BI Reporting

What is business intelligence

Business Intelligence (BI) is fast becoming a necessity for gaining and maintaining a competitive advantage because it provides insight into a company's business that other business applications cannot. Decisions cannot be made based on reams of transactions alone; BI turns data into information by providing trends and highlighting areas that require attention or present opportunities.
ALCHEMEX is the leading developer, enabler and support provider of affordable Excel-based Business Intelligence software for small to medium enterprises. ALCHEMEX delivers Business Intelligence (BI) that interacts with a company's ERP system, providing a low-cost integration into existing IT infrastructure while extending and strengthening its functionality. The use of the ALCHEMEX, with its familiar Excel interface, means that BI is now also accessible in terms of ease of use.

For over 10000 users in Africa, Europe and Australia, ALCHEMEX's reporting software delivers real-time automated management packs and other decision-support reports in Microsoft Excel 'at the click of a button', directly from a company's accounting or payroll system. A key differentiator is the pre-formatted Excel reports for each install base which makes for easy and affordable BI. Alchemex is the BI tool of choice where it has been packaged in accounting and payroll software packages such as Softline Pty Ltd (where it is the Business Intelligence Centre in Pastel Express, Pastel Partner, Pastel Evolution and Pastel Payroll) and VIP Payroll (Business Intelligence Manager), and where it integrates with Accpac, Syspro, Sybiz (Australia) and SAP Business One amongst others.

The following scenarios represent typical situations that could benefit from improved business intelligence (BI):

  • Multiple versions of the truth.
  • Inability to perform in-depth analysis.
  • Unable to locate important information.
  • Need for simple-to-use production reporting technology.
  • Existing BI technology is too difficult to use.
  • Historical values are not being retained.
  • Weak or nonexistent BI technology limits your company's operational flexibility.
  • Minor problems seem to get the same attention as major ones.
  • Operations not aligned with strategic goals.
  • Inability to comply with government reporting requirements.