Infor dEPM Reviews

Integration with other software applications is so user friendly and also it's a single ledger designed system. Also, the multi-currency feature is superb as well.

It has really helped us in getting repo. With the integration of Infor Q&A application which is like a companion software with SunSystems, it has made it so easy to spool out report from SunSystems to a spreadsheet in Excel, etc.

The Inventory module is not so strong when compared with the other software applications in its category! The integration between the Inventory and the Purchasing module is not very "user friendly".

I've used it for more than five years.

I have not encountered any issue that has not been solved.

No issues encountered.

The software has always been capable of accommodating growth, so I have not really encountered any issue with scalability.

The level of customer services should be 75-80%.

Excellent 90%.

I not used any other solution but I have attended demos for many.

My first implementation was so straightforward because the client was implementing only the Ledger module which was so easy. However, afterwards, they decided to add another module which became a little complex.

We are vendors so we implement the software.

They should state out their requirements and expectations clearly.

The robustness of the Infocubes, and the possibility of integrating both strong data analysis characteristics with a pleasant aesthetic features.

The client where we implemented the Planning model in Infor PM previously used Excel spreadsheets for all of their Planning processes. Infor PM has brought the typical PM tools advantages in this space.

Flexibility to modify an existing Infocube, and better integration with other ETL tools on the market.

I used it for six months of deployment and then one year of support and developments.

Yes, due partly to lack of expertise using this product in my organisation and partly to the aforementioned areas for improvement.

No issues encountered.

Partially.

4/5.

I worked for a consulting company which implemented Planning solutions using different tools on the market, such as Board, SAP BPC, and Hyperion.

It was complex and required technical knowledge of Infor's native ETL language.

In-house team.

Dedicate time to the Functional and Technical Specs, given the low flexibility to change the model once it has been implemented.

It is a reporting solutions built around an in-memory OLAP database. For me, the most valuable features are the import master and application studio. They give you enough options to implement decent BI processes even if you have to compromise sometimes.

The Import Master allows you to extract data from virtually any sources and the Application Studio which allows you to report on OLAP sources (Infor) or any SQL database. It has a system of user actions which can add another layer of business intelligence.

If you are using only spreadsheets and have to download your data from various sources then you will have to reconcile these to build reports that make sense, this product will improve your life. You will spend less time building your reports and more time analysing the potential issues and gaps.

The following features need to be improved -

• The rule engine
• Application studio web-server
• The web-server, because it is still slow to load the reports which is why the designer has to simplify the reports that would work perfectly on the native application
• The gap between the web-server and the native application is large enough to force the designer to only focus on one or the other to avoid disillusions.

The company itself needs to improve on the way they share the information on the product. If you Google anything related to Excel for example, you will find enough discussions, forums, help, tips which will help you become an expert on the subject. If you Google anything related to Infor BI ION, however, you will find virtually nothing. This especially evident as best practices are obscure (especially when the model requires a certain level of complication). I would think that the more resources out there would convince more users to use the product.

I have been using it for the past four and a half years.

Each deployment is ad-hoc (very customized), the question here how much are you willing to compromise when complications will endanger performance.

The bigger the database with accelerators the more unstable it is, but without accelerators the model would not run.

Yes, a complicated model may seem to be working perfectly in the design stage but when several users are connected at the same time, the real time simultaneous calculations can endanger the performance.

It depends on the module -

• Application studio is top notch with Inforxtreme
• OLAP server and office plus is average with Inforxtreme
• Import master is low with Inforxtreme (but all you need with this is the documentation, if it is not in there nothing more will help you)

I previously used Excel. Even if after the first months Excel seemed more capable in terms of modelling (you can do virtually anything in Excel), in the end when your model is fully automated and an additional item or driver will not ruin your model the gain of productivity with INFOR BI is pretty decent.

An install takes 20 minutes max (client side or server side).

Compromises are key. Remember that it is a budgeting and forecasting tool, so you can't have a complex model that is simple to use, easy to maintain and fast all at the same time.

With Infor dEPM, I usually recommend it for finance, insurance companies, oil and gas companies, and hospitality industries.

I have one client in education who currently wants to deploy Infor dEPM for tracking student and teacher performance.

Budgeting and consolidation are the most valuable features in Infor dEPM. My customer is currently using Infor dEPM minimally; however, the budgeting process and consolidation features prove very valuable when businesses work with the system.

From my perspective, I think Infor dEPM is a good solution for clients who want to deep dive into data analysis in finance, but it may be complicated. The user cannot make decisions independently as it is based on consultant input and is not easy to customize. Additionally, it's not popular in my industry or country.

A consolidation report would be helpful as an additional feature to make Infor dEPM more competitive.

I have been working with Infor dEPM for approximately three years.

Regarding the implementation process of Infor dEPM, I would need to review the questions via email to provide a proper response.

I am not a user of Infor dEPM but rather sell the EPM solution as an account manager at TRG International.

The pricing of Infor dEPM is calculated based on the modules the client uses. If they only use consolidation, they can purchase that separate module. While the pricing is normal in general, it is considered high for the Vietnam market.

I would rate Infor dEPM a seven out of ten.