DataTerrain Launches Advanced Automation Tool for Business Intelligence Reports
How the New Automation Tool for Business Intelligence Reports Works
DataTerrain has released an enhanced version of its Automation Tool for Business Intelligence Reports, designed to convert and transport existing reports to modern BI platforms. This latest release represents the culmination of DataTerrain's experience converting over 50,000 reports across various industries and platforms, delivering consistent results with minimal manual intervention.
The core technology behind the Automation Tool for Business Intelligence Reports uses a three-phase approach. First, the extraction phase analyzes source reports to identify design elements, calculations, parameters, and data dependencies. Next, the transformation phase maps source elements to equivalent functions in the target platform while preserving business logic. Finally, the transportation phase deploys converted reports to the target environment with validation of visual and functional equivalence.
Three-phase extraction, transformation, and transportation system for automated BI report migration.
Key Capabilities and Technical Specifications
The Automation Tool for Business Intelligence Reports supports migration between multiple platforms. Source platforms include Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition (OBIEE), SAP BusinessObjects, IBM Cognos, Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS), and MicroStrategy. Target platforms include Power BI, Tableau, Qlik, Oracle Analytics Cloud, and Amazon QuickSight.
Metadata Conversion Capabilities
The automation system goes beyond report conversion to transform underlying metadata layers. This comprehensive approach includes semantic layer conversion of universes, frameworks, and models. The system also handles data source connection reconfiguration, security role and permission mapping, calculated field, and expression translation, and parameter and prompt preservation.
Business Value and Implementation Results
Organizations implementing DataTerrain's automated solution typically experience significant benefits. Most clients see a 75-85% reduction in migration project timelines, and the system achieves 99% functional equivalence between source and target reports. Clients also benefit from decreased report inventory by identifying duplicates and unused reports while preserving years of development investment in report design and business logic.
Implementation Methodology and Support
DataTerrain's fixed-price implementation model includes a structured approach with three distinct phases. The assessment phase typically takes 1-2 weeks and involves inventory analysis of existing reports, migration complexity scoring, compatibility verification, and project scope definition.
The automation phase follows, with a duration that varies depending on report volume. This includes batch conversion processing, automated validation testing, and exception handling for complex reports.
The final validation phase spans 2 to 4 weeks and focuses on visual comparison verification, data accuracy testing, performance optimization, and user acceptance support.
Contact Information
DataTerrain offers on-demand demonstrations with sample reports from your environment for organizations interested in evaluating the automation tool. Interested parties can contact DataTerrain via email at connect@dataterrain.com, visit the website at www.dataterrain.com, to discuss modernizing their business intelligence infrastructure.