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FAQ All Info: Product Gap Analysis

Peter Forsberg
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Summary:

This article offers a table comparing the Features of BI360 4x to the Solver Cloud and Private Host application. Please review this chart when considering your migration to Solver.

Solver is the next generation of the BI360 solution. In Jan 2020, Solver announced the rebranding of their product to Solver. 

This chart covers many key features of the product, however the BI360 4x application is highly customizable to your business needs and the below chart may not cover specific processes your organization was doing. Please contact support for any further questions you may have. 

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Detailed information on specific features can be found in the comment column. 

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BI360 4x

Solver Cloud

Private Host

 

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General
Installation

For Cloud, Report Designer is the only necessary install
Azure AD Support

 
Multi-Factor Authentication Support
  • Both In-App and Azure MFA settings are available
  • Azure MFA settings take precedence
Admin Tool  
Application Management  
Data Access Management  
Integration Customization

  • Available in Cloud
  • Private Host Customers must be on 5.2.30708+
GL Only Integration Support

GL only integration was a feature in BI360 4x, this is not supported and reports must be converted to the full integration. This process can be done by Solver at no cost. 
Integration Management

Integration management is defined as the ability to manage your integration package. In Cloud, Solver manages your integration package, but in Private Host, you have full control of integration package updates. 
License Management
  • In Solver Cloud, licenses are automatically added once the purchase is approved
  • In Solver Private Host, Administrators must "update" their licenses in order to see their additional purchases
Staging  
User Management  
Data Warehouse
Dimension and Module Management  
Currency
Daily FX Rates  
Monthly FX Rates  
Create Monthly rates from Daily Rates  
Rules and Processes  
Standard Rules
  • Standard rules are Copy Version and Currency Translation
  • Additional Rules can be found here. 
Custom Business Rules
  • All Business Rules for Cloud must be reviewed by Solver.
  • Custom business rules can be created by Solver at a billable rate. 
Jobs  
Tree management  
4x Connectors

When Migrating to Solver Cloud, integration must be rebuilt using Solver Cloud Integrations
QuickStart

QuickStart is a Solver Cloud only offering
Separate user security for DW only
  • Solver Cloud and PH 5.2.3+ incorporate application feature access within the Data Warehouse Menu. Data Explorer access is still full permissions. 
  • Feature to come
Data Explorer
  • 10,000 transaction result set max, must filter results
  • LIDs do not appear in Data Explorer results
Web Budgeting
Web Budgeting - Web Budgeting to ERP  
Web Budgeting - Web Budgeting to DW  
Web Budgeting - Ignore flag

Ignore flag is available in Private Host 5.2.4####
Input Flow

Input flow added to Private host 5.2.24###
Composer
BI360 Composer Available in Solver Cloud, Oct 2021 as Ad Hoc Reporting
BI360 Composer - .rcv file support  
Portal - Solver Dashboards Replaced with External API to Dashboard Tools such as PowerBI
Power BI Integration
Tableau Integration  
Excel Planning to DW Planning is on on-prem budgeting tool only. Users will use web budgeting in Solver Cloud
BI360 Publisher  
Distribute to email  
Distribute to network location Reports are distributed to the report archive
Distribute as different file types Reports can be distributed as Excel files only
Custom names (placeholders) This is the ability to add custom names/properties to a Publisher report. 
Report Designer
Design reports in Excel Reports convert automatically, no changes anticipated going to Solver Cloud/5.0
Reporting off ERP Solver Cloud requires the purchase of the Hybrid Connector
Macro support
  • Can only be run in Excel
  • Not supported in Publisher
Drilldown  
Drill-To  
Expressions/KPIs  
Function support  
Global Values  
Sheet Per Value Speed improvements should be expected, but not guaranteed
Row Trees New feature found in Solver Cloud/5.0
Hyperlinks

Available in Private Host 5.2.4####+

Properties:

BI360 4x

Cloud

Private Host


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