Asyma E3 Conference

1. Turning Data Into Enlightenment
Derrick Lildhar, Sage

2. Agenda
Positioning
Overview
Product Demonstrations
Q&A

3. Why Invest in Business Intelligence?
Automate Reporting Processes
– All companies face pressures to reduce cost, improve cash flow, reduce risk
and increase profits. Automation reduces the time your workforce spends on
create reports, so they can be more efficient.
Make Insightful Decisions
– As companies grow or face stiffer competition it is imperative for them to be
agile and responsive; quickly identify and act upon market trends or
proactively solve issues. This can only be achieved with a dynamic, integrated
reporting solution that provides a single version of the truth.
Get Immediate ROI
– For small & mid‐sized organisations the barriers of implementing a BI solution
are costly and complex. Remove complexity with a integrated solution and a
standard set of reports. Reduce cost by using a familiar tool and utilizing
existing skills.

4. Comparing the Options
Excel‐Based Reporting Utilities
Financial
Crystal Reports Intelligence Insight
Reporter
• Ability to design • Allows for report • Allows for report • Enterprise‐wide Excel
custom reports design in Excel design in Excel and reporting
• All standard module data analysis
reports • Allows for access to all • Complex budgeting
G/L data with • Consolidations and • Consolidations and
• Ability to customize
standard reports drilldown reporting beyond G/L reporting beyond G/L
• Part of the G/L module • Multiple database • Multiple database
reporting reporting and data
• Data Analytic Cubes warehousing
• Included in 5.6/6.0 • Sold separately

5. Benefits of Intelligence
Installed in more than
22,000 businesses worldwide
Multiple company Enterprise
consolidations Reporting
Beyond financial reports Solution
Consolidated reporting from
Sage ERP Accpac and other
data sources
Automated reporting

6. Benefits of Intelligence
Leverage the power of Excel
Ad hoc reporting Enterprise
Analyse data through Reporting
Dashboards, drill‐down, and Solution
what‐if scenarios
Simple
Reporting with
Powerful
Analysis

7. Benefits of Intelligence
Includes predefined
financial and
operations reports Enterprise
Reporting Lower Cost of
Leverage existing Excel Ownership
skills
Solution
Intuitive Report
Simple
Designer
Reporting with
Powerful
Analysis

8. Demonstration Outline
How to activate Intelligence
Dashboard
Financial Reports
– P&L and BS
Financial Trend Analysis
Report Designer
– Consolidated Report Designer
Publishing Reports
– Generate and publish HTML reports
– Scheduling and emailing reports
– Creating shortcuts to reports

9. Let’s See the Product!

10. www.sageaccpac.com/intelligence
• Product brochure
• FAQ
Thank you! • White paper
Derrick Lildhar
• Sage University