Reporting and Analysis

Companies today have mountains of data and more is being created every day. So it would be logical to think that organisations have all the information they need to plan, manage and operate their business more effectively.

But the reality is very different. In most organisations, employees spend the majority of their time gathering and checking information, rather than using it to make better decisions.

If your organisation is to benefit from the vast array of data it holds, you must be able to obtain an accurate version of the truth. The truth about your customers, suppliers and operations.

Exiim can provide you a full business intelligence solution – from executive level Balanced Scorecards to a full reporting suite or a small scale managed solution. Our business intelligence services are focused on improving decision making and providing the intelligence to drive the business forward, by delivering the right information to the right person at the right time.

COMPREHENSIVE CAPABILITIES

• Reporting and analysis to empower business users
• Advanced analytics (forecasting, data mining, “what-if” modelling)
• Dashboards and exception alerts
• Share personal reports, analysis, and comments with other users
• Powerful Automated Data Xchange (ADX) technology for data collection and consolidation
• Sophisticated, role-based security with LDAP support

FLEXIBILITY

• Drill to unlimited dimensions ‘on-the-fly’ without limitations
• Intelligent Scheduler and multi-tier options for total control over where and when data is processed
• Leverage investments in data warehouses where appropriate
• Supports ‘Push’ and ‘Pull’ reporting strategies
• Portable applications and application components
• Run from the desktop or through a browser

RAPID DEPLOYMENT

• Rapid creation, deployment, and maintenance of metrics reports, alerts, and visual formats
• No programming skills required
• Pre-built integration to common ERP systems

LOW TOTAL COST OF OWNERSHIP

• A single business intelligence platform that is easy to use modify and deploy
• Minimise the cost of implementation, training, maintenance and upgrades
• Minimise the cost of software licenses

SCALABILITY

• Web deployment
• Robust and flexible security
  

EASE OF USE

• User interface based on type of user
• Wizard-driven user interface for non-technical users
• Meta-data layer to simplify complex data sources

DATA ACCESS

• ADX technology provides rapid access to data from any source, including ERP systems, databases, OLEDB for OLAP, XML, flat files or APIs
• RapidApps provide pre-integrated business intelligence applications for most commonly used ERP systems (including JD Edwards, QAD, BPCS)
• Data sources presented in tree/list view or EntityRelationship Diagrams (ERD)
• Access multiple data sources simultaneously
• Native database drivers for high performance

VISUALISATION

• Wide range of visual formats, including reports, dashboards, pivot tables, and numerous graph types
• Executive alerts - speedometer, thermometer, and other customisable indicators
• Personalisation with wizards and configuration settings
• HyperVu™ module provides interactive HTML pages, pre-published or ‘on demand’
• Portfolio™ module enables organisations to automate the collection and assembly of reports, analysis, and commentary into briefing books, board reports, and other management report packs

ADVANCED ANALYTICS

• Sophisticated modeling and “what-if” analysis
• Time series forecasting
• A range of popular data mining algorithms

REPORTING AND ANALYSIS

• Interactive analytical reports designed to support decision makers
• Filters, formulas, summarisation, aggregation, colour coding, sorting, and categorisation
• Dynamic graphs, pivot tables, and OLAP for ad hoc analysis
• Multi-level drill down, across and through, with visual indicators
• Ad hoc reporting using simple wizards