Microsoft 365

Power BI & analytics

Reports your management will actually open, built on a data model where the numbers reconcile to the ERP rather than nearly matching it.

Contact Us
Manager reviewing a Power BI sales and margin dashboard on a widescreen display

Why most BI projects disappoint

Not because the charts are wrong, but because nobody trusts them. A dashboard shows a revenue figure, someone checks it against the ERP, it differs by a few percent, and from that moment the dashboard is decoration. Trust is lost once and is expensive to regain. The cause is almost always the data model rather than the visuals: different definitions of what counts as revenue, inconsistent handling of credit notes and intercompany, a date table that does not match the financial calendar. We start there, agree the definitions in writing with finance, and reconcile to the ERP before building a single chart.

How we build

One shared data model, not a report per department each with its own logic. When sales and finance disagree about a number, the argument should be about the business, not about whose spreadsheet is right. We model in a star schema with proper date dimensions and documented measures, so a figure can be traced back to its source. Refresh is scheduled and monitored, because a dashboard quietly serving last Tuesday's data is worse than no dashboard. Row-level security applies where a sales manager should see their own region and not everyone else's.

Beyond Business Central

Most useful reporting combines the ERP with something else: the webshop, the CRM, payroll, production data, or a spreadsheet somebody maintains that turns out to be the only record of an important thing. We bring those together rather than producing a report that describes only part of the picture. And we build so that your team can extend it, because a reporting layer only one consultant understands stops evolving the moment the engagement ends.

What you get

Reconciles to the ERP

Numbers agreed with finance and matched to source before a chart is built. Trust is lost once.

One shared data model

Not a report per department each with its own logic, so disagreements are about the business, not the spreadsheets.

Documented, traceable measures

Star schema, proper date dimensions, and definitions written down, so any figure can be traced to its source.

Monitored refresh

Scheduled and alerted, because a dashboard quietly showing last week's data is worse than none at all.

Row-level security

A regional manager sees their region. Salary data stays with the people who should see salary data.

Your team can extend it

Built and documented to be handed over, so reporting keeps evolving after the engagement ends.

Technologies

Power BIDAXPower QueryBusiness Central APIsAzure SQLDataverseAzure Data FactoryExcel

Frequently asked questions

How does Power BI connect to Business Central?

Through Business Central's APIs and published datasets. For larger volumes we stage data into a warehouse first, which keeps reports fast and avoids reporting queries competing with day-to-day ERP work.

What Power BI licensing do we need?

Power BI Pro per user covers most companies. Where you have many read-only viewers, Premium Per User or a capacity licence can work out cheaper. We model the cost both ways and supply the licences as a CSP partner.

We have reports already but nobody trusts the numbers. Can you fix that?

Usually, and the fix is almost always in the data model rather than the reports. We reconcile against the ERP, find where definitions diverge, and agree them with finance. That agreement is what restores trust, not better visuals.

Build reporting your management will actually open

Contact Us

Get Free Estimation

Have a question or want to discuss a project? We'd love to hear from you. Get in touch and we'll respond as soon as possible.

A member of the BCILITY team taking a call and making notes

Contact Information

Fill out the form and our team will get back to you within 24 hours.

Location

Serbia

Follow Us