Sage ERP MAS

Sage ERP MAS Intelligence Component Comparison

Report Viewer Report Manager Designer Connector

Data Access
Access current production data 3
Report from modules other than GL and its related accounts 3 3
Report from more than one module (unrelated data) 3 3
Consolidated reports across multiple databases (multicompany) 3
Report Security
User access permissions defined by report groups
User access permissions defined by user groups (roles)
Reports managed from a single point of control 3
Reports stored in a centralized repository 3
Enforce user logons, roles, and permissions
Check-out/check-in of reports to ensure design integrity 3 3
Sequential versions of a report can be maintained 3
Report Delivery and Distribution
Report can be viewed through a centralized website 3
Reports can be grouped/linked for delivery as a package 3
Reports can be delivered as email attachments 3
Reports can be delivered in a link to a central repository 3
Reports can be scheduled for automatic delivery 3
Reporting Capabilities
Report templates provided as a starting point for report writing 3
Ships with predefined report building blocks for reuse 3
Provides optional tools to help guide the design process 3 3
Support use of relative (such as last year, this month) date ranges 3 3
Support cut, copy, and paste of design components 3
Support find and replace of design components 3
Supports undo and redo of report design changes 3
Customized report versions can be saved for future execution 3
Personalized reports can be saved for individual users 3
Can produce boardroom-quality output 3 3
Supports WYSIWYG formatting 3
Paper size and orientation can be defined for individual reports 3
Can repeat header and footer for each report 3
Supports flexible page numbering of reports 3
Support traditional row and column (list-type) report formats 3
Support nonlist, form-based report formats 3

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Sage ERP MAS Intelligence Component Comparison

Report Viewer Report Manager Designer Connector

Support creation of side-by-side reports for comparing data 3 3
Support complex calculations (such as IRR, PV, StdDev) 3
Support a variety of number rounding options 3
Can contain totals and subtotals based on data grouping 3 3
Can contain multicolor fonts and graphics 3
Fonts and other formats driven by underlying data (red < 0) 3
Includes native support for charts and graphs 3
Optional tools available to help validate report designs 3 3
Generate Crystal Reports®
Save Queries for future use 3
Initiate Charting 3
Sorting, Aggregating, Drill Down
Dynamically change the data sort order on demand 3
Dynamically filter/parameterize report data on demand 3
Drill down to see additional detail behind individual report values 3 3
Combine detail values to consolidate business units or totals 3
Dynamically modify the grouping/summarization of data 3 3
Supports predefined hierarchies to aid visualization 3 3
Existing data used to automatically extrapolate projected data 3 3
Data retrieval offers wildcards (*, ?) ranges (2200 - 2255)
Spreadsheet output linking to spreadsheets with related data 3 3
Users can export reports in Excel format 3 3
Users can export reports in XML format
Launch Tasks in context 3
Database support provided
Microsoft SQL Server® 3
ProvideX 3
Pervasive SQL 3
mySQL 3
Operating systems support
Windows® 7 3 3 3 3
Windows Vista ®
3 3 3 3
Windows XP 3 3 3 3
Microsoft Office Version Support
Office 2007 3 3 3 3
Office 2003 3 3 3

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Sage ERP MAS Crystal

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Intelligence Reports
Data Access
Access current production data 3 3 3 3 3
Report from modules other than GL and its related accounts 3 3 3
Report from more than one module (unrelated data) 3 3 3
Consolidated reports across multiple databases (multicompany) 3 3 3 3 3
Report Security
User access permissions defined by report groups 3 3 3 3
User access permissions defined by user groups (roles) 3 3 3 3
Reports managed from a single point of control 3 3 3 3
Reports stored in a centralized repository 3 3 3 3
Enforce user logons, roles, and permissions 3 3 3 3
Check-out/check-in of reports to ensure design integrity 3 3 3
Sequential versions of a report can be maintained 3 3 3 3
Report Delivery and Distribution
Report can be viewed through a centralized website 3 3 3 3 3
Reports can be grouped/linked for delivery as a package 3 3 3 3 3
Reports can be delivered as email attachments 3 3 3 3 3
Reports can be delivered in a link to a central repository 3 3 3 3 3
Reports can be scheduled for automatic delivery 3 3 3 3

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Sage ERP MAS Intelligence Component Comparison

Sage ERP MAS Crystal

FRx BizNet2 F9
Intelligence Reports
Reporting Capabilities
Report templates provided as a starting point for report writing 3 3 3 3 3
Ships with predefined report building blocks for reuse 3 3 3 3 3
Provides optional tools to help guide the design process 3 3 3 3 3
Support use of relative (such as last year, this month) date ranges 3 3 3 3 3
Support cut, copy and paste of design components 3 3 3 3 3
Support find and replace of design components 3 3 3 3 3
Supports undo and redo of report design changes 3 3 3 3
Customized report versions can be saved for future execution 3 3 3 3 3
Personalized reports can be saved for individual users 3 3 3 3 3
Can produce boardroom quality output 3 3 3 3 3
Supports WYSIWYG formatting 3 3 3 3 3
Paper size and orientation can be defined for individual reports 3 3 3 3 3
Can repeat header and footer for each report 3 3 3 3 3
Supports flexible page numbering of reports 3 3 3 3 3
Support traditional row and column (list-type) report formats 3 3 3 3 3
Support nonlist, form-based report formats 3 3 3 3
Support creation of side-by-side reports for comparing data 3 3 3 3 3
Support complex calculations (such as IRR, PV, StdDev) 3 3 3 3
Support a variety of number rounding options 3 3 3 3 3
Can contain totals and subtotals based on data grouping 3 3 3 3 3
Can contain multicolor fonts and graphics 3 3 3 3 3
Fonts and other formats driven by underlying data (red < 0) 3 3 3 3
Includes native support for charts and graphs 3 3 3 3
Optional tools available to help validate report designs 3 3 3
Generate Crystal Reports 3 3
Save Queries for future use 3 3 3
Initiate Charting 3 3
Sorting, Aggregating, Drill Down
Dynamically change the data sort order on demand 3 3 3 3 3
Dynamically filter/parameterize report data on demand 3 3 3 3
Drill down to see additional detail behind individual report values 3 3 3 3 3
Combine detail values to consolidate business units or totals 3 3 3 3 3
Dynamically modify the grouping/summarization of data 3 3 3 3 3

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Sage ERP MAS Intelligence Component Comparison

Sage ERP MAS Crystal

FRx BizNet2 F9
Intelligence Reports
Supports predefined hierarchies to aid visualization 3 3 3 3 3
Existing data used to automatically extrapolate projected data 3 3 3 3 3
Data retrieval offers wildcards (*, ?) ranges (2200 - 2255) 3 3 3 3 3
Spreadsheet output linking to spreadsheets with related data 3 3 3 3 3
Users can export reports in Excel format 3 3 3 3 3
Users can export reports in XML format 3 3 3 3 3
Launch Tasks in context 3
Database support provided
Microsoft SQL Server 3 3 3 3 3
ProvideX 3 3 3 3 3
Pervasive SQL 3 3 3 3
mySQL 3 3 3 3
Operating systems support
Windows 7 3 3 3 3
Windows Vista 3 3 3 3 3
Windows XP 3 3 3 3 3
Microsoft Office Version Support
Office 2007 3 3 3 3
Office 2003 1 3 3 3 3

1 Sage Report Designer not supported for Office 2003.

2 Information derived from publicly available documents and third-party sources.