A New Dimension in Business Analysis
Pronto Xi Data Dimensions is a new range of business analytics solutions to help uncover the information
required to optimise business performance.

There are two elements to the Pronto Xi Data Dimensions: Analytics Dimensions and Analytics Dashboards.

Pronto Xi Analytics Dimensions
Analytics Dimensions extends the functionality delivered in each of the standard Pronto Xi reporting packages by delivering users their information, live from the source in the form of a 'virtual cube'. Analytics Dimensions delivers dimensional analytics packages that allow users to build reports and perform data analysis on their data, in real-time as if it were direct from an offline cube. And as we've modelled the data, not only do you not need to be a BI expert, your data is always up to date avoiding the need to perform traditional nightly data updates that can often be unreliable, saving you the time and stress of maintaining your data for the purposes of reporting and analysis. Another advantage of reporting from a dimensional data source, is that it allows you the flexibility to move seamlessly between 'levels' of your reporting hierarchies in real-time and also 'slice and dice' your data so you can compare trends and performance, thus improving your understanding of your business so you can make better, more informed decisions.

Pronto Xi Analytics Dashboards
Pronto Xi Analytics Dashboards are designed to be used with the corresponding Analytics Dimension. Because these dashboards receive their information from dimensionally modelled data provided with the associated Analytics Dimensions, they extend the capabilities of Pronto Xi Business Dashboards with the addition of drill-down, drill-through, trending and 'slice & dice' functionality on many key metrics. Use key metrics to quickly eyeball poor performing or troublesome aspects of your business and then use the extended capabilities to find the root of the problem or anomaly and take action to rectify.

Reporting hirearchies enable structured reporting, slicing and dicing and drill up and drill down.

Pronto Xi BI Manager is specifically designed for business managers and executives who require easy access to uncomplicated information as part of the decision-making process. It provides a powerful and intuitive toolset that delivers an authoring workspace for creating simple ad hoc queries, reports, in-depth analysis views for data exploration, and business dashboard design.

Building a report is simple even for the novice user, due to an intuitive interface and data packages specifically built for reporting. Reports are easy to compile and users do not require any understanding of database structures or SQL coding expertise. And to make it even easier, data can be presented on the screen in real-time, providing immediate feedback while the query is being created.

Additionally, as Pronto understands that everyone has different reporting needs, we have made it fast and simple to modify the reports we've supplied with Pronto Xi.

Professional report authors produce professional quality content for others to consume. They want to dig deeper into the data and build complex reports.

Pronto Xi BI Designer provides the reporting solution to deliver on these requirements with advanced report building and capabilities that enable enhancement, customisation and management of professional reports.

It also allows authors to create reports containing a full range of visuals and objects. These include charts, cross tabs and lists, as well as non-BI components such as images and logos that can be linked to the information.

The WYSIWYG capability allows report authors to build, interact with, share and analyse results to follow a train of thought and generate a unique perspective around critical business information.

A collaborative workflow enables authors to create, distribute and share reports with other business users – in different report formats, languages and locations.

BI Designer allows organisations to extend the boundaries of traditional reports, giving professional authors unprecedented ways to view and communicate business performance.

Active Reports
Managed dashboards are often difficult for report authors to create, and can require coding skills. A steep learning curve is usually required to master the techniques and create composite report applications. It is also difficult to distribute and share these interactive reports unless users are connected to the system.

Active Reports provide a rich set of controls, allowing experienced professional report authors to build interactive reports for the business. The highly visual, intuitive interface lets developers quickly create these sophisticated report applications.

The software extends the reach of the BI workspace by allowing authors to create repor ts while disconnected from the network. Users can also access dashboards as email attachments instead of through a website that requires network connectivity.

Active Reports provide business intelligence to individuals regardless of their location, situation or connectivity.

Pronto Xi BI Essentials provides all Pronto Xi users with a revolutionary BI workspace that allows them to assemble, personalise, analyse and interact with information through a dashboard-style user interface. Aimed at anyone who needs to access information, it comprises of an easy-to-access web-based portal for managing all reporting and analytics content.

Business Intelligence 'Ready to Go'
Users receive direct access to a full suite of reports across many Pronto Xi modules without having to leave the Pronto Xi Client User Interface. It is ideal for users on the go, as Pronto Xi Business Intelligence can be delivered over the web, ensuring company data can be viewed at any time and from any web connection, making it easy to view and distribute BI data. By efficiently sharing information, Business Intelligence facilitates quicker and better decision making at every level of the organisation.

Enhanced BI Environment Supporting Individual Decision-Making Styles
Through a dashboard-style user interface, users can choose to view information in a way that supports their individual decision-making style, whether it is based on performance metrics or other reporting information in tables, or determined by reference to graphs and charts. From this intuitive workspace, users can hone in on a single report or, for example, add more reports for side-by-side comparison. Users can then sort and filter supplied reports, add comments or questions to documents, and communicate through familiar tools and applications – all from within a single, flexible workspace.

Other capabilities include the ability to add predefined or custom calculations, change chart types or add filters to clarify and highlight the most important elements of a report.

The workspace also has significant collaboration capabilities, allowing users to facilitate threaded discussions, add questions or comments to documents or reports, and embed RSS feeds to automatically share important reports and updates such as recent sales orders.

Quickly create individual dashboards to view and manage your information, the way you want to see it.