Extensity6providestheabilitytoanalyzeemployeespenddata,whichcanprovidevaluableinsightthatcanbeusedforvendornegotiation,policycomplianceandenforcement,andproactivebusinessmanagement.Inordertoaccomplishthis,Extensity’sbusinessintelligencestrategyistwo-fold:real-timereportingaccessibletoallusers,andworld-classbusinessintel-ligencetoolsforbusinessanalysts.Forbusinessanalysis,ExtensityhaspartneredwithBusinessObjects,arespectedleaderinbusinessintelligence,toprovideworld-classbusinessintelligence.Reportsshowingexpenditurespercostcenterorbusinesspolicyviolationsperdepartmentcanhelpthecustomertrackdownroguespendingoremployeesthatneedtobemadeawareofbusinesspolicy.Additionally,thedatacanbeusedtodrivedowncostsintheorganizationbyprovidinginformationforvendornegotiation.InordertoprovidethebestqualitydataforusewiththeBusinessObjectsanalytics,Extensityhascreatedaspecializedreportingdatabasefromthetransactionaldatabase.Thisdatabaseisastreamlinedversionofthetransactionaldatabase(withnolossofinformation),andisoptimizedandtunedforreporting.Extensity’sETL(Extract,Transform,andLoad)toolextractsdatafromthetransactionaldatabase,transforms(simplifies)thedata,andthenloadsitintothereportingdatabase.Acustomercanhaveasmanydifferentreportingdata-basesasneeded,dictatedbytheirreportingandanalysisneeds.Thereportingdatabasehasawell-documenteddatadictionarytoallowcustomerstowritetheirownreports,eitherusingtheBusinessObjectstoolsembeddedinoursolution,ortheEXTENSITYBUSINESSINTELLIGENCETheExtensity6solutionforEmployeeRelationshipManagement(ERM)automatesallemployee-basedfinancialprocessesincludingbusinesstravelandexpensereporting,billableandpayrolltimecaptureandprocurement.Byautomatingtheseprocesses,Extensitycapturesawealthofdataaboutcorporateandemployeespending.Withvisibilityintothatrichdata,companieshavetheopportunityforenhanceddecision-makingthathasnotbeenavailablebefore.FEATURESEmployeespendanalyticsReal-timereportingSimplifiedreportingdatabaseRobustbusinessanalyticsCombinedviewofdatacustomer’sownreportingtools.WealsoprovideafullyconfiguredBusinessObjectsUniverseforthereportdatabaseifthecustomerchoosestheBusinessObjectsreportingoption.Extensitysuppliesmanyusefulstandardreports,bothbyapplicationandacrossthesuite.Extensityalsogivescustomerstheabilitytocreatenewreportstomeettheiruniquereportingneeds.Whiletraditionalbusinessanalyticscoveralargeportionofacorporation’sreportingneeds,thereisstillaneedforreal-timeinformationaboutcriticalfunctionsofthesystem.Tofulfillthisneed,Extensity6providestheExtensityConnect(TM)dashboardtoprovidereal-timeinsightonsystemanddocumentstatusforallemployees.ExtensityConnectconsistsofaseriesofrole-basedportletsthatoperateoffthetransactiondatabase,andcanbeuseddirectlyorintegratedintotheemployeeportalofthecustomer’schoice.Theportletsrangefromstatusaboutanindividual’sdocumentsandoutstandingcreditcardtransactions,toamanagerorauditor’sdisplayofwhichemployeeswithinagrouphavenotyetfiledtheirtimecardsforthelasttimeperiod.Theseportletsareeasytoconfigureandbuild,andnewtypesofstatusreportscanbeaddedasneeded.ExtensityisaregisteredtrademarkandExtensityExpenseReports,ExtensityTravelPlans,ExtensityTimesheetsandExtensityProcurementaretrademarksofExtensity,Inc.Allothertrademarksandcopyrightsarethepropertyoftheirrespectiveholders.©2002Extensity,Inc.EBI-52002ExtensityisaleadingproviderofEmployeeRelationshipManagement(ERM)solutions—ERMhelpsenterprisescontrolcostsandimproveemployeeeffectiveness,enablingeveryemployeetohaveapositiveimpactonthebottomline.TheExtensityERMsuiteautomatesemployee-basedfinancialprocesses,includingtravelplanningandexpensereporting,billableandpayrolltimecaptureandprocurement,inasingle,consolidatedsolutionthatprovidesefficiency,control,andeffectivenessthroughanalytics.WorldwideHeadquarters2200PowellStreet,Suite300Emeryville,CA94608800-880-8789www.extensity.comEuropeanHeadquartersAbbeyHouseWellingtonWayWeybridgeSurreyKT13OTT+44(0)1932268720tel+44(0)1932268721faxeurope@extensity.comBENEFITSOFEXTENSITY6REPORTING•Promotesclosed-loopdecisionmaking:insightthenaction•Allowsformonitoringoffrequencyandpatternsofbusinesspolicyviolations•Providesabilitytogaugewhethertofocusonchangingemployeebehaviororchangingcompanypolicies•Providescriticalinformationforoptimizingbusinesspoliciesbasedonchangesinspendingtrends•Aidsinprojectmanagementandresourceutilization•Providesin-depthandup-to-dateviewofcompany’stravelplanningandspendingtrends•Enablescomparisonofpre-tripcostestimatestoactualspendingforimproveddepartmentalplanningandcontrol•Enablesproactivereportingonvendorusage,whichhelpsprovidethehighestreturnonpreferredvendorrelationships•Identifiesdelinquenttimesheetsforon-timepayrollandtimetrackingExtensityreportingprovidesreal-time,on-demandreporting,placingcriticalbusinessinformationatyourfingertips.ExtensityConnectportletsprovidereal-timeinformationfordynamicdataanalysisonitemssuchasunattachedcreditcardtransactions.Extensityreportingprovidesanalyticsonallemployeeinitiatedspendinginoneplatform.
