Business intelligence in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009

Deliver meaningful insight across your organisation with powerful business intelligence (BI) capabilities in Microsoft Dynamics NAV. With access to real-time data and a wide range of analytical and reporting tools – including graphical displays, online analytical processing (OLAP) cubes, and Web-based delivery options – people can make informed, confident decisions that help drive business success.

Personal and team BI for tactical decision-making

Microsoft Dynamics NAV provides RoleTailored access to real-time, integrated data and analysis tools that can help individuals make fast, informed decisions. Role Centres give people visibility into relevant business activities, such as tasks, notifications, lists, key performance indicators (KPIs), and reports.

Microsoft Dynamics NAV supports a range of business insight tools. Tight integration with Excel enables people to easily export data for analysis and manipulation. With Report Designer in SQL Server Reporting Services built into Microsoft Dynamics NAV, people can quickly create intuitive, interactive reports and create PDFs for broad distribution.

Organisational intelligence for strategic decision-making

With built-in tools, managers can create 360-degree views of business performance, create and view graphical displays and reports, and analyse detailed information. Microsoft Dynamics NAV also works with other sophisticated Microsoft applications to help your business meet analytic and reporting requirements. For example, SQL Server Reporting Services and SQL Server Analysis Services expand the value of business data with advanced reporting, OLAP analysis and data mining.

Customised reporting

• Create reports from scratch using step-by-step report wizards, graphical tools and drill-down capabilities.
• Use SQL Server Reporting Services to quickly extract information on an as-needed basis and build contextualised reports using Report Designer.

Open Database Connectivity (ODBC)

• Enhance reporting and analytic capabilities with an ODBC driver that supports most business intelligence tools in the marketplace.

Flexible information views

• Sort and filter data, drill down to details, and create graphical displays to view and analyse sales and profitability trends, inventory movement, orders and fulfilments, marketing campaigns and more.

Help accelerate business insight with SQL Server Technologies

• Meet demanding requirements for data management and analysis and quickly build customised reports with Microsoft SQL Server 2008 and SQL Server Reporting Services.