Turn Your Data Into Actionable Insights.
Finance has one set of numbers in Excel. Sales has another. Operations tracks something else entirely. Qixas builds Power BI dashboards on top of Business Central — one source of truth, real-time updates, and answers your team can find without waiting for IT.
The platform
Create a Data-Driven Culture with Power BI
Power BI is Microsoft's unified platform for self-service and enterprise business intelligence. Connect to hundreds of data sources, build interactive visualizations, and embed insights into the apps your team uses every day — from Business Central role centers to Teams channels to Excel workbooks. No SQL skills required.
Uncover Insights with AI
Turn your Business Central and CRM data into interactive visuals with AI-powered analysis tools. Copilot generates reports from plain-English questions, detects anomalies automatically, and surfaces trends your team would otherwise miss.
Bring All Your Data Together
Connect Business Central, Dynamics 365 Sales, spreadsheets, SQL databases, and cloud services into a single governed data model. One source of truth replaces conflicting spreadsheets and siloed departmental reports.
Turn Insights into Impact
Embed Power BI reports directly into Business Central role centers, Teams channels, SharePoint sites, and PowerPoint presentations. Insights appear where your team already works — no context switching required.
Empower Every Team
Self-service reporting lets finance, sales, and operations build their own dashboards without waiting for IT. Governed datasets ensure everyone works from the same trusted numbers while exploring data independently.
Share Insights Everywhere
Publish reports with granular sharing controls, automate email subscriptions on daily or weekly schedules, and generate pixel-perfect paginated reports for board packages and regulatory filings.
Govern and Protect Your Data
Row-level security ensures users see only what they are authorized to access. Role-based workspace controls, sensitivity labels, and end-to-end encryption meet enterprise compliance requirements across your analytics estate.
Core capabilities
See What You Can Do with Power BI
From financial close to shop floor — interactive dashboards tailored to every function in your organization, all connected to your Business Central data.
with Power BI
Financial Dashboards & Reporting
Replace month-end Excel consolidations with live P&L, cash flow, and balance sheet views — connected to BC's GL with drill-through to journal entry detail.
- Real-time P&L with actual vs. budget variance analysis by cost center and department
- Cash flow forecasting with AR/AP aging, DSO and DPO trending, and free cash flow projections
- GL reconciliation dashboards showing account balances, reconciliation status, and variance workflows
- Multi-currency consolidation and intercompany elimination for complex financial structures
- Budget vs. actual waterfall charts with drill-down to transaction-level detail
Sales Pipeline & Revenue Analytics
Unify CRM pipeline data with ERP revenue actuals in one view — opportunity status, forecast accuracy, and customer profitability without reconciling two systems.
- Pipeline by stage with probability-weighted forecasting and deal-level drill-down
- Rep performance dashboards tracking quota attainment, win rate, and average deal size
- Customer segmentation by revenue, margin, growth rate, and lifetime value
- Revenue recognition tracking aligned with contract milestones and payment schedules
- Territory and product-line profitability heat maps showing where margin is strongest
Inventory & Supply Chain Intelligence
Visualize inventory health across every location. Spot slow-moving stock before it ties up cash, optimize reorder points, and track supplier performance.
- Inventory position by location and warehouse with valuation and cost method tracking
- ABC analysis and aging metrics to flag slow-moving and obsolete inventory
- Safety stock optimization based on demand variability and supplier lead times
- Supplier scorecard dashboards measuring on-time delivery, quality, and cost trends
- Seasonal demand forecasting to improve procurement accuracy and reduce carrying costs
Manufacturing & Production Efficiency
Real-time visibility into throughput, waste, and bottlenecks. Planners see schedule adherence at a glance and adjust before delays cascade.
- Equipment utilization, throughput, and schedule adherence metrics in real time
- Quality and defect tracking with SPC charting and root cause trend analysis
- Material consumption variance between standard and actual with drill-through to production orders
- Maintenance and downtime tracking to optimize equipment reliability and schedules
- Work center profitability showing standard vs. actual costing and variance attribution
Executive Scorecards & KPI Tracking
Distill operational data into a handful of critical metrics built for 30-second consumption. Revenue, cash, margin, and strategic KPIs — board-ready and live.
- Revenue, margin, and cash flow dashboards with MTD actual vs. plan comparison
- Strategic OKR tracking with progress toward annual goals and key results
- Multi-period trending — YTD vs. prior year, quarterly, and annual comparisons
- Customer and employee health metrics including NPS, retention, and churn rates
- Competitive positioning insights based on win/loss analysis and market data
Self-Service Reports & Ad-Hoc Analysis
Give your teams the tools to answer their own questions. Governed datasets let analysts build visuals and run scenarios without filing IT tickets.
- Drag-and-drop report builder for business users — no SQL or coding required
- Scheduled report distribution via email, Teams, and Power BI subscriptions
- Embedded analytics in Business Central role centers for in-context decision-making
- What-if analysis and scenario modeling for budgeting, pricing, and forecasting
- Mobile-optimized dashboards for field teams, executives, and remote workers
Why Qixas
Why Qixas for Power BI
Anyone can connect Power BI to a data source. The hard part is building dashboards people actually trust and use. Most projects fail not because of the tool, but because of data quality issues, analytics built in isolation, or environments too complex for non-technical teams. Qixas solves this because we understand Business Central at a deep level — and we design for adoption from day one.
Business Central native expertise — deep knowledge of GL posting logic, dimension architecture, and multi-entity consolidation patterns that generic BI consultants miss
Data quality first — we identify and fix data issues early, building transformation logic that surfaces problems rather than hiding them behind pretty charts
User-centered design — dashboards designed with the people who will use them, not just the executives who requested them, ensuring they answer real daily questions
Sub-second performance — star schema data models, incremental refresh, and composite models that keep reports fast as your data grows
Self-service enablement — governed datasets and templates that let your analysts extend reports independently while maintaining a single source of truth
Client stories
Real Customers, Real Results
See how mid-market companies use Power BI with Business Central to transform their reporting and decision-making.
“We went from spending three days assembling month-end reports in Excel to having live dashboards that update every morning. Our controllers actually trust the numbers now because they can drill through to the journal entry level.”
VP of Finance
Mid-Market Manufacturing Company
“Before Power BI, our sales team and finance team had completely different pipeline numbers. Now everyone works from the same dashboard — CRM data and revenue actuals in one view. Forecast accuracy improved within the first quarter.”
Director of Sales Operations
B2B Distribution Company
“The self-service approach changed everything. Our department heads went from waiting two weeks for IT to pull a report to building their own analysis in minutes. Qixas set up the governed datasets so the numbers always tie back to the GL.”
CIO
Professional Services Firm
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FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions, Answered
How does Power BI connect to Business Central?
What does Power BI cost? Is it included in our Microsoft 365 license?
Can Power BI replace our existing financial reports?
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What if our Business Central data quality is not great?
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