The Power of Self Service Reporting
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The document discusses the challenges associated with traditional PLM reporting and introduces Aras' self-service reporting feature, which allows users to create reports easily without extensive training. Key benefits include improved process visibility, quicker identification of issues, and enhanced business decision-making. The self-service reporting is available for free to subscribers and includes video training resources.
The Power of Self Service Reporting
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- 2. The Power of Self-Service Reporting Lopa Subramanian © 2016 Aras aras.com
- 3. Agenda Reporting Challenges Aras Self-Service Reporting – Key Features Comparison With Existing Reporting Tools Demonstration Benefits How can I get it? © 2016 Aras aras.com3
- 4. Traditional PLM Reporting Challenges © 2016 Aras aras.com4 Difficulty producing routine and ad hoc management reports Long delays waiting for new reports to be created Poor visibility into business processes and insight into issues Poor support for business decision-making
- 5. What is it? Ad hoc / self-service reporting Built into Aras Innovator SQL based but obeys permissions Free for Subscribers Available 11.0 SP3 and up Video training course available in Subscriber Portal © 2016 Aras aras.com
- 6. Aras Self-Service Reporting – Key Features Configure new reports easily without special privileges or extensive training Combine tables and graphics for easy data visualization Output report results and share in multiple formats Ensure user access privileges are respected © 2016 Aras aras.com6
- 7. Comparison With Existing Reporting Tools Self-Service Reporting XSLT SQL Reporting Cognos/Crystal /Other BI Target User End-user oriented, easy to use wizard interface Admin, developer oriented Admin, developer oriented Admin, developer oriented Required Knowledge Level No specialist database knowledge or access privileges required AML and XSLT knowledge required No specialist database knowledge required Specialist database knowledge required Special skills required Honors Aras Security Model? Yes Yes No No Output Formats PDF, Word, Excel or XML HTML output format only Multiple output formats Multiple output formats © 2016 Aras aras.com7
- 8. Demonstration © 2016 Aras aras.com
- 9. Benefits Greater visibility of the status of critical processes Process issues identified quickly Improved support for business decision-making Improved collaboration by sharing insights with co-workers © 2016 Aras aras.com9
- 10. Summary Ad hoc / self-service reporting Core platform functionality Free for Subscribers Need an Activation Key – contact community if you don’t have a key Available 11.0 SP3 and above Video training course available in Subscriber Portal © 2016 Aras aras.com
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