“Out of the box,” or packaged, software is software that works immediately after installation, with very few or no configurations or modifications. In today’s business world, it’s rare for out of the box software to offer all the parts of the solution a company needs to grow and thrive in their industry. Software companies, knowing this, build as much into their core system as they can and then offer add-on modules to pick up where the basic programs leave off.

Customized Reporting

That’s not to say that the out of the box software, especially the enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, are truly lacking anything. A common ERP customization request, for example, is reporting. The ERP system has reporting options that are perfectly capable of good reporting – it’s just that their reporting options are rarely specific to a particular industry or to your specific way of looking at information.

Customized reporting options is a common request for a number of reasons:

• The right report for your business ensures transparency and accountability.
• If you have been using the same reports for years, changing them could be a major disruption or cause a training backlog.
• You may differentiate your business with a specific process or way of reporting that was not anticipated by the software vendor.

Adapting to Your Needs

The most commonly requested reports for customization are financial, sales, and inventory reports. To get the best reporting, you can take the ERP’s standard reporting and adapt them for your specific needs. Or, you could choose to use an external report-writing tool to create completely ad-hoc, unique-to-you reports.

Whichever approach you take, you can be assured that Southeast Computer Solutions understands that the way you use your information is unique and that you need unique reporting to match. We’ll help you get the information you need, the way that you want it. 

Contact us to learn more about how we can help you get exactly the reports you want.

About Southeast Computer Solutions

Southeast Computer Solutions is based in Miami, Florida, and has additional operations in Mexico. For over 30 years, we have positively impacted the success of small and mid-sized businesses with effective business management implementations that improve our clients’ operations. We listen, we are accessible, and we care. Learn more by visiting our website or calling 305-556-4697.