Aras On-Line RFP - Reporting

Question	Response
Where Used – to establish which BOMs an Item is listed	Where-Used is a standard function showing multi-level dependencies. Where-used will show all dependencies, including the Part-to-Part BOM relationship, as well as links to Documents, Tools, Customers, Projects, etc.
Document Reference – to establish in which Products and Documents a document is referenced	Standard feature of the Where-used function and UI
BOM Comparison – lists all the differences between 2 product BOMs	BOM Compare with graphical highlighting of changes is not a standard feature. It is a planned roadmap item for post version 9.0. A custom version can be implemented for a budget of 5-6 days.
Indented BOM – lists all the items at all levels in a BOM	Standard reports and UI show the indented BOM
Costed BOM – lists all the items in a BOM and their costs	Standard reports show BOM with costs and rollups
Change Management Timeline – time tracking for how long it takes to complete a change after it has been approved	he Workflow engine keeps timestamps of all activities for metrics and dashboards
Part Status – reports of items that have not yet been approved, and BOM’s that still have unapproved parts on them	This will be a custom report. Budget 1-2 days for implementation
Custom Report Builder – tools to allow users to build their own types of reports relevant to their usage	Innovator has 2 reporting tools for customer developed reports. The first is a direct integration with Microsoft Sql Server Reporting Services, which allows drag-n-drop report layout and optional delivery as TIFF, PDF, Excel or HTML format. The second reporting tool is a fully integrated XML query and Style Sheet application. Customers can choose which reporting tool fits their needs and skills the best. Both are included for no charge in the downloaded Innovator system.