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In a previous tip, we showed you how you can navigate around a data list quickly using keyboard shortcuts. To view the tip, take a look here. By combining the same shortcuts with the Shift key, you can easily make selections in your data for editing purposes. Assume that you have a data list with […]
Apart from just running out a report, Sage Intelligence allows you to automatically save the generated workbook to a file during run-time. This is useful, for example, if you run a monthly sales report that needs to be saved to a central location for others to view. In this tip, I’m going to show you […]
I read an interesting article the other day about how a novel targeted at young, single females and housewives wasn’t selling as well as expected. When the publisher looked deeper into its sales data, it found that this market segment made up only a small portion of readers – and that the majority of buyers […]
You may be aware that Sage Intelligence allows you to connect to any ODBC compliance data source, meaning that you can access and report on information from just about anywhere in your organisation. Included is the ability to use Microsoft Excel as a data source, which is useful in cases where your business management or […]
More and more companies are calling for the necessity of business intelligence (BI) and reporting. It’s fast becoming the ‘it’ word in business, and regularly features in the discussions of many business circles. However, there seems to be a gap in understanding why we need BI. What’s the point of having BI? What’s the big […]
Keyhole visibility is a concept that is familiar to many Small & Medium Businesses (SMBs). This type of business visibility is equivalent to trying to see what’s happening in a room by looking through the keyhole of a door. Likewise, with a narrow view of your business, you are forced to make critical decisions with […]
Understanding cash flow is a vital component of any business. According to Eric T. Wagner, contributor for Forbes, “At surface level, the primary reason businesses fail is that they simply run out of cash.” Knowing how much money is coming into and going out of your business means you can determine your net cash flow […]
Reason 3: Get immediate ROI Typically the barriers to adoption of BI are cost and complexity. An integrated BI solution makes deployment rapid without any IT hurdles, allowing for an immediate return on investment. Because it is a module of your existing accounting package, no new relationships or extensive IT investments are required. It can […]
Business Intelligence (BI) will give companies a competitive advantage during the next decade and there are many compelling reasons why mid-sized businesses should make it a priority to invest in an integrated Excel-based BI solution sooner rather than later. Below is just one reason why mid-market enterprises need BI. Reason 1: Automate reporting processes All […]
ALCHEMEX is the leading developer, enabler and support-provider of affordable Excel-based Business Intelligence (BI) software for small to medium enterprises. Alchemex reporting software provides an integrated, automated, and Excel-based BI solution, presenting preformatted drillable Excel reports, executable at the click of a button. As more and more small and medium enterprises recognize the need for […]
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