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Experts in Business and Financial Systems

Reporting Tools for Microsoft Dynamics GP

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Experts in Business and Financial Systems

Introductions

Overview

Detailed pros and cons

Demonstrations

Summary

Round table discussion

OUT OF THE BOX THIRD PARTY

Report Writer

Management Reporter/FRx

Smartlists w/Export

Solutions

SQL Server Reporting

Services (SSRS)

Excel Reports

Analysis Cubes

Word Templates

Smartlist Builder

Excel Report Builder

Word Template Builder

SmartView

Power Pivot

Dynamics Report Manager

Spindle

Crystal Reports

Cognos etc…

OUT OF THE BOX THIRD PARTY

Report Writer

Management Reporter/FRx

Smartlists w/Export

Solutions

SQL Server Reporting

Services (SSRS)

Excel Reports

Analysis Cubes

Word Templates

Smartlist Builder

Excel Report Builder

Word Template Builder

Crystal Reports

SmartView

Power Pivot

Forms Printer

Dynamics Report Manager

Cognos etc…

• Original tool

• Proprietary

• Lists

• Exports

• Required for Word

Templates

• GP user security

OUT OF THE BOX THIRD PARTY

Report Writer

Management Reporter/FRx

Smartlists w/Export

Solutions

SQL Server Reporting

Services (SSRS)

Excel Reports

Analysis Cubes

Word Templates

Smartlist Builder

Excel Report Builder

Word Template Builder

Crystal Reports

SmartView

Power Pivot

Forms Printer

Dynamics Report Manager

Cognos etc…

• Financial reporting tool

• Drilldown to detail

• Web viewer

• Security

• Licensing

Quickly create a chart based upon report rows and columns

Chart entire rows, or entire columns 5 chart types – bar, column, line, pie

and area Saved with report Chart at all levels of report Copy and paste charts into

presentations or other applications

Collaborate on a report by

providing a link to current

report and selected row

when launching instant

messenger client from within

a report Instant message

Message contains context -- name of

report, report row and link URL to open

report

Support for Microsoft Lync™ 2010

Jump to key areas of

report for fast analysis Auto-generated for Financial level

reports for each level of tree

Description, Calculation, Total and

Text rows with no format codes and

no Financial Data links

Easily page within report

Find a key value in a report, such as

account value or description

Personalized and secured view of data for all

output types Publish out one file for all your users

Each user only sees information in that report that they should

see, based upon security

More secured report output options

Publish to a read-only (.xps) report format

Publish a personalized Microsoft Excel (.xlsx) file

More report distribution flexibility Schedule reports to generate on a periodic basis

Publish reports to multiple SharePoint or any network

location

Drill to Detail

OUT OF THE BOX THIRD PARTY

Report Writer

Management Reporter/FRx

Smartlists w/Export

Solutions

SQL Server Reporting

Services (SSRS)

Excel Reports

Analysis Cubes

Word Templates

Smartlist Builder

Excel Report Builder

Word Template Builder

Crystal Reports

SmartView

Power Pivot

Forms Printer

Dynamics Report Manager

Cognos etc…

• Ad hoc queries

• Exportable

• Macros

• Excel

• Limited data

• Limited filters

• Performance limits

• Static

• GP user security

• GP Reminders

Smartlist Reminder

OUT OF THE BOX THIRD PARTY

Report Writer

Management Reporter/FRx

Smartlists w/Export

Solutions

SQL Server Reporting

Services (SSRS)

Excel Reports

Analysis Cubes

Word Templates

Smartlist Builder

Excel Report Builder

Word Template Builder

Crystal Reports

SmartView

Power Pivot

Forms Printer

Dynamics Report Manager

Cognos etc…

• External

• Exportable

• Security

• Customizable

• Business Analyzer

SSRS Export

OUT OF THE BOX THIRD PARTY

Report Writer

Management Reporter/FRx

Smartlists w/Export

Solutions

SQL Server Reporting

Services (SSRS)

Excel Reports

Analysis Cubes

Word Templates

Smartlist Builder

Excel Report Builder

Word Template Builder

Crystal Reports

SmartView

Power Pivot

Forms Printer

Dynamics Report Manager

Cognos etc…

• Dynamic

• External

• Live

• Excel

• Limited data

• No security

OUT OF THE BOX THIRD PARTY

Report Writer

Management Reporter/FRx

Smartlists w/Export

Solutions

SQL Server Reporting

Services (SSRS)

Excel Reports

Analysis Cubes

Word Templates

Smartlist Builder

Excel Report Builder

Word Template Builder

Crystal Reports

SmartView

Power Pivot

Forms Printer

Dynamics Report Manager

Cognos etc…

• Data warehouse

• Limited datasets

• Normalized

• Time sensitive

• Three dimensional

• Needs front end

• Security

• Powerful

• Customizable

Sales Analysis

OUT OF THE BOX THIRD PARTY

Report Writer

Management Reporter/FRx

Smartlists w/Export

Solutions

SQL Server Reporting

Services (SSRS)

Excel Reports

Analysis Cubes

Word Templates

Smartlist Builder

Excel Report Builder

Word Template Builder

Crystal Reports

SmartView

Power Pivot

Forms Printer

Dynamics Report Manager

Cognos etc…

• GP external documents

• Requires Report Writer

• Email delivery

• Formatting

• GP user security

Word Template Setup

OUT OF THE BOX THIRD PARTY

Report Writer

Management Reporter/FRx

Smartlists w/Export

Solutions

SQL Server Reporting

Services (SSRS)

Excel Reports

Analysis Cubes

Word Templates

Smartlist Builder

Excel Report Builder

Word Template Builder

SmartView

Power Pivot

Dynamics Report Manager

Spindle

Crystal Reports

Cognos etc…

• Ad hoc queries

• Exportable

• Macros

• Excel

• Unlimited Limited data

• Limited filters

• Performance limits

• Static

• GP user security

• GP Reminders

• Customizable

OUT OF THE BOX THIRD PARTY

Report Writer

Management Reporter/FRx

Smartlists w/Export

Solutions

SQL Server Reporting

Services (SSRS)

Excel Reports

Analysis Cubes

Word Templates

Smartlist Builder

Excel Report Builder

Word Template Builder

SmartView

Power Pivot

Dynamics Report Manager

Spindle

Crystal Reports

Cognos etc…

• Dynamic

• External

• Live

• Excel

• Unlimited Limited data

• No security

• Customizable

Excel Dashboard

OUT OF THE BOX THIRD PARTY

Report Writer

Management Reporter/FRx

Smartlists w/Export

Solutions

SQL Server Reporting

Services (SSRS)

Excel Reports

Analysis Cubes

Word Templates

Smartlist Builder

Excel Report Builder

Word Template Builder

SmartView

Power Pivot

Dynamics Report Manager

Spindle

Crystal Reports

Cognos etc…

• All GP external

documents

• Requires Report Writer

• Email delivery

• Formatting

• GP user security

• Customizable

OUT OF THE BOX THIRD PARTY

Report Writer

Management Reporter/FRx

Smartlists w/Export

Solutions

SQL Server Reporting

Services (SSRS)

Excel Reports

Analysis Cubes

Word Templates

Smartlist Builder

Excel Report Builder

Word Template Builder

SmartView

Power Pivot

Dynamics Report Manager

Spindle

Crystal Reports

Cognos etc…

• Ad hoc queries

• Exportable

• Macros

• Excel

• Unlimited Limited data

• Unlimited Limited filters

• Performance limits

• Static

• GP user security

• Available in and out of

GP

• Subtotals, totals, groups

SmartView

OUT OF THE BOX THIRD PARTY

Report Writer

Management Reporter/FRx

Smartlists w/Export

Solutions

SQL Server Reporting

Services (SSRS)

Excel Reports

Analysis Cubes

Word Templates

Smartlist Builder

Excel Report Builder

Word Template Builder

SmartView

Power Pivot

Dynamics Report Manager

Spindle

Crystal Reports

Cognos etc…

• Excel-based

• Millions of lines of data

• Performance

• Connect to anything

• Mix multiple sources

• Pivot formulas

PowerPivot

OUT OF THE BOX THIRD PARTY

Report Writer

Management Reporter/FRx

Smartlists w/Export

Solutions

SQL Server Reporting

Services (SSRS)

Excel Reports

Analysis Cubes

Word Templates

Smartlist Builder

Excel Report Builder

Word Template Builder

SmartView

Power Pivot

Dynamics Report Manager

Spindle

Crystal Reports

Cognos etc…

• Replaces GP reports

• Crystal, SSRS, Word,

Excel, MR

• Full access to note fields

• Full access to third

parties

• Delivery functions

• Customer/vendor

control

OUT OF THE BOX THIRD PARTY

Report Writer

Management Reporter/FRx

Smartlists w/Export

Solutions

SQL Server Reporting

Services (SSRS)

Excel Reports

Analysis Cubes

Word Templates

Smartlist Builder

Excel Report Builder

Word Template Builder

SmartView

Power Pivot

Dynamics Report Manager

Spindle

Crystal Reports

Cognos etc…

• Any reports

• Any application

• Formatting

• Attachments

• Delivery functions

• Archiving functions

Spindle

OUT OF THE BOX THIRD PARTY

Report Writer

Management Reporter/FRx

Smartlists w/Export

Solutions

SQL Server Reporting

Services (SSRS)

Excel Reports

Analysis Cubes

Word Templates

Smartlist Builder

Excel Report Builder

Word Template Builder

SmartView

Power Pivot

Dynamics Report Manager

Spindle

Crystal Reports

Cognos etc…

• Used to be packaged

• No longer supported

• Still works

• Lots of experience

• Static reports

OUT OF THE BOX THIRD PARTY

Report Writer

Management Reporter/FRx

Smartlists w/Export

Solutions

SQL Server Reporting

Services (SSRS)

Excel Reports

Analysis Cubes

Word Templates

Smartlist Builder

Excel Report Builder

Word Template Builder

SmartView

Power Pivot

Dynamics Report Manager

Spindle

Crystal Reports

Cognos etc…

• SQL database

• Anything ODBC or

equivalent

• Use GP data warehouse

OUT OF THE BOX THIRD PARTY

Report Writer

Management Reporter/FRx

Smartlists w/Export

Solutions

SQL Server Reporting

Services (SSRS)

Excel Reports

Analysis Cubes

Word Templates

Smartlist Builder

Excel Report Builder

Word Template Builder

SmartView

Power Pivot

Dynamics Report Manager

Spindle

Crystal Reports

Cognos etc…

OUT OF THE BOX THIRD PARTY

Report Writer

Management Reporter/FRx

Smartlists w/Export

Solutions

SQL Server Reporting

Services (SSRS)

Excel Reports

Analysis Cubes

Word Templates

Smartlist Builder

Excel Report Builder

Word Template Builder

SmartView

Power Pivot

Dynamics Report Manager

Spindle

Crystal Reports

Cognos etc…

Module Availability Use

Management Reporter GP Financial reporting

Drill to detail

Web access

Security

Smartlists w/Smartlist Builder

and SmartView

GP/third parties Accessibility

Ad hoc queries

Reminders

SQL Reporting Services GP GP listing reports

Accessibility

Exports

Excel Reports w/Excel Report

Builder

GP/third party Simple dashboarding

Analysis Cubes w/Power Pivot GP/free MS add-in Data manipulation

Spindle Third party Formatting

Delivery

Archiving