Microsoft PowerPivot for JD Edwards Quick, Easy and Cost-Effective Ad Hoc Reporting

Presented by

Adam Crigger

Agenda

• Preferred Strategies Overview

• JD Edwards Data Model Complexities

• PowerPivot Overview

• BI Quick Launch for JD Edwards

• Live Demonstration

• SharePoint Integration

• Questions

JD Edwards Reporting and Business Intelligence

MSFT PowerPivot, Oracle BI, Business Objects BI

Real-Time Reporting and BI

MS PowerPivot Jumpstart for JD Edwards

Data Warehouse Jumpstart for JD Edwards

Oracle BI Publisher Jumpstart for JD Edwards

BOBJ & Crystal Reports Jumpstart for JD Edwards

Fast Implementation, Training, Support, Consult

Cryptic Field Names i.e. GBOBJ

Julian Dates i.e. 10031

Thousands of JDE Tables

Cryptic Table Names i.e. F0006

Amounts & Units without Decimals i.e. $105.21 = 10521

User Defined Code Descriptions

JD Edwards Data Model Complexities

Fields stored with leading spaces

Time based Measures i.e. MTD, QTD, YTD

Direct Connect

ODS

Data Warehouse

Business Intelligence Approaches

• Benefits (Real-time data | Least reliance on IT | Lowest TCO)

• Why not? (Company policy | Multiple ERP Consolidation)

• Benefits (Offload reporting with near real-time data)

• Why not? (Tightly integrate data from various systems)

• Benefits (Tightly integrate data from various systems)

• Why not? (IT Intensive | Highest TCO)

Microsoft PowerPivot Overview

Connect to JDE and Non JDE Data Sources

FREE Plug-in/Data Engine within Excel

PowerPivot Models Slicers,Charts, & Pivot Tables

Preferred Strategies Confidential

PowerPivot Models Ad hoc Reporting

Preferred Strategies Confidential

Live Demonstration

• Overview of Pivot Tables

• Overview of PowerPivot

• BI Quick Launch for JD Edwards

– Sales Analysis

– Financial Analysis

• SharePoint screenshots

SharePoint Screenshots

SharePoint Screenshots

SharePoint Screenshots

SharePoint Screenshots

SharePoint Screenshots

SharePoint Screenshots

SharePoint Screenshots

Upcoming March Webinars

• Oracle BI Publisher for JD Edwards (BIP Interactive vs. One View Reporting) – Wednesday 3/19 12pm Pacific

• Microsoft PowerPivot for JD Edwards (Excel on Steriods) – Thursday 3/20 1pm Pacific

• BusinessObjects and Crystal Reports for JD Edwards – Tuesday 3/25 12pm Pacific

• Data Warehousing for JD Edwards – Wednesday 3/26 1pm Pacific

Collaborate Presentations

• JD Edwards Data Warehousing for Reporting and Business Intelligence – Tuesday 4/8 4:15 pm

• Microsoft Excel on Steroids with FREE PowerPivot plug-in for JDE Reporting/BI – Wednesday 4/9 4:30 pm

• Best way to use FREE Oracle BI Publisher Licenses with JD Edwards – Thursday 4/10 3:00 pm

• JD Edwards Data Warehousing and BI/Reporting with Microsoft PowerPivot at Clif Bar & Company – Friday 4/11 9:45 am

Questions

www.PreferredStrategies.com

888-232-7337

Adam Crigger

acrigger@preferredstrategies.com

888-232-7337 x401