What is Priority Analytics and how does it support business intelligence in ERP?

Priority Analytics is an integrated business intelligence solution within Priority ERP that enables users to combine and analyze data from any area of the platform. It provides a self-service report builder, AI-powered descriptive analytics, and advanced data visualization tools, allowing organizations to make data-driven decisions and maximize business potential. Users can access KPIs, generate reports across multiple dimensions, and gain a 360° view of their business from a single location.

What are the key features of Priority Analytics?

Key features of Priority Analytics include embedded AI with aiERP for context-aware automation, a self-service reporting tool, flexible reporting across standard and custom entities, intelligent data access via ODBC connectors, advanced data manipulation (sorting, grouping, aggregation, multi-company consolidation), and a rich chart library for data visualization (columns, pie, gauge, KPI, pyramid, and more). Users can interact with the system in natural language, automate workflows, and access real-time business insights.

How does Priority Analytics help different business roles and teams?

Priority Analytics enables stakeholders across finance, HR, logistics, production, and sales to turn real-time ERP data into actionable insights. Teams can monitor KPIs, analyze trends, and customize dashboards and reports to their specific needs, supporting data-driven decision making at every level of the organization. The platform's flexibility allows both small and large businesses to optimize processes and improve operational efficiency.

Can Priority Analytics integrate with other software and data sources?

Yes, Priority Analytics supports integration with external data sources and BI tools using Priority's ODBC Connector and RESTful APIs. This allows businesses to connect data from CRM systems, spreadsheets, and other third-party applications, providing a holistic view of organizational data and enabling comprehensive analysis across platforms.

How customizable is Priority Analytics for specific business needs?

Priority Analytics is highly customizable. Users can personalize reports and dashboards, specify relevant KPIs, adjust data display settings (such as sorting, grouping, and aggregation), and create new expression columns. The platform also supports multi-company reporting for consolidated business data, and custom workflows can be automated using built-in tools without heavy reliance on IT or development resources.

How quickly can Priority Analytics be implemented?

Priority ERP, including Priority Analytics, is designed for rapid deployment. Implementation timelines vary by project scope, but examples include going live in as little as 30 days for simpler projects. The process is supported by Priority's professional implementation team or certified partners, using proven methodologies to minimize disruption and ensure business continuity. For instance, Nautilus Steel went live in under 30 days, and Boddingtons Electrical completed implementation in 6 weeks.

What real-world results have customers achieved with Priority Analytics?

Customers have reported significant improvements in decision-making and operational efficiency with Priority Analytics. For example, Yuval Makover (CEO, Octal) noted better analytics and real-time opportunity capture; Rene Beuving (VP, Gevasol B.V.) highlighted the ability to quickly drill down into data; and Ethan Boron (President, BioThane) emphasized the ease of harnessing data for rapid business decisions. These testimonials demonstrate tangible business value and enhanced visibility.

Is Priority Analytics suitable for small and medium-sized businesses?

Yes, Priority Analytics is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses. The platform offers affordable, cloud-based business intelligence tools that help SMBs monitor KPIs, analyze trends, and optimize processes. Its self-service capabilities and flexible pricing make advanced analytics accessible without the need for large IT teams or heavy customization.

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Key features

Embedded AI with aiERP

Priority embeds AI capabilities into its core architecture, spanning all ERP functions, and delivering context-aware AI and automation that elevates ERP from tactical processes to strategic business orchestration. AI capabilities have been added to Priority ERP platform tools so that AI can be used throughout the Priority ERP system, in any process that the user wants, as platform tools are system-wide.

Priority's aiERP incorporates a three-pillar concept – an aiERP Assistant provides frictionless, dynamic and hyper-personalized user experience across multiple devices and interaction models; an aiERP Advisor integrates AI directly into ERP functions and provides proactive insights based on user questions and context; and an aiERP Agent provides cross-process automation and intelligent task orchestration, moving beyond single process automation.

Expanding all the time, features include the ability for users to interact with the ERP in natural language for data queries and creating business rules and automating workflows, demand forecasting, AI-assisted email writing, ADP route optimization, AI-powered descriptive analytics and more.

AI-powered descriptive analytics

Priority Analytics incorporates AI to analyze charts and reports

Intelligent data access

Easy access to massive amounts of business data from the system for various business needs (such as for connection to external BI tools) using Priority's ODBC Connector that knows how to intelligently connect the data base while preserving the business logic layer.

Self-service reporting tool

A self-service report builder that allows end-users to build operational reports in an easy and intuitive way.

Flexible reporting

Combines data from different areas within Priority to gain meaningful insights and facilitate data-driven decision-making.

Access data from standard and customized entities.

Data manipulation

Build your reports with data display settings adjustments, such as sorting, grouping data, adding aggregated calculations, creating new expression columns, and define your report as multi-company to show consolidated business data.

Data visualization

Visualize your data using a rich chart library including Columns, Pie, Gauge, KPI, Pyramid, and more.

Fast, low-risk ERP implementation

Priority is designed for rapid deployment, helping organizations go live faster than many traditional ERP solutions. Whether you work directly with Priority's implementation team or one of our certified partners, you'll benefit from proven methodologies, industry best practices, and experienced consultants who help minimize disruption throughout the process. Our structured migration approach helps ensure business continuity, protects your data, and reduces the risk of downtime during the transition, helping your teams adopt the system quickly and minimize time to value.

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Case studies

ERP

“Priority Software gave us much better analytics, get much better decision making, and capture real-time opportunities that came from our customers.”

Yuval Makover, CEO, Octal

ERP

“Using Priority gives us an opportunity to quickly look at high level data but also with the push of a button drill down into details to really look at the reality.”

Rene Beuving, VP of Fluid Control, Gevasol B.V.

ERP

“Reporting is where you start to really see the power of Priority. There's so much great data available in Priority, but it's the ease in which you can get to harness this data now. You're putting it in a format that allows you to analyze it and make decisions very quickly for the benefit of your business.”

Ethan Boron, President, BioThane

ERP

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“With Priority, at one click of a button, it shows me my consolidated reports, shows me exactly what we have, where we have on a moment's notice. I hit one button, I've got my answer. It's a one stop shop.”

Enrique Menocal, CFO, Dejavoo

ERP

“Priority helps us avoid costly mistakes because of its visibility and all the data that it holds.”

Hannah Wilder, Master Scheduler, Arkal Automotive

FAQs

What is business intelligence in ERP?

Business Intelligence (BI) is data transformed into actionable insights that support better, faster decision making. Business intelligence ERP systems can be your organization's eyes and ears, allowing you to monitor your chosen key performance indicators and make changes when those KPIs aren't where they should be.

Who is business intelligence ERP for?

BI integrated ERP enables stakeholders and teams across the organization: Finance, HR, Logistics, Production, sales and more, to turn real-time ERP data into useful information that supports actionable insights and data-driven decision making.

Is Business Intelligence ERP suitable for small and medium-sized businesses?

Business Intelligence ERP is suitable for small and medium sized businesses. ERP gives SMBs valuable analytics and insights, helping them make timely and informed decisions. In this way businesses can optimize their organizational processes and improve the efficiency of their operations. Examples of how they can utilize BI include monitoring their key performance indicators, analyzing trends in their business as well as in the industry and more.

Is a Business Intelligence solution affordable for small to medium size businesses?

Yes. As the cloud has become more predominant, BI solutions have become an affordable and cost effective solution for smaller businesses. Though costs can vary based on a variety of factors including the amount of users and customizations required, the technology is now relevant for these businesses and an affordable BI solution that is in sync with the organization's business goals is attainable.

What is the difference between Business Intelligence software and ERP?

Business Intelligence and ERP are separate systems meant to do different things. While BI software is designed to collect and analyze data coming from different sources in order to present trends and insights that assist decision makers, ERP is a comprehensive suite that manages business processes in a variety of areas, such as finance, supply chain and manufacturing, making sure there is a single source of data facilitating efficient operations.

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