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Select the Jet Data Source for your Report

In Jet Analytics, there are several options when choosing the best data source for a specific report:

  • Source ERP (NAV, GP, AX, or Business Central)
  • Data Warehouse
  • Cubes

This table below describes the characteristics of each data source to help you choose the best option for your requirements.

Source When to Use Pros Cons

Source ERP
  • Real-time data is needed
  • Non-complex reports:
    • Limited number of tables; the more tables you need, the slower it becomes.
    • No need to use multiple fields to calculate a single outcome.
  • Small data throughput
    • ERP systems are designed for input
    • Give priority to input vs output
  • Non-commonly used tables or fields are needed
  • Familiar application database structure
  • Real-time availability of data
  • Contains all data
  • Data is unsorted and separated
  • Can have unclear naming
  • Reports may run slower due to data being split across multiple tables
  • Can be difficult to include multi-company data in the same report

Data Warehouse
  • Real-time data not required
  • Need for detailed reports
  • Faster execution times
  • Consolidated reporting
    • Multiple companies
    • Multiple data sources
  • Built from source data
  • Data is sorted and consolidated
  • Tables and fields from source data are consolidated into new tables
  • Multiple companies or data sources pulled into one source
  • Better named tables and fields
  • Reports can run faster due to fewer tables and smaller data set
  • Can build your own indexes for performance tuning
  • Not real-time data
    • Typically a 1-day delay
  • Only contains data selected from source data

Cubes
  • Fastest execution times
  • Consolidated reporting
    • Multi-company
    • Multi-data source
  • Aggregated data reporting
    • Summarized data
    • Complex calculations
  • Real-time data not needed
  • PivotTable needed
  • Built from data warehouse
  • Data is pre-calculated and aggregated
  • Clearly named
  • Reports with calculations run more efficiently due to pre-calculated data
  • Easily build Pivot Tables and dashboards
  • Not real-time data
    • Typically 1-day delay
  • Generally not detail-level information

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