Data Solutions Inc. Added InetSoft’s Reporting Solution to Human Performance Management Solution
Region
- America
Country
- United States
Product
- InetSoft’s Style Report™ software
Tech Stack
- Java-based (J2EE compliant) reporting solution
Implementation Scale
- Enterprise-wide Deployment
Impact Metrics
- Productivity Improvements
- Cost Savings
Technology Category
- Analytics & Modeling - Real Time Analytics
Applicable Industries
- Professional Service
Applicable Functions
- Human Resources
Use Cases
- Real-Time Location System (RTLS)
Services
- Software Design & Engineering Services
About The Customer
Data Solutions Inc. (DSI) is a premier provider of technology and services for Human Resource organizations. They provide a wide range of solutions that include employee surveys, multi-rater assessment programs and enterprise-wide talent management systems. They have a robust data collection process and sophisticated scoring capabilities. However, they were facing challenges in meeting customer requirements without a reporting solution that was fully integrated. They needed a solution that would allow them to configure the components of their application suite for their customers as required, while considerably reducing report development and production cycles.
The Challenge
Data Solutions Inc. (DSI) needed a new reporting solution to replace their legacy system. Their robust data collection process and sophisticated scoring capabilities could not meet customer requirements without a reporting solution that was fully integrated. The solution needed to allow them to configure the components of their application suite for their customers as required, while considerably reducing report development and production cycles. The major challenge for Data Solutions was to integrate their application suite with a flexible J2EE based reporting tool that would allow them deliver custom real-time reports and surveys with the unique and distinctive layout and design for each customer’s specific requirements. Prior to implementing InetSoft’s Style Report™ software, Data Solutions relied on a proprietary legacy application that required all of the data be extracted from their core systems for reporting. This process added significant cycles to their development process and limited the turn around time for setting up and generating reports.
The Solution
Data Solutions researched over a dozen reporting solutions before evaluating and selecting InetSoft’s Style Report™ software. Style Report’s J2EE Web-based environment integrated fully with Data Solutions’ proprietary Java-based applications, as a data source, while providing the flexibility and performance needed to deliver complex reports in a fraction of the time. For compatibility with their sophisticated scoring engine, they required an extensible Java-based (J2EE compliant) reporting solution that would integrate with their applications. With hundreds of different reports defined on their legacy application, the solution now supports highly customized graphical data representation. Furthermore, reports are easy to access, easy to generate, and available in real-time via their online self-service environment. Since reports and surveys are different for each customer, as well as within each customer’s organization, output flexibility was also a consideration. An important aspect of the solution for Data Solutions was an open API that minimized development and simplified data interface for Java object data sources.
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