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Reporting Analytics vs. Financial Reporting: Is There a Difference?

Jet Global

The terms “reporting” and “analytics” are often used interchangeably. In fact there are some very important differences between the two, and understanding those distinctions can go a long way toward helping your organization make best use of both financial reporting and analytics. Financial Reporting.

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Replacing FRx and Management Reporter: What You Need to Know

Jet Global

Since implementing your Dynamics GP solution, you have probably been doing what you can with the financial report writers that came with it. Management Reporter (MR) replaced the retired FRx financial writing tool back in 2011, and now Microsoft has stopped making any major investments into the tool altogether.

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Navigating Data Entities, BYOD, and Data Lakes in Microsoft Dynamics

Jet Global

Consultants and developers familiar with the AX data model could query the database using any number of different tools, including a myriad of different report writers. The SQL query language used to extract data for reporting could also potentially be used to insert, update, or delete records from the database.

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Understanding Data Entities in Microsoft Dynamics 365

Jet Global

For organizations considering a move to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Supply Chain Management (D365 F&SCM), or for those in the early stages of an implementation project, defining a clear strategy for curating data is a key to developing a comprehensive approach to reporting and analytics. What Are Data Entities?

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Financial Intelligence vs. Business Intelligence: What’s the Difference?

Jet Global

A new paradigm in reporting and analysis is emerging. There was always a delay between the events being recorded in financial systems (for example, the purchase of a product or service) and the ability to put that information in context and draw useful conclusions from it (for example, a weekly sales report).

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Prevent Customer Churn: Customer Retention in the Transition to Microsoft D365 F&SCM

Jet Global

In the world of ERP software, switching costs include a number of hard costs like license fees, system analysis and design, customization, third-party add-ons, report design, and more, but many of those tasks also consume valuable staff time and management attention. Reporting as a Key Cost-driver.

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Why Business Intelligence is Top of Mind for CFOs for 2022

Jet Global

The term “ business intelligence ” (BI) has been in common use for several decades now, referring initially to the OLAP systems that drew largely upon pre-processed information stored in data warehouses. We’ve been delivering powerful reporting, planning, and BI tools for over three decades.