Dodeca has many benefits for customers. A few of the most commonly reported benefits include:

• Reduced risk associated with spreadsheet errors, which leads to more accurate and dependable spreadsheet calculations and interpretation
• Increased user and operational productivity, which allows users to focus on analyzing the numbers instead of gathering information
• Increased return on investment in Essbase due to broader usage of client Essbase resources
• Reduced support and maintenance costs

Spreadsheets have been taking quite a beating in the recent press and for good reason.

Research conducted at the University of Hawaii over the past 10 years has found that 88% of spreadsheets contain at least one error and that approximately 5% of these errors are considered serious in nature. Yet, spreadsheets continue to be ubiquitous. In fact, 95% of U.S. companies use spreadsheets in their financial reporting process and 85% use spreadsheets in their budgeting process. In other words, the risk of spreadsheet errors having an impact exists in nearly every company. The problem isn’t with the spreadsheet format itself, but rather with issues caused, ultimately, by human error.

There are at least three major categories of spreadsheet errors:

• Data entry errors
• Formula and/or logic errors
• Interpretation errors

To compound these problems, standalone spreadsheets do not have a system that controls access or tracks changes. When errors are detected, this makes it difficult, if not impossible, to trace who made the error and when the error was introduced.

Dodeca reduces the risk of human error associated with spreadsheets in a number of ways.

To ensure the relevance and accuracy of the data, Dodeca builds spreadsheets dynamically by filling Excel templates stored in the centralized database with data pulled directly from your ERP or EPM systems, including Essbase and relational data sources.

Dodeca also provides control of the user environment and allows you to expose only the amount of spreadsheet functionality your users need.

No. Dodeca is so easy and intuitive to use that users at all levels of your organization, from clerks to executives, can use Dodeca even if they have little or no prior experience with spreadsheets.

Dodeca powers many mission critical applications in companies around the world. These range from production planning systems for a company with 250,000 SKUs and extremely complex user requirements to operational systems that serve as the primary information source used to run the day-to-day operations of retail companies with thousands of retail store locations.

Companies using Dodeca in this manner are companies that have developed the standards and best practices for their industry. They chose Dodeca for the flexibility they needed to implement their vision and to hit their corporate objectives.

The cost of any software implementation includes not only the initial licensing fees, implementation costs, and the recurring maintenance fees, but it also includes the on-going return on investment.

Dodeca is often used by companies to complement the functionality of their current systems in order to satisfy demanding user requirements and to increase their overall return on investments in Oracle technologies. Dodeca projects often exceed their stated goals and result in a happy and highly productive user base.