Infor business intelligence made easy
Out-of-the-box solution for Infor
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Want to get more out of your Infor data?
Download datasheetA self service business intelligence solution
- Data automations means everyone has the information they need with no data chasing
- Self service business analytics puts powerful reporting and dashboarding functionality in the hands of end user
- Phocas artificial intelligence and machine learning steps you through report building and data discovery
- Additional reports and dashboards are included in the pricing so you won’t experience escalating costs
Make data analysis and running reports a breeze
“It’s one of the better tools that I’ve seen. It has so much flexibility and allows you to do so many different things with your data."
— Nick Deccio, Controller and Director of BI at Crescent.
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- Configure dashboards and visualizations to track the metrics and KPIs that matter
- Real-time tracking of budgets against forecasts speeds up decision making
- Monitor sales performance, supply chain and many other business processes
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Slice and dice your data
- The Grid, a unique ad-hoc analysis layer, enables teams (including sales, inventory, purchasing) to perform free-form analysis.
- Drill down from high-level views like dashboards down to cost centre, GL code and transactional-level data.
- Protect sensitive information with data access and security defined at an employee level.
- Create and save reports, alerts and dashboards relevant to your role so you can instantly answer questions.
Phocas powers thousands of data-driven companies worldwide
An Infor BI solution that grows with you
- As your business grows Infor + Phocas covers everything: BI Analytics, Financial Statements, Budgets & Forecasts and Rebates
- No need to purchase all platform products together, simply choose what you need now and add more when you need them
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Frequently asked questions
Phocas is a business analytics platform that is built to be as self-service and user friendly as possible. Phocas has been consitently ranked highly for Ease of use and companywide adoption by BARC analytics surveys since 2015.
When integrated Infor’s industry specific ERPs, Phocas enables companies to manage their operations more effectively in a various ways, such as:
- Powerful business analytics - Phocas collects and consolidates huge amounts of data from multiple business sources, empowering Infor users with fast, easy access to real-time data within one platform source.
- Custom reporting - Reports and dashboards are customizable to meet specific business needs and can be created by all users. Insights and metrics that may not be readily available in standard Infor reporting tools can be extracted with ease. Design your own reports that offer a deeper understanding of business performance.
- In-depth analysis - a unique ad hoc analysis layer, The Grid, enables all users to perform in-depth analysis. Drill down to transactional level and pivot the data in multiple ways such as by customer, branch, product or region.
- High performance - By integrating your Infor ERP with Phocas, you'll achieve lightening fast loading times, regardless of the volume of transactional data stored.
- Companywide adoption - a user-friendly interface enables users across all departments to access and analyze their own data, not just IT experts or data analysts. Enhancing collaboration and fast decisions-making.
- All-in-one platform - Along with a BI Analytics foundation, Phocas offers comprehensive financial planning products that work together smoothly, including Financial Statements, Budgets and Forecasts, and Rebates.
There are several benefits of using business data analysis platform over Microsoft Excel or other manual reporting methods:
- Time-saving: It frees up the finance team from time-consuming reporting tasks by automating entire processes, allowing for faster reporting, consolidation, and customization.
Accuracy: Data is pulled directly into the platform which ensures accuracy and reduces the risk of errors that can occur when maintaining and reworking static spreadsheets. - Standardization: It enforces standardization across financial statements, budgets and reports to ensure consistency and enables comparisons across different periods.
- Collaboration: It enables teams to collaborate and work simultaneously in a secure and auditable environment. This can improve communication and reduce the risk of data discrepancies.
- Reporting: It provides advanced reporting capabilities, such as customizable templates and interactive dashboards. This makes it easier to visualize data and identify patterns and trends.
- Security: It provides better security features than Excel, including data encryption, user access controls, and audit trails. This can help protect sensitive financial data from unauthorized access or modification.
- Customizable: You can add calculations to the statements such as EBITA, margins and ratios.
While Excel can be a useful financial reporting tool, a complete suite of analysis, financial statement and forecasting tools can help businesses streamline their financial reporting processes , improve accuracy, and make better, faster decisions based on real-time data.