In the previous chapter, you learned about customization and extensions in Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations. In this chapter, we will be covering reporting and analytics in Finance and Operations.

Usually, reporting and business intelligence (BI) is considered as an afterthought in ERP implementations. However, this is one of the most important outcomes of the project.

Oftentimes, the business asks, where is my report?, and the answer that they get is, data is there... That's not enough; you need to deliver reports or information in a form that the business can use. It's not uncommon for business leaders to complain, we are flying blind, due to the lack of reports or the accuracy of the reports. For a customer, it is important to have real-time visibility of the business for the respective business owners to be able...