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Biz Insights vs. MAS Intelligence Presenter: Chris Diltz BKD Technologies
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Are you interested in business intelligence for your organization? BKD provides details of the features and functionality of Sage MAS Intelligence and Biz Insights. Each business intelligence (BI) tool contains including filtering, gathering data and selecting report content for your business.
Transcript of Sage MAS Intelligence vs. Biz Insights
Biz Insights vs. MAS Intelligence
Presenter: Chris DiltzBKD Technologies
Introduction
Presenter
•Chris Diltz
►Senior Consultant
►BKD Technologies
AGENDA
Install and Technical Items
Biz Insights
MAS Intelligence
Biz Net Report Design and Functionality
Including How This Product Replaces FRx
MAS Intelligence Design and Functionality
Including How This Product Replaces FRx
Product Shoot Out: Pro’s & Con’s
Biz Insights
MAS Intelligence
Both Products Are:
Reporting Tool – Plugs Into Excel
Outputs Excel Based Reports
Financials and Other Module Reports
Real Time Reporting
Consolidate Multiple Companies & Databases
Drill Down to Data Detail
Easy Interface – Drag & Drop
Comes With Report Templates
Create Own Custom Reports
Utilizes Excel Skill Sets
Utilize Pivot Tables for Data Analysis
Reasons for Organizing Data into a Pivot Table
Four key reasons for organizing data into a Pivot Table are:
To summarize the data contained in a lengthy list into a compact format
To find relationships within the data that are otherwise hard to see because of the amount of detail
To organize the data into a format that’s easy to chart View the same data in many different ways quickly and easily
Pivot Table reports use functions, allowing you to total, average and count data. These functions also provide subtotals and grand totals automatically, where you choose to show them.
Biz Insights – Unique Features
Named Licensing: Designer & Viewer Users
Security Through Named User
Built Right Into Excel – Live Queries
Faster Output than MAS Intelligence
Doesn’t Require MAS 500 Client
Manageable Menu Trees In Excel
Broadcaster Report Schedule & Delivery Tool
SQL Based Queries – Easy Development of Report Queries Between Systems
Develop Your Own Content Packs
Uses SQL Reporting Services / Integration Plus
Data Value, Data Set or Report Extractions
SQL Reporting Services & ODBC Data Connections
MAS Intelligence – Unique Features
Named Licensing (User/Workstation) Manager/Viewer
User and Security Manager
Comprehensive Security Layers
Pushes Reports to Excel ; Slower ; Macro Intensive
Modules: Report Designer, Manager & Viewer
Leverages MAS 500 Menu – Requires Client
Report Scheduler & Delivery Tool (Email)
Manageable Report Folders
Database Connector Tool for Linking Systems
Develop Custom Containers
Data Set & Report Extraction Focus
ODBC Connections
Biz Insights - Install & Technical Items
Installation version 5.x MAS 500 and version 4.x MAS 90/200
No Installer yet; Install done by Biz Net
Installation Guides – On VPC
MAS90 Support Site LoginLogin: MAS90/200 User (space before user)Password: 1NewClient09
MAS500 Support Site LoginLogin: MAS500 User (space before user) Password: 2NewClient09
MAS Intelligence - Install & Technical Items
Installer Included – Server and Client Components for MAS 500
Need a UNC share on the network for storing report templates
Requires MAS 500 7.3 May 2010 Update
Sage Support is still getting up to speed – no KBs published.
Training Guide Included on VPC
Biz Insights - Report Design & Functionality
Biz Insights - Report Design & Functionality
Menu Panels
Content Sections
Data Sets
Functions - Values
Templates
Drill Downs – Memory Caching
Designing a Report
Behind the Scenes
MAS Intelligence - Report Design & Functionality
MAS Intelligence - Demo
Menus and Modules
Connector
Security
Built In Reports/Templates
Customize Built In Reports/Templates
Create Straight Data Extraction
Designer Tool
Export/Import Reports Between Systems
Product Shoot Out - BIZ NET TOUTS!
Product Shoot Out - BIZ NET TOUTS!
Product Shoot Out - BIZ NET TOUTS!
MAS Intelligence Says!
MAS Intelligence - Says!
MAS Intelligence - Says!
MAS Intelligence - Says!
MAS Intelligence - Says!
GROUP DISCUSSION
Discussion – Pro’s and Con’s Both
Identify Reporting Needs
Which could work with MAS 500 BI Dashboard
When do we still use Crystal Reports
Risks of using all products with clients
Year-end Processing for Sage MAS 90
Monthly Webcast Series – Held each month
Webinar: Year-end Processing For MAS 90
Day 1: December 14, 2010
Topic: Payroll/W2 changes
Day 2: December 15, 2010
Topic: Year-end Closing
Register at: www.bkdtechnologies.com/events
BKD Technologies Support Center
Sage Software - 866.832.4253
Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Support Center toll free
THANK YOU!
Chris Diltz
Senior Consultant
BKD Technologies
417.865.8701
