Microsoft Forecaster SP 5 is now available

Microsoft Forecaster SP5 was released while we were all playing around at Convergence. Follow the link for more info.

Microsoft Forecaster: Allocations - Dynamics Corporate Performance Management - Site Home - MSDN Blogs

Dynamics Corporate Performance Management explains Microsoft Forecaster: Allocations

Creating a Management Reporter report to import data into Microsoft Forecaster - Dynamics Corporate Performance Management - Site Home - MSDN Blogs

April Olson covers Creating a Management Reporter report to import data into Microsoft Forecaster

Popular Tasks in Microsoft Forecaster | Dynamics GP Insights

Christina Phillips covers Popular Tasks in Microsoft Forecaster

Reporting on Microsoft Forecaster Data in Management Reporter - Dynamics Corporate Performance Management - Site Home - MSDN Blogs

April Olson covers Reporting on Microsoft Forecaster Data in Management Reporter  at Dynamics Corporate Performance Management.

Dynamics GP Land: Forecaster Line Sets With a Period

Christina Phillips looks at Forecaster Line Sets With a Period

Dynamics GP Land: Forecaster Database Transfer Tool Permissions

Christina Phillips covers Forecaster Database Transfer Tool Permissions over at Dynamics GP Land.

Imagine There is No Excel

A recent CFO.com headline asked us to Imagine there is No Excel. The article goes on to discuss how companies are dealing with analytics and the rise of big data.The beauty of Excel is not just it’s power and ease of use but it’s ubiquity. You can’t throw a rock in a Finance or Accounting department without hitting an Excel spreadsheet so it’s not going to go quietly into the night.
The CFO.com article touches on analysis products for big companies (Hyperion, Cognos) and for startups (QuickBooks users) but curiously leave out mid-sized companies.
I’ve been spending time lately with deFacto Performance Management and frankly, it does a great job of tackling many of the items discussed in the article for mid-sized firms.
deFacto is integrated corporate reporting, budgeting, forecasting and planning including consolidations and eliminations. The interface isn’t “Excel-Like” the interface IS Excel tied to SQL analytics for nice mix of power and simplicity. deFacto compares very nicely to the Hyperions and Cognoses of the world without the budget blowing price tag and ridiculously long project times. Plus it integrates well with Dynamics GP and Dynamics AX.
We like it so much that we’re using it in house at I.B.I.S. I expect that you’ll hear more from me about this subject soon but if you’re looking for serious Corporate Performance Management for GP or AX you need to look at deFacto.

Dynamics GP Land: Helpful Microsoft Forecaster Scripts

Christina Phillips delivers some Helpful Microsoft Forecaster Scripts

Did you Know? - Using Adjustments in Microsoft Forecaster - Dynamics Corporate Performance Management

From Dynamics Corporate Performance Management, Ryan Sandness covers Using Adjustments in Microsoft Forecaster

Preparing to migrate – a tip for cleaning up building blocks in Microsoft FRx - Dynamics Corporate Performance Management

Dynamics Corporate Performance Management  helps with Preparing to migrate – a tip for cleaning up building blocks in Microsoft FRx

If you’re looking to migrate to Management Reporter, this is a key place to visit.

Use Tasks in Microsoft Forecaster 7.0 to Automate Work and Save Time - Dynamics Corporate Performance Management

Dynamics Corporate Performance Management looks at how to Use Tasks in Microsoft Forecaster 7.0 to Automate Work and Save Time

Microsoft Forecaster - What's the future? - Dynamics Corporate Performance Management

What’s the future of Forecaster? Find out here in Microsoft Forecaster - What's the future? from Dynamics Corporate Performance Management

About Dynamics, Development and Life: Microsoft Forecaster 7.0 Service Packs Download Links

Jivtesh catches us up on Microsoft Forecaster 7.0 Service Packs Download Links in his new post.

Microsoft Forecaster - SP4 is now available! - Dynamics Corporate Performance Management

Along with Management Report SP2 comes the release of Microsoft Forecaster - SP4

Looking for training on Microsoft Forecaster? - Dynamics Corporate Performance Management

Dynamics Corporate Performance Management gives us some ideas if you’re Looking for training on Microsoft Forecaster.

Microsoft Forecaster – Using Overrides to present relevant data to users - Dynamics Corporate Performance Management

Digging into Microsoft Forecaster, Dynamics Corporate Performance Management looks at Using Overrides to present relevant data to users.

Of course, if you had the new DynAcctNet Android app you’d be able to follow Dynamics Corporate Performance Management on your phone.

Dynamics GP Land: Forecaster TRANSLATE -vs- TRANSLATEL

Christina Phillips digs into currency translation in Forecaster with Forecaster TRANSLATE -vs- TRANSLATEL.

Dynamics GP Land: Breaking It Down- New Budgets in Forecaster

Christina Phillips takes us through Breaking It Down- New Budgets in Forecaster.

Forecaster Data Transfer Tool is released! - Dynamics Corporate Performance Management

From Dynamics Corporate Performance Managements I see that the Forecaster Data Transfer Tool is released!

What’s a Forecaster Data Transfer Tool you ask?

This tool will transfer budget data in Forecaster to the budget tables in Dynamics GP, (or Dynamics SL or Dynamics AX but who cares).  Once the data has been transferred, the data can be reported against in Management Reporter.