Microsoft Dynamics AX Technical ConferenceFebruary 3–5, 2014Bellevue, WA

Microsoft Dynamics AX:

Financial ReportingHeidi Minzner Jill CarterPrincipal Program Manager Lead Senior Program Manager

IntroductionWe are excited to share Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3 with you…• This presentation contains Microsoft confidential information• Dynamics AX 2012 R3 is pre-release software and subject to change• Microsoft provides no license, express or implied, in this presentation• Please review and respect the disclaimer included in all printed

and electronically distributed materials

Management Reporter benefits• Interactive, intuitive web-based

report viewing• Custom financial reports to fit your

business• Consolidate the way you need to

see it• Drill down from financial report to

detail or to Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012

• Collaborate on and share relevant financial data across the organization

• Dynamic report layouts reduce maintenance

• Direct integration with general ledger

Viewing and interacting with reports

Heidi Minzner

Benefits of web-based report viewingShow only secure and relevant information to the

userFocus on strategic information by jumping to key lines and toggling between detail and summary viewsCollaborate with coworkers 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

Spend less time designing reports

16 default report definitions• 12 Month Rolling Single Column Income

Statement• 12 Month Trend Income Statement• Balance List• Balance Sheet• Balance Sheet and Income Statement Side by

Side• Cash Flow• Detailed Trial Balance• Expense Three Year Quarterly Trend• Income Statement• Ledger Transaction List• Ratios • Rolling 12 Month Expense • Rolling quarter income statement• Side by Side Balance Sheet• Summary Trial Balance • Weekly Sales and Discounts

9Row definitions

15Column definitions

3Organization hierarchies

Included with default reportsCreated in

Microsoft Dynamics AX

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405Reports

Powerful and flexible reporting using Microsoft Dynamics AX data

Organizational hierarchies

Financial dimensionsFiscal periods

Posting layers

Account categories

Budget reservations

Budget Cash flow forecasts

Budget plans

Adjustments

Currencies

Totaling accounts

Accounts

General Ledger actual

amounts

View by Analyze by Report on

Build reports using Microsoft Dynamics AX data

Organizational hierarchies

Financial dimensions

Fiscal periods

Posting layers

Account categories

Budget reservations

Budget Cash flow forecasts

Budget plans

Adjustments

Currencies

Totaling accounts

Accounts

General Ledger actual

amounts

View by: Analyze by: Report on:

Organizational hierarchies

Financial dimensions

Account categories

Budget plansGeneral Ledger actual amounts

Streamline audit and analysis with 60 Microsoft Dynamics AX attributes available in Management Reporter Account

CategoryAccount Currency

Account Type

Active From

Active To

Consolidation Account

Group Dimension

Offset Account

Opening Account Owner

Posting Type

SRU Code

Suspended

Totaling

Amount Type

Budget Class

Budget Model

Budget Plan Name

Budget Plan Priority

Budget Plan Scenario

Budget Plan Workflow

Status

Budget Planning

Stage

Budget Type

Carry Forward

Parent Budget Plan Price

Return of Budget Funds

Status

Acknowledgement Date

Consolidated Company

Created By

Currency Code

Customer name

Document

Document Date

Document Number

Document Status

Entry Number

Further Posting Type

Journal Category

Journal description

Journal name

Journal Number

Journal type

Payment Reference

Posting Layer

Quantity Rank Reason Code

Reason Comment

Source Document

Tax Group

Trace number

Transaction Code

Transaction Currency

Transaction Date

Transaction Description

Transaction Posting Type

Vendor name Voucher

Designing and distributing reports

Jill Carter

Design reports using Microsoft Dynamics AX budget information

Define budget plan in column definition or row definition

Define ledger budgets in column definition or row definition

Report on Microsoft Dynamics AX budget reservations (pre-encumbrances/encumbrances) based upon Budget Funds Available calculation as defined in Budget Control configuration

Budget

planningLedger

budget Budget control

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Dynamically align reporting trees with Microsoft Dynamics AX organization hierarchies

Additional auditing capabilities

Ad-hoc reporting and analysis

Customizable reporting for operations or regulatory requirements

Flexibility in Management Reporter helps you build analysis reports at the detail level you need

Additional analysis using dimensions and organization hierarchiesJill Carter

Management Reporter supports your global business

• Australia• Austria• Belgium• Brazil• Canada• China• Czech Republic• Denmark• Estonia • Finland• France• Germany

• Hungary• Iceland• India• Ireland• Italy• Japan• Latvia• Lithuania• Malaysia• Mexico• Netherlands• New Zealand

• Norway• Poland• Russia• Saudi Arabia• Singapore• South Africa• Spain• Sweden• Switzerland• Thailand • United Kingdom• United States

Get up and running fast!Install and configure as part of Microsoft Dynamics AX Share companies, users, and security setup from Microsoft Dynamics AX Move financial information into high performing data mart automaticallyStart with Management Reporter default reports that “just work” Add Microsoft Dynamics AX organizational hierarchies for even more reporting flexibility and no setup

Business Analyzer for Chief Financial Officers (CFOs)Heidi Minzner

Benefits• Get a daily look at “How's

Business?”• Slice and dice by date or

dimension for information at your fingertips

• Compare actuals to budgets to prior years

• Instant access to related Management Reporter reports for deeper analysis

• Built with ongoing feedback from CFOs just like you

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