Developed by Orchid Systems, Information Manager opens the power of Business Intelligence for mid-market companies, without programming and complex customization. It allows you to create custom data structures within your Accpac database (Information Sets) and generate data cubes for multidimensional analysis. Capture any number of budgets and forecasts for virtually any combination of Accpac data. Like all breakthroughs, it is simple and intuitive.

If you want to record extra information, analyse your ERP data or prepare forecasts or budgets, Information Manager opens your horizon, frees you from the limitations of your standard Accpac data. Report at the level you define with the combination of dimensions and facts you specify, using financial, non-financial and your own custom data. With the freedom to create and use the data you need, Information Manager lets you create new fields (facts) and link them through to multiple Accpac master files (dimensions) and gives you the power to use this information in many ways. Manage KPI’s, budgets, forecasts, actual results and non financial data at any level.

Information Manager lets you specify Information Sets to store custom data and relate that custom data to existing Accpac master files and your own custom data. This data can be used in many ways …

	Flexible Budget, forecast and Information framework to match your reporting requirements.
	Centralized repository of budget, forecast and additional sundry data, that can be backed up along with your standard Accpac data
	Secure, multi-user and controlled access to critical data
	Document what changes have been made to the budgets and why
	Link documents to Accpac data
	Use Microsoft Excel for data collection, reporting and write back
	No need to maintain multiple databases or data marts containing information not found in Accpac
	Reporting off Accpac’s optional tables is a breeze. Optional fields become columns, so there is no need for Crystal subreports or left outer joins
	Powerful business intelligence without the expense. Your Accpac data becomes meaningful information which can be analysied on the fly
	On-screen popup alerts providing users with relevant information when capturing standard Accpac data
	Ability to assign users to roles, and grant varied access to note types by role, separating notes by function
	Easy access to custom Crystal Reports and Financial Reports
	Reports grouped logically by function or process with flexible parameters – finders, date pickers, check boxes, period pickers – and hiding irrelevant parameters
	Save report parameters to enable quick re-running of reports
	Save report runs for future access

	Each Information Set can be defined with up to 10 Accpac views (Dimensions).
	Create your own Information Sets which are not linked to existing views.
	Define an unlimited number of fields per Information Set.
	Attach a link of a file to an Accpac view key field combination (e.g. attach a picture to an item, a contract to a customer or a spreadsheet containing budget calculations).
	A base to record extra data to facilitate Accpac Customization through VBA.
	Full audit trail of budget revisions / changes with descriptive notes.
	Developed in the Accpac SDK.
	No redundancy or duplication of data.
	Compatible with Sage Accpac ERP 100, 200 and 500.
	Runs on all databases supported by Accpac.
	Accpac look and feel.
	Standard Accpac security, customization capabilities, import/export, data integrity checking and more!
	Microsoft Excel® Add-in to read and write the data back into Information Manager from within Microsoft Excel®.
	Information Manager’s analyser turns your information sets into OLAP cubes allowing you to ‘slice & dice’ and analyse your data in real time, on or off line!

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