[ B E N E F I T S ] Stay on top of your business Analyze your business issues more effectively with complete freedom to manipulate your existing reports or create new ones that pinpoint the information you need to make your business more successful. Create the right report Analyze information using powerful tools that allow you to draw data from virtually any area in your system, with a wide variety of layouts, fields, report logic, formatting, and data selection. Create compelling data views Make your reports consistent over your entire organization, or create customized versions of reports for specific individuals or groups, with targeted information designed to meet their specific needs. Publish reports how and when you need them Use flexible scheduling options to publish reports as your business needs dictate, whether immediately, on a recurring basis, or selectively, in a variety of file formats including HTML and PDF. Improve reporting efficiency without interrupting productivity Take control of report publication with automated scheduling and processing that notify report producers when their reports are overdue for publication and allow people to continue to work even as their reports are being published. Provide security enhanced, shared access to information Share reports with decision makers throughout the organization by posting them online for viewing via a Web browser, with role-based security options that ensure only the appropriate people are able to access each report.

Schedule the publishing, printing destination, and frequency of report generation.

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View, print, or e-mail your reports in a variety of file formats.

Customized Reports
Modify existing reports or create entirely new ones from information throughout the system. Use multiple fonts, colors, sizes, and graphics to design the report for specific audiences and improved usability.

Flexible Report Writing Options
Pull data from multiple locations for a single report, create restrictions to pinpoint specific information, perform calculations on data, and create new sorting methods to view information the way you want. Any report you build carries over automatically with upgrades, eliminating the need to recreate reports.

My Reports
Access the reporting options you use most often. My Reports enables users to select reports from the Report List - including SQL Services Reports - customize them as needed, and then store them for one-click access.

Export to Excel and HTML
Easily export reports to industry-standard file formats and use Microsoft Office Excel to perform further calculations. Send e-mail reports to decision makers and publish reports on your business intranet.

Imported/Exported Report Customizations
Import report template customizations directly from your Microsoft DynamicsT GP Partner, or allow your report designers to distribute their own customizations for others to use.

Scheduled Reporting
Automate report publication with Report Scheduler, allowing you to set up recurrent or immediate publication for any report option or report created with Report Writer.

Support for Multiple Formats
Distribute and publish reports in a variety of formats, including HTML and PDF.

Automatic Checks
Automatically check whether users have overdue reports to publish when a user logs on, and notify them if necessary.

Role-Based Access
Define who can publish a report, ensuring that information stays in the right hands.

Online Posting
Publish reports to the Business Portal and enable decision makers throughout the organization to view reports via a Web browser.
 

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