This is a very quick list of circumstances in which you probably should not migrate (immediately) to Management Reporter:
- If you rely heavily on email distribution
- If you need to report on Forecaster data
- If you export to Excel and really need the ‘Format as Excel Outline’ functionality
- If you use FRx’s Currency Translation module
- If you extensively use Effective Dates (often used for Quarter To Date reporting)
- If you use lots of Row Linking
- If you rely on WebPort
But know that things are changing very quickly and functionality is being added every day. So while the above list is true today, it may not hold true in just a few months.
Another thing to know—there may be workarounds for the above list, especially for email distribution, Excel outline, quarter to date reporting, and row linking. (Even for WebPort; wouldn’t that be fun to ditch?) Anyway, there may be some creative solutions.
There may be other factors to consider too, and each situation should be considered on a case by case basis, but barring any big barriers I’d sure be tempted to go for it.
Any news about Analytical Accounting Integration?
Apparently Analytical Accounting is included in the data provider that is shipping in early May 2010. Jan
Hi Jon…Service Pack 1 (for MR v2) was just released yesterday.
Now the development team is working on the first Feature Pack which is due out late 2010. It will support GP’s new currency translation features and also will contain the first rollout of integration to Forecaster so you’ll be able to pull Forecaster budgets into MR reports.
Any more on the email functionality? I would love to know if this is planned for the next release.
What I heard at Convergence was that Sharepoint alerts (links) are coming in Feature Pack 2 at the end of calendar year 2011. Sharepoint required. No email of excel files at this point.
The Connect site is looking for suggestions. If you go to connect.microsoft.com, you can join using your windows live id, search for management reporter, then vote for the suggestions there. There are a number of folks begging for email. Add your vote!