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 |
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For Cloud, Report Designer is the only necessary install |
| Azure AD Support |
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| Multi-Factor Authentication Support | |
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| Admin Tool | |
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| Application Management | |
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| Data Access Management | |
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| Integration Customization | |
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| GL Only Integration Support | |
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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. |
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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. |
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| Staging | |
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| User Management | |
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| Data Warehouse | ||||
| Dimension and Module Management | |
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| Currency | ||||
| Daily FX Rates | |
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| Monthly FX Rates | |
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| Create Monthly rates from Daily Rates | |
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| Rules and Processes | |
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| Standard Rules | |
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| Custom Business Rules | |
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| Jobs | |
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| Tree management | |
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| 4x Connectors | |
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When Migrating to Solver Cloud, integration must be rebuilt using Solver Cloud Integrations |
| QuickStart | |
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QuickStart is a Solver Cloud only offering |
| Separate user security for DW only | |
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| Data Explorer | |
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| Web Budgeting | ||||
| Web Budgeting - Web Budgeting to ERP | |
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| Web Budgeting - Web Budgeting to DW | |
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| Web Budgeting - Ignore flag | |
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Ignore flag is available in Private Host 5.2.4#### |
| Input Flow | |
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Input flow added to Private host 5.2.24### |
| Composer | ||||
| BI360 Composer | |
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Available in Solver Cloud, Oct 2021 as Ad Hoc Reporting |
| BI360 Composer - .rcv file support | |
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| Portal - Solver Dashboards | |
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Replaced with External API to Dashboard Tools such as PowerBI |
| Power BI Integration | |
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| Tableau Integration | |
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| Excel Planning to DW | |
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Planning is on on-prem budgeting tool only. Users will use web budgeting in Solver Cloud |
| BI360 Publisher | |
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| Distribute to email | |
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| Distribute to network location | |
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Reports are distributed to the report archive |
| Distribute as different file types | |
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Reports can be distributed as Excel files only |
| Custom names (placeholders) | |
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This is the ability to add custom names/properties to a Publisher report. |
| Report Designer | ||||
| Design reports in Excel | |
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Reports convert automatically, no changes anticipated going to Solver Cloud/5.0 |
| Reporting off ERP | |
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Solver Cloud requires the purchase of the Hybrid Connector |
| Macro support | |
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| Drilldown | |
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| Drill-To | |
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| Expressions/KPIs | |
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| Function support | |
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| Global Values | |
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| Sheet Per Value | |
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Speed improvements should be expected, but not guaranteed |
| Row Trees | |
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New feature found in Solver Cloud/5.0 |
| Hyperlinks | |
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Available in Private Host 5.2.4####+ |
Properties:
BI360 4x
Cloud
Private Host