ERP1 min de lectura
Free Construction Management Software: Job Costing on Open Source
Free, open-source construction management on Odoo Community: projects, job costing, purchasing, site stock and progress billing, and what needs custom work.
Solution · Platform
Business intelligence built on numbers people agree on
Reporting arguments usually aren't about charts. They're about definitions: what counts as revenue, when an order is 'late', which cost goes into margin. BI only works when those definitions are agreed.
Overview
Why this area matters
We define KPIs with the business, build reporting views on ERP data and deliver dashboards in the ERP or in tools like Power BI.
01Typical problems
Signs the current setup has run out of road
01
Conflicting numbers
Different reports show different figures.
02
Spreadsheet reporting
Analysts spend days assembling exports.
03
Slow reports
Heavy queries slow down the ERP.
04
No KPI ownership
Metrics without owners or targets.
02Capabilities
What a well-built setup includes
01
KPI definitions
Documented, agreed metric definitions.
02
Operational dashboards
Real-time views for teams in the ERP.
03
Reporting views
SQL views optimised for analysis.
04
Power BI integration
Data feeds for management reporting.
05
Scheduled reports
Email delivery of key reports.
06
Row-level security
Users see only data they're entitled to.
03Workflow
How the process runs end to end
- 01
Define
Agree KPIs and owners.
- 02
Model
Build reporting views and data model.
- 03
Visualise
Dashboards per role.
- 04
Distribute
Scheduled and embedded reports.
- 05
Review
Metrics used in regular meetings.
04 — Technical notes
Design decisions worth getting right
Heavy analytical queries should run against a read replica or a data warehouse, not the production database during business hours.
Incremental refresh and pre-aggregated views keep dashboards fast as data grows.
Where it applies
Industries, integrations and services
Services
How we deliver it
ERP ConsultingSelection, readiness, process design and roadmaps from consultants who also deliver.ERP DevelopmentEngineering for ERP platforms: modules, APIs, reports, portals and performance work.ERP Performance OptimizationFind and fix slow screens, reports, batch jobs and integrations with evidence, not guesswork.
Artículos
Lecturas relacionadas
ERP2 min de lectura
Free Hospital Management Software: Open-Source Options That Work
Free and open-source hospital management software compared: what Odoo Community covers for hospitals, where clinical modules come in, and what a free setup really costs.
ERP1 min de lectura
Free Project Management Software With Timesheets and Billing
Free, open-source project management with timesheets and invoicing on Odoo Community: what service companies get, what's Enterprise-only, and what it costs to run.
Preguntas frecuentes
Preguntas frecuentes
Do we need Power BI?
Not always. ERP dashboards cover operational needs; Power BI helps for cross-system and management reporting.
Will reports slow down the ERP?
Not if heavy queries use replicas or a warehouse.
Can we combine data from other systems?
Yes, in a BI tool or warehouse.
Siguiente paso
Reports nobody agrees on?
We will start with KPI definitions and data.