Improved inventory management. More efficient production. Quicker sales execution. Better quality control. Whether it’s these or any of a thousand others, every business initiative can benefit from an understanding of corporate information. It’s why corporations have invested millions in strategic information assets and enterprise applications such as Baan ™ . One of the core challenges that emerges from a Baan implementation is how to handle the ever-increasing volumes of critical data that are collected every day. How do you meet end users’ demands for ubiquitous access to information? How do you transform Baan data into information for better analysis and decision making? How do you meet these requirements without burdening your already overtaxed IT resources? Business Objects can help. As a long- standing SSA Global Baan strategic partner, we’ve been working closely with Baan to develop tightly integrated reporting solutions that address key SSA Global Baan customer concerns. The result? Our enterprise reporting solutions for Baan—a cost-effective way to take your Baan investment to a whole new level. Maximize the Value of Your Baan Investment Business Objects enterprise reporting solutions provide organizations with powerful technology for reporting, analyzing, and delivering information stored in Baan and other strategic data sources. By providing fast, easy report creation directly to end users, report generation costs and time are minimized. Plus, valuable IT resources can be freed up and allocated to other critical business initiatives. Business Objects technology enables you to rapidly create highly-formatted reports off multiple data sources for integrated, big-picture analysis. Raw data is quickly transformed into actionable information for improved decision making at all levels of your organization. Once created, reports can be securely shared via the web for efficient, self-service access by employees, customers, or partners. With Business Objects enterprise reporting solutions, collaboration and relationships with customers and partners are enhanced. The bottom line? Integrating Business Objects reporting solutions with your Baan system can improve overall company performance and increase return on investment (ROI) on your strategic data investments. Information Powers Business “Business Objects solutions for Baan do everything our previous reporting tool was supposed to have done— only they do it better. Now we provide improved, user- friendly reports five times as fast, over the web. Management reports have dramatically improved the value of information we are collecting in Baan, providing an extremely effective quality-control tool that has improved overall business.” Mike Ayers, Manager IS and Planning Toshiba International Solution Kit for Baan Convert existing Baan reports to Crystal Reports directly within Baan. Baan Server Data Dictionary RDBMS (or BaanBase) Crystal Enterprise (with Native Driver)
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Improved inventory management. More efficient production. Quicker sales execution. Better
quality control. Whether it’s these or any of a thousand others, every business initiative can
benefit from an understanding of corporate information. It’s why corporations have invested
millions in strategic information assets and enterprise applications such as Baan™.
One of the core challenges that emerges from a Baan implementation is how to handle the
ever-increasing volumes of critical data that are collected every day. How do you meet end
users’ demands for ubiquitous access to information? How do you transform Baan data into
information for better analysis and decision making? How do you meet these requirements
without burdening your already overtaxed IT resources? Business Objects can help. As a long-
standing SSA Global Baan strategic partner, we’ve been working closely with Baan to develop
tightly integrated reporting solutions that address key SSA Global Baan customer concerns.
The result? Our enterprise reporting solutions for Baan—a cost-effective way to take your
Baan investment to a whole new level.
Maximize the Value of Your Baan Investment
Business Objects enterprise reporting solutions provide organizations with powerful
technology for reporting, analyzing, and delivering information stored in Baan and other
strategic data sources. By providing fast, easy report creation directly to end users, report
generation costs and time are minimized. Plus, valuable IT resources can be freed up and
allocated to other critical business initiatives.
Business Objects technology enables you to rapidly create highly-formatted reports off
multiple data sources for integrated, big-picture analysis. Raw data is quickly transformed
into actionable information for improved decision making at all levels of your organization.
Once created, reports can be securely shared via the web for efficient, self-service access by
employees, customers, or partners. With Business Objects enterprise reporting solutions,
collaboration and relationships with customers and partners are enhanced.
The bottom line? Integrating Business Objects reporting solutions with your Baan system can
improve overall company performance and increase return on investment (ROI) on your
strategic data investments.
Information Powers Business“Business Objects solutions
for Baan do everything our
previous reporting tool was
supposed to have done—
only they do it better. Now
we provide improved, user-
friendly reports five times as
fast, over the web.
Management reports have
dramatically improved the
value of information we are
collecting in Baan, providing
an extremely effective
quality-control tool that has
improved overall business.”
Mike Ayers,
Manager IS and Planning
Toshiba International
Solution Kit for Baan
Convert existing Baan reports to Crystal Reports directly within Baan.
Baan Server
Data Dictionary
RDBMS(or BaanBase)
Crystal Enterprise(with Native Driver)
Eliminate Reporting Backlog
Do you rely heavily on IT personnel to produce the critical Baan reports your business needs?
Based on the leading technology of Crystal Reports®, Business Objects enterprise reporting
solutions help you leverage our existing reporting expertise and knowledge for fast, cost-
effective report creation. Unlock the value of your Baan data.
Our Baan-certified native driver and powerful report design experts make it easy for end
users to create highly formatted reports off of Baan and other data sources. Plus, reports can
be designed to examine any functional area of concern for improved analysis of your overall
business processes.
Native access to the Baan metalayer provides a cost-effective, low maintenance solution for
your reporting requirements. Baan data is read directly from the system tables honoring
existing Baan database and session-level security. There’s no need to build or maintain costly
custom data dictionaries or a separate security environment. Existing Baan data definitions
and customizations remain intact.
Business users simply choose the area they wish to report on and select the fields to be
displayed using meaningful field descriptions. There’s no need for advanced training or in-
depth knowledge of the data and system tables. End-user autonomy is increased through fast,
easy report design without the need for complex coding. By eliminating reporting backlog,
valuable IT resources can focus on supporting the Baan system and other critical
infrastructure tasks.
Leverage Existing Baan Reports
As part of a joint development initiative with SSA Global, existing Baan reports can also be
automatically converted to Crystal Reports format for viewing over the web. There’s no need
to recreate the reports you’ve already produced in Baan—simply leverage them using
Integrated Baan Reporting. Converted reports can also be formatted using Crystal Reports
technology turning your Baan reports into presentation-quality, dynamic reports for improved
decision making. So whether they are working from within the Baan system or simply
incorporating Baan data into their reports, all users can now enjoy fast, easy access to
powerful, presentation-quality reporting.
Solution Kit for Baan
Information Powers Business
Convert existing Baan reports to Crystal Reports directly within Baan.
Improve the Value of Information
Our enterprise reporting solutions for Baan transform data into interactive, dynamic, and
actionable information that help users make well-informed decisions. Graphs, hyperlinks, and
maps provide end users and partners with new insights through access to interactive
information. Users can drill down to analyze variances and trends and monitor key business
indicators.
SSA Global™ Baan™ customers using iBaan Decision Manager™ can also easily create powerful,
analytical reports off of their OLAP cubes for interaction and analysis via the web.
Reports and alerts can also be directly integrated into any corporate portal including iBaan™
Portal so that users are presented with personalized information that is relevant to their role.
End users can interact and analyze data from multiple sources or functional areas to gain
better insight into the business processes in your organization.
Extend Sharing and Collaboration over the Web
With Business Objects enterprise reporting solutions, your organization can increase customer
service, partner relationships, and employee productivity by providing secure, self-service
access to actionable information via the web. Our enterprise reporting solutions deliver a
globally scalable, reliable infrastructure—built to withstand the most demanding business
environments. Our multi-tier architecture reduces the need for direct access to Baan’s
production database and maximizes network efficiency. Plus, as your user base grows or
requirements expand, our solution can scale to address new levels of demand or new
functional requirements.
Designed specifically for information delivery via the web, Business Objects provides a fully
customizable platform for tracking, understanding, and managing your information. Web
deployment is as simple as providing a URL. Through any intranet, extranet, or corporate
portal including iBaan Portal, users—including those without direct access to your Baan
system—can securely access and analyze information anywhere, anytime.
From the Most Experienced Name in Reporting
For over a decade, Business Objects has provided organizations with the technology needed to
track, understand, and manage information—across the enterprise and beyond. With over
24,000 customers worldwide, we have considerable experience adding value to our customers’
investments in strategic data systems. Our work with SSA Global™ and its customers has
extended that expertise. As a strategic Baan partner, we’ve focused on tight integration with
your existing Baan implementation to ensure a cost-effective, efficient solution.
Designed for tight integration with your Baan system, the Solution Kit for Baan is an add-onto Crystal Enterprise that enables reporting from the Baan metalayer. It includes a nativedriver for SSA Baan IVc, SSA Baan ERP 5.0b, SSA Baan ERP 5.0c and SSA Baan ERP 5.2a,Integrated Baan Reporting, template reports, and documentation. For additional details,please go to www.businessobjects.com/baan.
Crystal Analysis® Professional delivers easy-to-use interactive reporting for OLAP through azero-client (DHTML) interface. Designed for easy end-user analysis via the web, CrystalAnalysis extends the value of multidimensional data to decision makers within yourorganization. For more information on Crystal Analysis, please go towww.businessobjects.com/crystalanalysis.
