In today's fast-paced business world, having the right reporting tools is crucial to success. Sage 100 Intelligence is one such tool that can help you achieve your reporting objectives. However, many customers are often confused about which Sage Intelligence licenses and modules they need to achieve their goals. This can be a daunting task, but fear not, as we have put together a quick guide to help you understand the different types of licenses and modules available and choose the right one for your business needs.
Report Viewer license
Licensed Per Workstation
The Report Viewer allows basic editing capabilities such as filtering and changing of parameters and also offers drill-down functionality on existing reports and templates.
Report Manager license
Licensed Per Workstation
The Report Manager enables authoring of new reports from existing data containers as well as editing of existing standard reports including filtering and aggregating data. It also supports auto-emailing reports, scheduling reports, and publishing report output to html for intranet/Internet.
Report Designer Module
Site License
The Report Designer expands on functionality of the Report Manager to provide simplified drag and drop report creation capabilities. With this module/license, you can generate and/or copy the canned reports listed under the "Designer", "Report Designer Add-in" and "Report Designer Add-in Consolidation" folders. It provides maximum control over financial report layouts.
Connector Module
Site License
The Connector module allows you to connect to multiple, unlimited ODBC data sources (even outside of Sage 100) to consolidate information from other areas of your business or from multiple companies. It also includes the Universal Query Engine (UQE), which overcomes certain limitations of the ProvideX database.
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