Get the insights you need
For daily use, the basic reports in Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations may suffice. However, when you need to combine data across multiple axes and perform in-depth analyses, the built-in reporting falls short.
The combination of BIRDS and Power BI is a logical choice to gain deep insights through comprehensive reports.
Challenges of accessing data in Power BI
The process of enabling Finance & Operations data in Power BI can be quite technical and presents several challenges:
Complexity
Interpreting and selecting appropriate F&O tables, as well as structuring data and calculating definitions in a centralized manner, requires a great deal of technical knowledge.
Performance issues
Direct queries on the Dynamics database can significantly slow down system performance. Microsoft therefore recommends building a data warehouse and implementing the business logic there.
Resources
Building a data warehouse to avoid performance issues and make the data available in Power BI requires a significant amount of time, expertise, and resources.
Focus on the business, not the technology
Met de BIRDS en de Power BI-connector voor D365 F&O hoef je geen complex datawarehouse te bouwen en onderhouden.
Het dataplatform van BIRDS structureert en modelleert de data, en voert gecentraliseerde berekeningen uit.
Zo kan iedereen binnen jouw organisatie eenvoudig gebruikmaken van Power BI en vanuit één databron uitgebreide rapportages bouwen voor diepgaande analyses en onderbouwde besluitvorming.
Content Packs
The D365 Finance & Operations connector comes with our Power BI Content Packs. These packs contain a broad range of data and a standard set of dashboards and reports.
The Content Packs provide out-of-the-box solutions for:
- Finance
Optimize payment flows to enhance cash flow. - Sales
Analyze sales performance and identify growth opportunities. - Inventory
Gain insights into inventory levels and optimize inventory management. - Purchase
Evaluate purchasing trends and enhance your procurement strategies.
- Warehouse
Optimize inventory reliability and quality orders. - Production
Monitor project progress and increase production efficiency. - Fixed Assets
Gain insights into asset movements, depreciation, and amortization.
Veelgestelde vragen
The default dashboards and reports are designed to showcase what you can achieve with the vast amount of Dynamics data made available in Power BI through BIRDS.
This way, after a BIRDS implementation, you won’t be staring at an empty Power BI canvas.
Using the facts and dimensions provided through the data model, you can build your own dashboards and reports tailored to the specific needs of the various departments within your organization.
Yes, while we specialize in Dynamics and offer different connectors and rich content packs for it, our consultants can also extract data from other business software for use in Power BI.
This allows you to integrate various data sources with Dynamics F&O data in Power BI reports, giving you a more comprehensive view of your operations.
If your organization already holds a Power BI license, we can implement BIRDS within just a few days. Our out-of-the-box Content Packs will immediately make about 85% of your Dynamics data available in Power BI.
Next, we'll work with each department to assess their specific needs and integrate the remaining 15% of data into the BIRDS data model for use in Power BI.
Want those insights?
Would you like to experience how our solution works? Schedule a 30-minute online demo with our BI advisor and discover how BIRDS transforms your D365 Finance & Operations data into deep insights using Power BI.
