SAP® is the most popular enterprise software in the world, but it is also highly complex and presents a great many challenges - especially to organizations wanting to access or analyze data using business intelligence applications such as Microsoft Excel.
Organizations that choose to deploy SAP® usually do so with the following goals:
- streamline operations
- collaborate with partners and vendors more efficiently
- maximize investment in SAP® as soon as possible
To achieve these goals, an organization must first align all their data sources - both internal and external. But often, this is more easily said than done, as the data migration tools provided by SAP® are highly technical and have a steep learning curve, requiring extensive support from IT/IS.
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FINLINK FOR SAP REDUCES DATA ACCESS CHALLENGES
FinLink for SAP® R/3TM by Arbutus puts ultimate control into the hands of the business analysts and end-users of the data, significantly reducing the time, effort and costs typically associated with SAP data access. FinLink for SAP R/3 simplifies set up and access to SAP data, and requires no specialized knowledge of SAP querying or programming. FinLink for SAP R/3 also:
- brings together SAP and non-SAP data sources for comprehensive, enterprise-wide data analysis
- helps prototype new SAP data marts or virtual SAP data marts
- quickly automates queries and tests
- facilitates custom queries to access every potential table in SAP
- easily moves and stages SAP data on other secure platforms
With FinLink for SAP R/3, there is no need to set up business warehouses and associated query tools to support intended analysis and reporting requirements, as many organizations do. FinLink for SAP R/3 helps business analysts quickly and easily develop and perform specialized tests to compare data between SAP systems, or between SAP and non-SAP systems.
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FINLINK FOR SAP BRIDGES THE GAP
Too often, the complexities of SAP can limit an organization's ability to support the rapidly evolving analysis and reporting demands of end-users. FinLink for SAP R/3 by Arbutus is a complementary technology that fills the functionality gap between existing SAP reporting, query and extraction tools. When used with Arbutus Agile Analytics, FinLink for SAP R/3 enables management and business analysts to efficiently deploy tests that utilize all of their data sources.
Download the FinLink for SAP® R/3TM brochure 
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