Building Dashboards with Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 and Excel 2013

Microsoft Dynamics GP and Excel are made for each other. With this book you'll learn to use Excel to present the information contained in Dynamics in a data-rich dashboard. Step-by-step instructions come with real-life examples.Key FeaturesBuild a dashboard using Excel 2013 with information from Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013Make Excel a true business intelligence tool with charts, sparklines, slicers, and moreUtilize PowerPivot's full potential to create even more complex dashboardsBook DescriptionAccounting systems like Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 hold a wealth of information. Excel 2013 provides a great tool for linking to, extracting, analysing, and presenting that rich data to help companies make better, faster, and smarter decisions.Building Dashboards with Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 and Excel 2013 covers how to get the rich, detailed information contained in Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 and present it in an attractive, easy-to-understand way using Excel 2013. The book shows in detail how to build great-looking dashboards that enhance a company's decision-making process.This book shows you how to get at the rich, detailed information contained in Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 and present it in an attractive, easy-to-understand way using Excel 2013. This guide will take you from the basics of setup and deployment to creating secure, refreshable Excel reports. Using a whole host of tools available within Excel, this tutorial will show you how to visualize your data using simple conditional formatting techniques, easy-to-read charts, and allow you to make your data interactive with Slicers. Building Dashboards with Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 and Excel 2013 provides a way for you to easily build that interactive dashboard that your CFO keeps asking for.What you will learnGet Dynamics GP 2013 information into Excel 2013Set up, deploy, and secure refreshable Excel reports in Dynamics GP 2013 to get live GP data to ExcelConsolidate and present GP 2013 data using Excel pivot tablesImprove the look and feel of a dashboard with conditional formattingEnhance data clarity with charts and sparklinesAdd interactivity to a dashboard using SlicersLink dashboard data back to Dynamics GP 2013Approach more complex dashboards and sources using PowerPivotWho this book is forYou don't need to be an expert to get the most out of your Dynamics GP implementation and build great-looking, easily maintained dashboards using Microsoft Excel. If you have a working knowledge of Dynamics and Excel you'll be producing amazing dashboards in hours not days.]]>