Capsules: the easiest and the fastest way to build your BI and CPM solution
A capsule is a container that can host any BOARD object:
- Reports and charts (with data-entry support)
- Spreadsheets
- Simulation models
- Processing procedures
- Images
- Gauges
- Tabbed folders
- Flowcharts where individual elements can display
BOARD database data/indicators used as active
elements in the interface (for models browsing/processing)
- Simple Transaction Object (S.T.O.) for supported,
controlled and validated data entry
With a simple drag & drop from the toolbox,
objects are arranged on the screen and configured
interactively.
Screens are linked by buttons or menus to build
easy-to-navigate applications.
Users can build and easily share their own reports,
calculation procedures and simulation models.
Because BOARD is programming-free and
low-maintenance, a wide range of applications
to support distributed decision-making processes
such as Financial Reporting and Consolidation
or Sales Force Support Systems, etc., can be
built quickly and at low cost.
The Active Data Dictionary ensures that applications
created with the capsules automatically take
advantage of the multi-dimensional structure
of databases.
The end user perspective: simplicity and strength
The BOARD User has access to a wide range of
functions for maximum power and flexibility of
analysis. Examples include time series analysis,
exception reporting, sorting, ranking, filtering,
color-coding, 80-20 analysis, and multi-dimensional
modeling, etc.
Formatting options allow the management of front-end
presentation features (font, colors, etc.), both
at report and single column level.
Reports can also include images linked to indicators
(e.g. dashboards) or analysis dimensions (e.g.
product photos). BOARD can also manage
information delivery in push mode. The Broadcasting
feature allows sending personalized email reports
in MS Excel format to a list of recipients defined
by dynamic rules (e.g., only salespersons who
did not achieve the target this month).
The use of reports and charts to enter and modify
data is integrated with an embedded database
function called Splitting & Splatting. With
this feature, BOARD makes it possible to modify
data at all aggregation levels (e.g. Budget per
Division) and therefore automatically allocate
changes back to the lowest level of detail (e.g.
per Article and Customer). In this context it
is possible to verify immediately the impact
of changes made from all levels (e.g. per Agent),
thus offering excellent support for interactive
simulation.
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