"With an ERP package such as Baan, data content is immense and holds all the information required to enable an organisation to operate efficiently, productively and cost-effectively. Retrieving that information quickly, easily and with clarity to all departments is crucial in the smooth running of a business.
Baan's standard reports provide an excellent method of reporting, but are generic and have fixed query fields and layouts. Brookdale offers a first-class report design and report writing service, tailored to retrieve the data you want in the format and layout that best suits your requirements."
Creating unique reports using Baan's own report writer is one of the most common forms of technical services
supplied to Baan users. This is because it is the most reliable, robust and efficient means of improving communication and
distribution of information both internally and externally. In addition to this, productivity increases can result
through clearer presentation and quicker data retrieval.
Retrieval -
Output Examples -
Data Selection
Baan's report writer offers the quickest method of data retrieval and subsequent display, as it does not have to work via an
external data dictionary or special drivers. Data can be accessed simultaneously from multiple parts of the database,
using indexed searches to optimise the speed of retrieval:
Reports can be written as modifications of existing standard reports, additions to existing
sessions or they can be spawned from totally new print sessions. Even if your organisation does not have a full
development licence, existing reports can be modified and the report script used to access additional data.
There is substantial flexibility in the output format regarding layout, fonts, lines and paper size. This can be especially
useful where new or existing, pre-printed stationery needs to be accomodated - sales or purchase orders perhaps, cheques,
invoices or production order documentation. Here are some examples:
Supplier cheques
Devices (printers) can be set up permanently with specified stationery and the destination hard-coded as the report
output. Printing cheques with dates and amounts in words can save much time previously spent writing out by hand.
Customer Invoices
If your organisation wishes to use its own specific documentation to send to customers, perhaps including your company
logo, reports can be tailored to print out data exactly how and where you want it. Baan's standard functionality can
still be used to generate the reports, but the output is changed to suit your needs.
Production Control Reports
Even standard-type output can be modified to present data as you want it, showing detail that is most relevant to assist
efficient and more productive working.
Full control can be given to end users to extract only the data relevant to them, by the addition of extra or
alternative input fields. Specific values or ranges of data can be entered that personalise results and reduce
processing times.
Also see the customisation page which details changes that can be made to print
sessions.
Baan Reporting
Data Retrieval