DocFusion 365 integrates with Power BI for enhanced reporting

Issued by Rubicomm for Assimilated Information Systems
Johannesburg, 29 Aug 2017

Users of DocFusion 365 cloud-based document composition and automation engine can now benefit from added value with the integration of Power BI.

Power BI is a business analytics service provided by Microsoft. It provides interactive visualisations with self-service business intelligence capabilities. This, when teamed with DocFusion 365, a dynamic cloud-based document composition and automation engine, allows you to effectively measure performance and identify key areas for improvement.

"With Power BI embedded in DocFusion 365, we have managed to give users an insightful and meaningful reporting experience where we report on statistics that span from the most active templates and sites, to the most and least active users on the product," says Ernest Kleynhans, MD of local specialist software and IT services provider, Assimilated Information Systems (AIS).

"While Power BI offers many options for integration, we decided to run with the embedded direct query approach. This allows the reports to be embedded into our solution, and enables the use of live data when compiling the dashboards," adds Kleynhans.

The active community and Accelerator program also helped overcome any hurdles that were faced while integrating without any hassle.

Power BI is an embedded single solution and the main reason behind Power BI is the analytics it can provide and where it can help drive a business.

While visualisation is a key component, the most important aspect is the predictive analytics it provides.

Predictive analytics is an incredibly useful resource in helping users delve into data, decipher and extract useful data and help steer digital strategies.

The DocFusion 365 template designer includes features such as optional and repeatable content creation, drag-and-drop fields from various data sources, external references, electronic signatures, dynamic graph and bar code creation and more. It also allows for rule-driven content creation through the use of Smart Parts, Expressions, Queries, Aggregates, Lookups and even Scripts if required.

Power BI-enabled DocFusion 365 is available today on the Microsoft Office Store and is positioned to improve, automate and streamline document composition.

Assimilated Information Systems (AIS)

Assimilated Information Systems (AIS) is an established South African specialist services provider of software and IT. It was incorporated in 2006 to supply large companies and multinationals, and leverages off its inherent intellectual capital - over 66 years of combined IT industry experience.

In 2013, the company entered a new phase of development when it became a member of e4. AIS comprises a close-knit group of specialists with a wide range of expertise in the fields of:

* Document generation, automation and governance;
* Digital signatures;
* Access control, asset tracking and biometrics;
* Specialised software development for Microsoft platforms, including application development and system integration;
* Security;
* Communications; and
* Enterprise systems architecture.

Large software development projects undertaken include:

* Renewal of aging branch application infrastructure for teller applications (Absa Retail Bank);
* Develop application infrastructure and applications to support and integrate teller cash recyclers (Absa Retail Bank);
* Develop application infrastructure and applications to replace manual treasury book (Absa Retail Bank);
* Using its DocFusion product suite:
* Enable paperless customer onboarding and complex contract generation, including digital signatures (Absa Retail Bank ); and
* Generate complex contracts for commercial property funding customers (Absa Bank CPF).

AIS partners include: Ovations, Prosense Technology and Liv4IT.

The company is also a certified Microsoft Gold Application Development partner.

Its extensive profile of solutions, which incorporates DocFusion, Orchestrate, Insight and Repayment Schedule Calculator, is designed to help clients address key challenges associated with keeping ahead of technology trends.

These trends include advanced document generation and management, digital signatures, data processing and entry, workflow, as well as all relevant areas of compliance. AIS also offers cloud-based, software as a service (SaaS) or on-premises solutions.

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DocFusion 365 integrates with Power BI for enhanced reporting

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