Benefits

  • Continuity of analysis and reporting post Go-Live with Dynamics AX.
  • Improved usability of cash pricing model.
  • No additional technologies introduced.
  • Reduced manual data entry.

 

Challenges

  • Reporting based previously on a legacy system, being replaced, had to be re-implemented in Dynamics AX.
  • Availability and knowledge of staff placed a constraint on what could be implemented in Microsoft / ZAP business intelligence cube.

Solution

Lucid Insights was a key contributor to the program of work, which included both external consulting companies and internal staff.

Dynamics AX native reporting:

  • Worked with both internal staff and external consulting companies to identify the reporting requirements.
  • Directed the external Dynamics AX developer to build the required reporting.

 

Excel based reporting & models:

  • Worked with internal staff to identify the reporting and modelling requirements.
  • Implementation of menu driven Excel based models & reporting using a combination of VBA and ZAP / Microsoft Analysis Services cube.
  • VBA was used to automate the extraction and modelling of data from the cube and subsequent update of reporting / models.

Capabilities

  • Project Management
  • Data Modelling
  • Visual Basic for Applications
  • Report Design and Development
  • Documentation

Technologies

  • Analysis Services Cube
  • ZAP
  • Excel 2016
  • Dynamics AX 2012