Video Library

Our March 2024 Webinar shined the spotlight on Info-Explorer, Orchid's affordable Business Intelligence tool, with tips on how to make cubes more dynamic and easier to use.

00:00 Intro & Overview
04:51 Pivot Tables vs Info-Explorer
09:25 Demo (Sales History cube)
14:03 Filtering & Sorting
23:43 Formatting & display options
29:41 Dashboards
33:39 Updating Queries & Adding Fields
36:39 Adding Facts & Formulas
47:04 Optional/User-Defined Fields
48:43 Refreshing Cubes
50:32 Data Security tips
53:50 Common support questions
54:57 Licensing tips

We show how you can easily explore your Spire financial data using Info-Explorer from Orchid Systems.

00:00 Intro & Overview
03:14 Demonstration
12:02 Review, More Info & closing remarks

We show how you can easily interpret your Spire sales data using Info-Explorer from Orchid Systems.

00:00 Intro & Overview
02:40 Demonstration
12:52 Accessing Sample Cubes
|3:12 Review, More Info & closing remarks

We show how you can carry out interactive analysis of Spire operational data using Info-Explorer from Orchid Systems.

00:00 Intro & Overview
02:33 Demonstration
12:02 Getting started with Sample Cubes
12:41 Review, More Info & closing remarks

See how Info-Explorer from Orchid Systems can provide Business Intelligence for users of Spire business management software.

00:00 Intro & Overview
04:25 Resources on Info-Explorer.com
05:38 Demo with Sample Cubes
11:09 Data Security
11:57 Refreshing cube data
13:34 Styles & colours
15:17 Review & closing remarks

Our March 2023 Webinar demonstrated a range of tips to help you make the most of Info-Explorer, Orchid's powerful yet affordable Business Intelligence tool.

00:00 Intro & Overview
03:06 Filtering & Sorting
12:40 Drilldown for detail
18:10 Amending a query
19:45 Add facts & formulae
30:15 Using Styles for formatting
38:58 Dashboards
43:17 Refreshing Cubes
48:20 Security considerations
51:40 Common support questions
56:33 Review & More Info

John and Anne show how Dingosoft FRS and Orchid Info-Explorer can be used, together or individually, for multi-entity, cross-database financial analysis and reporting with Sage 300.

00:00 Introduction (Steve)
02:55 Dingosoft FRS Overview (John)
04:19 FRS Reporting Demo
24:00 Info-Explorer Multi-Company Analysis Intro (Anne)
25:32 Analysis Demo 1 – FRS Cube
32:00 Analysis Demo 2 – O/E Sales History Cube
36:28 Analysis Demo 2 – A/P Transactions Cube
41:36 Info-Explorer Demo wrap-up
43:37 Webinar wrap-up (Steve)

Sage 300 budgeting at the Sub-ledger level (e.g. Customer & Item budgeting) using Info-Explorer and Optional Tables. This is the 3rd of 3 budgeting scenario spotlights.

00:00 Introduction
01:36 Scenario Overview (Customer & Item Budgeting)
02:40 Using Excel to create new Customer & Item Budgets
04:27 Using Optional Tables and its Excel Add-in
08:30 Updating the budget with Info-Explorer
11:40 Saving the budget with Info-Explorer Writeback
12:10 Scenario Review

Sage 300 budgeting at the GL & Transactional Optional Field (e.g. Project Budgeting) level using Info-Explorer and Optional Tables. This is the 2nd of 3 budgeting scenario spotlights.

00:00 Introduction
02:07 Scenario Overview (Project Budgeting)
02:53 Using Excel to create new Project Budgets
04:00 Using Optional Tables and its Excel Add-in
07:36 Updating the budget with Info-Explorer
13:40 Saving the budget with Info-Explorer Writeback
14:03 Scenario Review
 

Sage 300 budgeting at the GL level using Info-Explorer (with Budget Writeback) and Optional Tables (with Excel Add-in). This is the 1st of 3 budgeting scenario spotlights.

00:00 Introduction & Scenario 1 Overview
02:20 Creating a workbook with GL Financial Report Designer
04:15 Creating an Optional Tables InfoSet
05:18 Using the Optional Tables Excel Add-in
08:14 Updating the budget with Info-Explorer
15:34 Creating a new Budget Set with Info-Explorer
19:58 Saving the budget with Info-Explorer Writeback
21:05 Scenario 1 Review

In this recording of our October 2021 webinar, we demonstrate how Info-Explorer and Optional Tables can be used to create and maintain highly flexible budgets in Sage 300.

00:00 Introduction
02:20 Scenario 1 - GL Budget and Excel Add-in
24:52 Scenario 2 - Budget by Project (GL Optional Field)
39:54 Scenario 3 - Budget by Customer and Item
51:49 Summary plus Q&A

In this recording of our April 2021 Webinar, we show how to get started with Info-Explorer, Orchid's powerful yet affordable Business Intelligence tool.

00:00 Webinar Introduction & Overview
02:18 Quick Start Video commences - Introduction
03:18 Download and Install Info-Explorer
04:26 Download AP Open Payables Sample Cube
05:53 Working with Info-Explorer
06:14 Connect to your Company Database
06:39 Refresh a Cube
07:03 Slice and Dice / create a View
10:55 Filter and Sort
12:21 Add Formulas and Formatting
16:06 Add Charts and Dashboards
17:26 Drill-Down / Drill-Through
23:45 Info-Explorer Editions
25:34 Return to Webinar – Q&A starts
28:05 More about Info-Explorer Editions
29:06 Using with Process Scheduler
30:22 Using with Optional Tables for Budgeting
30:54 Using with Data Views
31:55 Where to find more info and resources
32:13 Webinar Q&A continues
33:05 Security options – protecting your cube
39:20 Using multiple Sage 300 databases
42:35 Closing remarks