Microsoft Great Plains RW: Report Writer
 by: Vincent Ong

Microsoft Business Solutions Great Plains is marketed for mid-size companies as well as Navision (which has very good positions in Europe and emerging markets where it can be easily localized).

Great Plains Report Writer (RW) module allows for modification and creation of Great Plains reports to suit your business needs. RW is a powerful tool that allows you to draw data from virtually any area in your system, with a wide variety of layouts, fields, report logic, formatting, and data selection.

Report Writer makes your report consistent over your entire organization by providing the capability to create customized versions of reports for specific individuals or groups, with targeted information designed to meet their specific needs. RW also has flexible scheduling options to publish reports as your business needs dictate, whether immediately, on a recurring basis, or selectively, in a variety of file formats including HTML and PDF.

Features:

    * Customized Reports – Modify existing reports or create entirely new ones from information throughout the system. Use multiple fonts, colors, sizes, and graphics to design the report for specific audiences and improved usability.

    * Flexible Report Writing Options – Pull data from multiple locations for a single report, create restrictions to pinpoint specific information, perform calculations on data, and create new sorting methods to view information the way you want.

    * Export to Excel and HTML – Easily export reports to industry-standard file formats and use Microsoft® Excel to perform further calculations. Send e-mail reports to decision makers and publish reports on your business intranet.

    * Scheduled Reporting –Automate report publication with Report Scheduler, allowing you to set up recurrent or immediate publication for any report option or report created with Report Writer.

    * Online Posting – Publish reports to the Microsoft Business Solutions Business Portal and enable decision makers throughout the organization to view reports via a Web browser.

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About The Author

Vincent is a Great Plains specialist in Alba Spectrum Technologies (http://www.albaspectrum.com) – USA nationwide Great Plains, Microsoft CRM customization company, serving clients in Chicago, Houston, Atlanta, Phoenix, New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, Miami, New Orleans, Toronto, Montreal and having locations in multiple states and internationally.