Decision Support can be a critical aspect of any decision making process. A Decision Support program must allow you to analyse all your data sources and then present your findings with ease. ImpactEdge enables you to join data sources and collate them all in one place, assisting you with your Decision Support needs.
Joining Data Sources
A key part of the Decision Support process is collecting data from various sources. ImpactEdge supports many file types commonly and uncommonly used by companies. If a unique data source needs to be added, the fully extensible platform ImpactEdge is built upon means only a simple plug-in is needed before you can fully access all your Decision Support data.
Decision Support sources can have parameters placed on them before they are entered into ImpactEdge. As well as adding parameters, data sources can be aggregated before they are joined. This means only relevant data is used in the Decision Support process.
Analysis
In order to make a fully informed decision, you’re Decision Support program needs to enable you to analyse the data you base your decisions on. There is an extensive formula environment available, which allows ImpactEdge, as your Decision Support program, to carry out any calculations you require.
Decision Support is made easier when you only deal with directly relevant data. ImpactEdge allows you to filter and group Decision Support data you have added to the grid. This also allows you to remove anything irrelevant before making any informed decisions.
Presentation of Results
ImpactEdge has an in-built report builder, so any Decision Support analysis you have carried out can be presented at the click of a button. This can be very useful when preparing for any scenarios where you have to present your findings to other people.
ImpactEdge can also be used to graphically present data. This means complex Decision Support can be displayed as a chart, making it easier to understand. Furthermore, when presenting any Decision Support, you can quickly and accurately convey any trends present.


