Charts and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) are great tools to provide us with a quick visual reference of analysis without sifting through complex details.
The metrics used with Microsoft Dynamics GP version 2010 are built with the Report Builder tool that is part of the SQL Reporting Services website deployment and can be installed directly from the website.
Once the tool is installed, basic reports, charts, gauges and other metrics can be created with ease using the tools many different dataset options for connecting to different types of data from Microsoft Dynamics GP.
Here is a basic Yearly Sales Goal gauge created from sales related data:
Adding the metric to Microsoft Dynamics GP is as easy as saving the report file the related module’s “Charts and KPIs” folder (in this case “Sales”). The metric will now be available from the home area’s metrics:
Learn more helpful tips by contacting a Microsoft Dynamics GP partner like The Resource Group (