Presenter: Lopa Subramanian, Aras, Want to learn how to create reports with charts & graphs and share them with your colleagues easily without the help of an administrator? Then this session is for you!

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2. The Power of Self-Service Reporting
Lopa Subramanian
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3. Agenda
 Reporting Challenges
 Aras Self-Service Reporting – Key Features
 Comparison With Existing Reporting Tools
 Demonstration
 Benefits
 How can I get it?
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4. Traditional PLM Reporting Challenges
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 Difficulty producing routine and ad hoc
management reports
 Long delays waiting for new reports to be created
 Poor visibility into business processes and insight
into issues
 Poor support for business decision-making

5. What is it?
 Ad hoc / self-service reporting
 Built into Aras Innovator
 SQL based but obeys permissions
 Free for Subscribers
 Available 11.0 SP3 and up
 Video training course available in Subscriber Portal
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6. Aras Self-Service Reporting – Key Features
 Configure new reports easily
without special privileges or
extensive training
 Combine tables and graphics for
easy data visualization
 Output report results and share in
multiple formats
 Ensure user access privileges are
respected
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7. Comparison With Existing Reporting Tools
Self-Service Reporting XSLT SQL Reporting Cognos/Crystal /Other BI
Target User End-user oriented, easy to
use wizard interface
Admin, developer
oriented
Admin, developer
oriented
Admin, developer
oriented
Required
Knowledge Level
No specialist database
knowledge or access
privileges required
AML and XSLT
knowledge required
No specialist database
knowledge required
Specialist database
knowledge required
Special skills required
Honors Aras
Security Model?
Yes Yes No No
Output Formats PDF, Word, Excel or XML HTML output format
only
Multiple output
formats
Multiple output formats
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8. Demonstration
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9. Benefits
 Greater visibility of the status of critical
processes
 Process issues identified quickly
 Improved support for business decision-making
 Improved collaboration by sharing insights with
co-workers
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10. Summary
 Ad hoc / self-service reporting
 Core platform functionality
 Free for Subscribers
 Need an Activation Key – contact community if you don’t have a key
 Available 11.0 SP3 and above
 Video training course available in Subscriber Portal
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