Industry
Retail & eCommerce
Project
AX Integration
Function
Data Analytics For Finance
Tools Used
IBM Cognos Analytics
Integrations
Slimstock, JDA, WMS, Microsoft AX
We’ve worked with Tahola for over 14 years. As part of our Digital Transformation programme, we replaced our legacy AS400 solution with Microsoft AX. Tahola delivered the data warehouse and analytics for us. It was a complex project but our reporting remained consistent throughout and our team didn't experience any disruption.
Objectives
Unable to support their business growth and new reporting requirements, Sally Beauty’s legacy ERP system on IBM AS400 was out of date. In order to continue to grow and manage their data, they needed to embark on a significant project to replace the AS400 with an entirely new system.
Solution
Fitting them out with a new SQL Server data warehouse, we were able to integrate data from Sally Beauty’s new AX ERP system, along with other suppliers such as Slimstock, WMS and JDA. Retaining all of their historic data, IBM Cognos Analytics was then deployed to provide reporting for every department in the business. Executed over a weekend, this significant, long term project has dramatically improved Sally Beauty’s data analysis capabilities.
Results
- Helped move ERP systems without any reporting disruptions
- Expanded business reporting
- Improved speed of production of critical business information
- Allowed Sally Beauty to incorporate Salon Success into their reporting and plan to integrate their business Europe-wide
