Financial Reporting Comparison Matrix

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1 ing Comparison Matrix Epicor ing Comparison Matrix (Epicor Product Lines) Overview Accurate financial reporting is of vital importance to all businesses and Epicor currently offers a range of financial reporting options. has been the standard in financial reporting for many years, but in light of s decision to retire and its replacement er, businesses are now reviewing their options with regards to their go forward financial reporting strategy. In response to this Epicor released two new products in the form of, ing and L Connect. Each offers a unique set of features, functions and user experience. The Purpose of this document is to enable a quick and easy comparison between the various financial reporting tools currently available to Epicor customers and the legacy financial reporting tools they are used to in order that they can make the right decisions on their go forward financial reporting products. The ing tools being evaluated here are: GL The Embedded standard report writer that ships with General Ledger ing Multi-company, multinational advanced reporting. Replacement for and MMR. Designed, and developed by Epicor. Long term standard for financial reporting. Now in maintenance mode. Limited support. er (MMR) Designed to replace. Now in maintenance mode. Limited support. L Connect Add-in to Excel. Supports financial functions within worksheets. About Epicor Epicor is a global leader delivering business software solutions to the manufacturing, distribution, retail, and services industries. Founded in 1972, Epicor serves 33,000 customers in more than 150 countries, providing solutions in more than 30 languages.

2 ing Comparison Matrix Epicor Product Availability GL ing er L Connect Epicor ERP Epicor ERP Vantage iscala 2.2 SR2 iscala 2.3 SR Enterprise isolutions (ManFact. & DataFlo.) 2011 Supported Functions Multiple Company You can display the financial results from multiple companies together on the same report Multiple Books You can display the financial results from multiple books (Epicor9 feature) together on the same report GL ing er L Connect Consolidate companies from multiple databases Direct Data reporting with inherited security Direct Data reporting security defined in the application Replicated Data reporting support with full security Replicated Data reporting security defined in the application Integrated security (Enterprise 7) 2011 (Epicor High Performance (Server based generation, client publication) Automatic creation of PivotTables for detailed analysis Multi-dimensional drill-down ERP)

3 ing Comparison Matrix Epicor Supported Functions (Continued) GL ing BRL ing Via 3rd Party er L Connect Preview Language Globalization 34 Languages; 34 Languages; 7 Languages; 18 Languages;C English The Designer interface can be Arabic, Arabic, Simplified, hinese modified to display different languages English, (Simplified), Simplified, Traditional, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, (Canada), (France), Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian, Slovak, Spanish (LA), Spanish (Spain), Swedish, Thai, Vietnamese, Bulgarian, Slovenian, Turkish, Ukrainian Simplified, Traditional, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, (Canada), (France), Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian, Slovak, Spanish (LA), Spanish (Spain), Swedish, Thai, Vietnamese, Bulgarian, Slovenian, Turkish, Ukrainian, Spanish (Traditional), Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish,, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, (European), Spanish, Swedish

4 ing Comparison Matrix Epicor Designing GL ing er Row sets L Connect Column sets ing trees Used to create reporting hierarchies by company and chart of accounts. You can further define reporting trees by account ranges, account categories, and dictionaries you define Dictionaries Contain reusable definitions for groups of accounts, row expressions, column expressions, and reporting tree hierarchies Putting the report elements together and creating.rdl Manual Use.rdl as a source for creating functions Suppress Zero Rows Option for Separate Debit & Credit Columns IF Function In certain cases, the calculated values are to be shown in different places depending on the sign or other conditions. on unposted transactions Can be done with moderate Excel skills Exception s Header and Footer Updated Availability of Parameters The option to use report parameters in Column Period From and Period To expressions Drag-and-drop report creation Flexible grid for report layout Define look of the report with MS BI Development Studio Easy and instant control over formatting elements like font, font size, font color, font type, shading, and borders

5 ing Comparison Matrix Epicor Designing (Continued) GL ing er L Connect Conditional formatting Combine multiple reports in a single file Use functions that reference data across multiple reports Include graphs in reports Include unrelated documents in report Include hyperlinks for navigating around single and multiple reports Include non-epicor data in functions Potential for reporting on more modules than GL Skills required for designing reports via MS Studio via MS Studio via MS Studio (Already have AP Content Pack for Enterprise and more planned) Medium Basic Basic Basic Excel skills

6 ing Comparison Matrix Epicor ing Outputs GL ing er L Connect ML HTML CSV Acrobat (PDF) Word Excel TIFF SharePoint distribution Commercial Arrangements GL ing er L Connect Epicor Version from V x Pre-Requisites None Replication Server; SQL Server None None MS Excel Other Components None Sonic; SSRS None SSRS SSRS Additional Server Needed No Recommend No No No ed Pricing (USD - 1 designer + 4 viewers) incl with GL $4,480 AFR Designer 2- User and 5 Viewers $4,590 Desktop 2-User and 5 DrillDown Viewers $1,580 $6,500 1 designer 2 power users 4 drill down users Licensing Concurrent Concurrent Named Named Named MS BIDS = Business Intelegence Design Studio All information correct as of 1 st of July 2011 Worldwide Headquarters 7683 Southfront Road, Livermore, CA USA Toll Free: Direct: Fax: Latin America and Caribbean Blvd. Antonio L. Rodriguez #1882 Int. 104 Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, CP Mexico Phone: Fax: Europe, Middle East and Africa No. 1 The Arena Downshire Way Bracknell, Berkshire RG12 1PU United Kingdom Phone: Fax: Asia 238A Thomson Road #23-06 Novena Square Tower A Singapore Singapore Phone: Fax: Australia and New Zealand Level Miller Street North Sydney NSW 2060 Australia Phone: Fax: This document is for informational purposes only and is subject to change without notice. This document and its contents, including the viewpoints, dates and functional content expressed herein are believed to be accurate as of its date of publication, July However, Epicor Software Corporation makes no guarantee, representations or warranties with regard to the enclosed information and specifically disclaims any applicable implied warranties, such as fitness for a particular purpose, merchantability, satisfactory quality or reasonable skill and care. As each user of Epicor software is likely to be unique in their requirements in the use of such software and their business processes, users of this document are always advised to discuss the content of this document with their Epicor account manager. All information contained herein is subject to change without notice and changes to this document since printing and other important information about the software product are made or published in release notes, and you are urged to obtain the current release notes for the software product. We welcome user comments and reserve the right to revise this publication and/or make improvements or changes to the products or programs described in this publication at any time, without notice. The usage of any Epicor software shall be pursuant to an Epicor end user license agreement and the performance of any consulting services by Epicor personnel shall be pursuant to Epicor s standard services terms and conditions. Usage of the solution(s) described in this document with other Epicor software or third party products may require the purchase of licenses for such other products.