
Design Flexibility
Interactive Report Viewing
Report Collaboration
Deeper Microsoft Dynamics ERP Integration
Management Reporter 2012
Interactive Report Viewing• Attach comments to important rows in a
report version• Copy comments from one version of a report
to another• Quickly create a chart based upon selected
report rows and columns• Collaborate on a report by providing a link to
the current report and selected row when launching instant messenger client from within a report
• Easily page within a report• Jump to key areas of the report for fast
analysis• Locate key features in Report Viewer with an
enhanced toolbar• Find a key value in a report, such as an
account value or description
demo
Interactive Report Viewing
Consolidations using Management Reporter
Consolidate by company or by business unit with one or multiple Microsoft Dynamics ERPs Ownership percent Maintain detail to account and transaction level
Report off of Consolidation companies in Dynamics AX 2012 Consolidate when there are different charts of account or fiscal
calendars Consolidate with a non-Microsoft Dynamics ERP
Create detailed trial balances, ad-hoc reports and IFRS statements
Use attributes to see transaction description, document numbers and other important transaction and account properties on detailed trial balances or other reports
Filter by properties, such as originating currency or journal number, to create ad-hoc reports for investigation and analysis
Restrict data by operating, tax, and current posting layers to get accurate reports for specialized report needs
Advanced reporting scenarios for better business decisions with Excel integration
Consolidate with non-Dynamics ERPs Report on budgets and forecasts from Excel or external system
Use statistical data for advanced analysis and margin calculations
Multi-company consolidationReporting on data from Excel
demoConsolidations
Consistent release cadence New features frequently, always quality enhancements
• New features• Quality
enhancements
Ongoing
• Web-based report viewing
• Integration with• Updates for
Dynamics GP 2013, Dynamics AX 6.2
• Quality enhancements
• Planned: October 2012
Management Reporter 2012 RU3
• Support for Microsoft SQL Server 2012
• Updates to currency translation for Dynamics GP users
• Quality -- including 70 bugs
• Released: July 2012
Management Reporter 2012 RU2
• Directly move FRx reports into Management Reporter 2012
• Updated localized builds for Management Reporter 2012, with translated versions for 22 countries and languages
• Quality -- including 75 bugs, plus performance enhancements
• Released: April 2012
Management Reporter 2012 RU1
• Report Design Flexibility
• Financial Report Collaboration
• Interactive Report Viewing
• Deeper Dynamics ERP integration
• Released: March 2012
Management Reporter 2012
Benefits of web-based report viewing
Show only the information that is meaningful to the user
Review charts in full-screen mode
Collaborate with co-workers by adding commentsDrill down to summary account balances or transaction level detailDownload to Microsoft Excel for further analysis or
Microsoft XPS for a read-only format
demoWeb Viewer
Top tips from this sessions
Design FlexibilityAnalysis and flexibility in designing reports from the general ledger using dimensions
Organization InsightMulti-company reporting at the transaction and account level using Organization Hierarchies or reporting tree definitions
AnalysisDrill down and drill back as well as chart data to analyze and visualize your company’s performance
CollaborateSave time and effort and capture the activity and collaboration that occurs on a monthly basis
ImplementDesigned for financial professionals to create, maintain, distribute reports
© 2012 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Windows, and other product names are or may be registered trademarks and/or trademarks in the U.S. and/or other countries.The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.