Business Intelligence
SmartList data display
Get immediate notification about business activity. SmartList in Microsoft Dynamics GP allows people to organize and display data from the accounting system in a way that makes sense to them and to then search those records according to specific criteria. People can save their searches as SmartList favorites or export data to Microsoft Office Excel or Microsoft Office Word.

Office Excel analysis screen
Unleash the power of Microsoft Office Excel. Microsoft Dynamics GP has more than 500 Microsoft Office Excel reports out of the box that give you access to real-time data and are customizable. And, with Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, access reports from anywhere you have an Internet connection.
· Look and analyze data in innovative ways. Analysis Cubes in Microsoft Dynamics GP give people standard, preconfigured, online analytical processing (OLAP) cubes through Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services, that offer virtually unlimited ways to look at data. The powerful, interactive analysis can serve as the basis for Reporting Services reports, Office Excel PivotTables, balanced scorecards, or interactive dashboards built with the Office Excel Add-in for Analysis Services.
Budget, forecast, and plan effectively
Microsoft Dynamics GP offers flexible planning tools to help you compare budgets, forecasts, and plans to actual performance. It also gives you the ability to update budgets and plans on the basis of new data and analyses to help your business stay competitive

Microsoft Forecaster
Create, forecast, and adjust budgets. With Microsoft Forecaster, people can build budgets that incorporate market conditions and specific business objectives. And, when the business environment changes, use Microsoft Forecaster to adjust forecasts and budgets so that managers can respond effectively.
· Plan more effectively. Create accurate, high-level plans instantly, using up-to-date data pulled directly from the General Ledger in Microsoft Dynamics GP. Integration across Microsoft FRx and Microsoft Forecaster gives you access to all the data, from summaries to transactions.
· Empower decision-makers. Integration between Microsoft Dynamics GP and industry-leading tools, such as Microsoft Office Excel, Microsoft SQL Reporting Services, and Microsoft FRx Professional, gives your people the information they need to forecast, analyze, and make business decisions.
