Introducing Pro Business Intelligence

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Introducing Pro Business Intelligence

• Presented by Bill Briggs

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What is Business Intelligence Software?

• Business Intelligence (BI) is a collective set of
  software that provides data collection,
  analyzing, and reporting tools to support and
  improve a companys decision-making process.
• Pro Business Intelligence (Pro BI) is Infors BI
  solution for FACTS.

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What Will Pro BI do for Me?

• Transform your FACTS data into fact based
  actionable information.
• Help you quickly identify trends, analyze
  problems, and take corrective action in a timely
  fashion.
• Dramatically reduce the cost of gathering and
  working with information.
• Allow you to analyze the data before it becomes
  obsolete.

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What are the Advantages of Pro BI?

• Instant visual Impact of data! (Visualizer
  Dashboard)

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What are the Advantages of Pro BI?

• Top down analysis unlike a typical report writer.
  (PowerPlay Cube)

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What are the Advantages of Pro BI?

• Interactive data analysis.

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What are the Advantages of Pro BI?

• Focused on key business areas.
• Sales
• Returns
• Inventory Turns
• Purchase Order History
• New Sales Order Bookings
• New Customer Performance
• Receivables History
• Open Receivables
• Open Payables
• General Ledger Details

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Pro BI Components

• Pro BI Module
• PowerPlay Cubes/Dashboards/Dashboard Reports
• PowerPlay Cube Models
• Extract Programs
• Auto Update Scripts
• Cognos Software Components
• Cognos PowerPlay (User Version)
• Cognos Visualizer

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Pro BI

• Product Demonstration

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Pro BI Engine - Cognos

• The Pro Business Intelligence Module is powered
  by Cognos Software. Cognos is recognized as the
  industry leader in BI software by the META Group
  and by the Gartner Group.

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Pro BI Packaging

• Pro BI is packaged in affordable, scalable
  modules for small to larger sized companies
• Basic Edition
• Standard Edition
• Premium Edition

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Pro BI Basic Edition

• Cubes
• Sales Analysis
• New Customer Accounts
• Customer Returns
• Cognos PowerPlay User version is required.

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Pro BI Standard Edition

• Cubes
• Sales Analysis
• New Customer Accounts
• Customer Returns
• Inventory Turns
• Purchase Order History

• Dashboards
• Company Profit
• Salespersons
• Inventory Turns
• Sales
• Cognos PowerPlay User version is required.
• Cognos Visualizer is required.

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Pro BI Premium Edition

• Cubes
• Sales Analysis
• New Customer Accounts
• Customer Returns
• Inventory Turns
• Purchase Order History
• AR History
• Open Receivables
• Sales Order Booking
• Open Payables
• GL Details

• Dashboards
• Company Profit
• Salespersons
• Inventory Turns
• Sales
• Open A/R
• New Orders
• Open A/P
• A/R Paid Days
• Cognos PowerPlay User version is required.
• Cognos Visualizer is required.

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Pro BI

• Questions?

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• Thank you
• for Attending