Jedox

I've been implementing Jedox for budgeting forecasting and reporting

Comments: It is very easy to get up and running and for an Excel user very intuitive. Being able to have centralized data helps keep sundry reports all in sync.

Pros:

I like the power and flexibility of the integration tool. It has a very robust ETL component that enables connections to a myriad of sources and a very robust set of transformation tools. I also very much like the web development interface as it is very excel-like and easy to create very flexible reports.

Cons:

When doing data transformations in the integration the fact that it is case sensitive I feel is a bit of an unnecessary nuisance.

Budgeting in Jedox - CZ&SK

Comments: We use Jedox for budgeting. It is the most useful for our Controlling department as we use and manage many different reports which all need different budget data. With Jedox it is now easier to download version of budget which is used in specific report (e.g. sometime we want to see only monthly data, or only CZ, sometimes only a few brands, specific department...). With Jedox customization of data is much quicker and easier. I can imagine that we will start using Jedox also for Financial Reporting.

Pros:

What I really appreciate about Jedox is that it is connected to our accounting system iScala. This way we can see budget data and actuals at the same moment. Moreover I like the use of "XLSX Snaphot" in all sheets. Finally this tool helped us connect data from Czech Republic and Slovakia as we report them together.

Cons:

For me as Financial Controller this system is great (except for some missing/wrong formulas which appeared later after implementation phase - and hopefully were corrected). But I feel that my colleagues responsible for budget creation were not that much satisfied as sometimes it was not possible to insert data from Excel by "Ctrl + V". Or some of them did not understand properly the function of "#" and overwrote existing data by mistake. So I would recommend to train your people properly first.

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Pros:

The tool is highly intuitive, lessening the time it takes to adjust from any other OLAP system. Hands down, the most impressive feature in Jedox is its ability to create and manage dimension hierarchies and elements. Having used most of the competitors products and an avid fan of Oracle's Essbase, I can say with confidence that no other product out there that does this better.

Cons:

Subsets and Variables are very not as easy to use and one false step can lead to bringing the cube down. Another pain point is zero suppression when used in Dynaranges. It should be much easier.

Great Planning and Reporting Tool

Comments: We are very glad that we decided to start we Jedox as Planning and Reporting System some years ago.

Pros:

- The implementation was very fast. The cube date base is simple to understand and good to handle. - Reports can be created easily, very similar to excel and without any program skills. There are a few great feateres that help make long and complicated reports to be designed quick and easy. - By using the jedox workflows we are able to send out our monthly reporting fully automated. - We highly recommand iXlog as partner for the implementation

Cons:

- The drill-through, which can show details in all reports looks not very nice and can not be customized. Jedox support told us they are currently working on that.

Flexible solution, easy to expand

Comments: It is very flexible: we use it for sales reporting and budgeting, financial reporting and budgeting, but also for reporting on product costing, capex investments and activities of our test center.

Pros:

It is a very powerful software, which is easy to use. I love the integration into excel which alows for completely new ad hoc reports within minutes. Also you can start with a small solution for a specific reporting or planning need and expand it easily, even during runtime.

Cons:

integrating workflows into custom reports and applications could be easier.