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www.exchequer.com Live dynamic links with Microsoft Excel and HTML formats, enable users to create up to the minute financial reports, suitable for budgeting, forecasting, cash flow analysis, consolidations and financial modelling. Efficient, flexible and easy to use With the use of drag and drop technology, the Visual Report Writer module makes it easy to create customised reports far more quickly than relying on using traditional third-party applications. The intelligent data mapping logic inbuilt within the Visual Report Writer accesses the database directly rather than via an interpreting database. The result is that your users save substantial amounts of time in data extraction, and are able to spend more time analysing and interpreting meaningful reports. Data can be exported into multiple formats, including PDF*, XLS, CSV, HTML and DBF. The Visual Report Writer utilises a tree structured library where reports are stored for easy access and grouping. Access to individual reports or groups can be set at user level to maintain the comprehensive security available in IRIS Exchequer, with the ability to run, print or view the reports. Users in any department can easily create their own reports without the need for advanced technical knowledge. With the help of the Report Creation Wizard, users are guided through the report structure with simple field searches and categorised lists to select the data fields required. The powerful sorting and selection criteria available, coupled with a simple to use interface, makes the Visual Report Writer very simple to use. Reports can be added to the IRIS Exchequer menu using the Custom Menu Designer for future use, making it quick and easy for the user to run reports without having to go into the module itself. Input selection criteria can be set up and available for changing at the time of running the report, typically running the same report for the selected input range of dates, period ranges, nominal ledger, customer and supplier ranges. * IRIS Exchequer supports PDF format for reports where an appropriate PDF writer application is installed Create once and schedule forever When used in conjunction with the IRIS Exchequer Sentimail module, reports can be set up and delivered automatically at predefined intervals or specific times. For example, a specific report can be set to be run at 9am every Monday morning and can be emailed out to users, so even remote users are able to access the report. Reports can be created from all areas of the system including information on customers and suppliers, nominal ledger, stock returns, order processing and job costing. Unlike other reporting modules, IRIS Exchequer’s Visual Report Writer can bring together information from all related modules in one report. IRIS Exchequer Visual Report Writer – create valuable management reports with ease ModuleSheet IRIS Exchequer’s Visual Report Writer provides an easy to use, fast and flexible tool for creating your own analysis reports. “The functionality of the Report Writer module alone will save us about one day a month.”

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www.exchequer.com

Live dynamic links with Microsoft Excel and HTML formats, enable users to create up to the minute financial reports, suitable for budgeting, forecasting, cash flow analysis, consolidations and financial modelling.

Efficient, flexible and easy to useWith the use of drag and drop technology, the Visual Report Writer module makes it easy to create customised reports far more quickly than relying on using traditional third-party applications. The intelligent data mapping logic inbuilt within the Visual Report Writer accesses the database directly rather than via an interpreting database. The result is that your users save substantial amounts of time in data extraction, and are able to spend more time analysing and interpreting meaningful reports. Data can be exported into multiple formats, including PDF*, XLS, CSV, HTML and DBF.

The Visual Report Writer utilises a tree structured library where reports are stored for easy access and grouping. Access to individual reports or groups can be set at user level to maintain the comprehensive security available in IRIS Exchequer, with the ability to run, print or view the reports.

Users in any department can easily create their own reports without the need for advanced technical knowledge. With the help of the Report Creation Wizard, users are guided through the report structure with simple field searches and categorised lists to select the data fields required. The powerful sorting and selection criteria available, coupled with a simple to use interface, makes the Visual Report Writer very simple to use.

Reports can be added to the IRIS Exchequer menu using the Custom Menu Designer for future use, making it quick and easy for the user to run reports without having to go into the module itself. Input selection criteria can be set up and available for changing at the time of running the report, typically running the same report for the selected input range of dates, period ranges, nominal ledger, customer and supplier ranges.

* IRIS Exchequer supports PDF format for reports where an appropriate PDF writer application is installed

Create once and schedule forever When used in conjunction with the IRIS Exchequer Sentimail module, reports can be set up and delivered automatically at predefined intervals or specific times. For example, a specific report can be set to be run at 9am every Monday morning and can be emailed out to users, so even remote users are able to access the report. Reports can be created from all areas of the system including information on customers and suppliers, nominal ledger, stock returns, order processing and job costing. Unlike other reporting modules, IRIS Exchequer’s Visual Report Writer can bring together information from all related modules in one report.

IRIS Exchequer Visual Report Writer – create valuable management reports with ease

ModuleSheet

IRIS Exchequer’s Visual Report Writer provides an easy to use, fast and flexible tool for creating your own analysis reports.

“The functionality of the Report Writer module alone will save us about one day a month.”

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Your report – Your choiceThere are very few limits as to what IRIS Exchequer will enable you to report on.

Here are just a few examples of the type of reports that you can run:• Slow moving stock report – what products are not selling well?

• Stock levels reaching critically low levels – is it time to re-order?

• Sales by area – geographically where is your revenue being generated?

• Sales by sales person – who’s closing those vital deals?

• Discounts given – who’s reducing your profit margin?

• Expenses reports – how much are your employees claiming?

• Improved credit control and cashflow– Who are your worst paying customers?

• Problem suppliers - who keeps delivering the wrong or damaged goods?

• Budgeting and forecasting – is your business plan on track?