. */ var dom = (document.getElementById) ? true : false; var ns5 = (!document.all && dom || window.opera) ? true: false; var ie5 = ((navigator.userAgent.indexOf("MSIE")>-1) && dom) ? true : false; var ie4 = (document.all && !dom) ? true : false; var nodyn = (!ns5 && !ie4 && !ie5 && !dom) ? true : false; var origWidth, origHeight; // avoid error of passing event object in older browsers if (nodyn) { event = "nope" } /////////////////////// CUSTOMIZE HERE //////////////////// // settings for tooltip // Do you want tip to move when mouse moves over link? var tipFollowMouse=true; // Be sure to set tipWidth wide enough for widest image var tipWidth= 590; var offX= 20; // how far from mouse to show tip var offY= 20; var tipFontFamily= "Verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif"; var tipFontSize= "11pt"; // set default text color and background color for tooltip here // individual tooltips can have their own (set in messages arrays) // but don't have to var tipFontColor= "#000000"; var tipBgColor= "#DDECFF"; var tipBorderColor= "#000080"; var tipBorderWidth= 3; var tipBorderStyle= "ridge"; var tipPadding= 4; // tooltip content goes here (image, description, optional bgColor, optional textcolor) var messages = new Array(); // multi-dimensional arrays containing: // image and text for tooltip // optional: bgColor and color to be sent to tooltip messages[0] = new Array('\images/SO_Substitutes.png',''); messages[2] = new Array('\images/SO_Assembly.png',''); messages[1] = new Array('\images/SO_Options.png',""); messages[3] = new Array('\images/SO_Procurement.png',""); messages[4] = new Array('\images/PM_UOM.png',""); //////////////////// END OF CUSTOMIZATION AREA /////////////////// // preload images that are to appear in tooltip // from arrays above if (document.images) { var theImgs = new Array(); for (var i=0; i'; var endStr = ''; //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // initTip - initialization for tooltip. // Global variables for tooltip. // Set styles // Set up mousemove capture if tipFollowMouse set true. //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// var tooltip, tipcss; function initTip() { if (nodyn) return; tooltip = (ie4)? document.all['tipDiv']: (ie5||ns5)? document.getElementById('tipDiv'): null; tipcss = tooltip.style; if (ie4||ie5||ns5) { // ns4 would lose all this on rewrites tipcss.width = tipWidth+"px"; tipcss.fontFamily = tipFontFamily; tipcss.fontSize = tipFontSize; tipcss.color = tipFontColor; tipcss.backgroundColor = tipBgColor; tipcss.borderColor = tipBorderColor; tipcss.borderWidth = tipBorderWidth+"px"; tipcss.padding = tipPadding+"px"; tipcss.borderStyle = tipBorderStyle; } if (tooltip&&tipFollowMouse) { document.onmousemove = trackMouse; } } window.onload = initTip; ///////////////////////////////////////////////// // doTooltip function // Assembles content for tooltip and writes // it to tipDiv ///////////////////////////////////////////////// var t1,t2; // for setTimeouts var tipOn = false; // check if over tooltip link function doTooltip(evt,num) { if (!tooltip) return; if (t1) clearTimeout(t1); if (t2) clearTimeout(t2); tipOn = true; // set colors if included in messages array if (messages[num][2]) var curBgColor = messages[num][2]; else curBgColor = tipBgColor; if (messages[num][3]) var curFontColor = messages[num][3]; else curFontColor = tipFontColor; if (ie4||ie5||ns5) { var tip = startStr + messages[num][0] + midStr + '' + messages[num][1] + '' + endStr; tipcss.backgroundColor = curBgColor; tooltip.innerHTML = tip; } if (!tipFollowMouse) positionTip(evt); else t1=setTimeout("tipcss.visibility='visible'",100); } var mouseX, mouseY; function trackMouse(evt) { standardbody=(document.compatMode=="CSS1Compat")? document.documentElement : document.body //create reference to common "body" across doctypes mouseX = (ns5)? evt.pageX: window.event.clientX + standardbody.scrollLeft; mouseY = (ns5)? evt.pageY: window.event.clientY + standardbody.scrollTop; if (tipOn) positionTip(evt); } ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // positionTip function // If tipFollowMouse set false, so trackMouse function // not being used, get position of mouseover event. // Calculations use mouseover event position, // offset amounts and tooltip width to position // tooltip within window. ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// function positionTip(evt) { if (!tipFollowMouse) { mouseX = (ns5)? evt.pageX: window.event.clientX + standardbody.scrollLeft; mouseY = (ns5)? evt.pageY: window.event.clientY + standardbody.scrollTop; } // tooltip width and height var tpWd = (ie4||ie5)? tooltip.clientWidth: tooltip.offsetWidth; var tpHt = (ie4||ie5)? tooltip.clientHeight: tooltip.offsetHeight; // document area in view (subtract scrollbar width for ns) var winWd = (ns5)? window.innerWidth-20+window.pageXOffset: standardbody.clientWidth+standardbody.scrollLeft; var winHt = (ns5)? window.innerHeight-20+window.pageYOffset: standardbody.clientHeight+standardbody.scrollTop; // check mouse position against tip and window dimensions // and position the tooltip if ((mouseX+offX+tpWd)>winWd) tipcss.left = mouseX-(tpWd+offX)+"px"; else tipcss.left = mouseX+offX+"px"; if ((mouseY+offY+tpHt)>winHt) tipcss.top = winHt-(tpHt+offY)+"px"; else tipcss.top = mouseY+offY+"px"; if (!tipFollowMouse) t1=setTimeout("tipcss.visibility='visible'",100); } function hideTip() { if (!tooltip) return; t2=setTimeout("tipcss.visibility='hidden'",100); tipOn = false; } document.write('')
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Distributors tell us that the most difficult issue they face with their current system is getting information out of it. Report writing is difficult or non-existent. Many distributors face significant services fees for developing even simple reports or data exports.

Inform delivers a remarkably easy-to-use reporting system utilizing MS Excel and a system-generated 'Data Warehouse'.  Most users can create sophisticated analyses using Excel's wizard-based formatting and filters. Inform's  Business Intelligence performance dashboard provides pre-configured analysis and reports that meet many distributors' reporting needs

Business Intelligence gives you and your management team a remarkable opportunity to delve into the strengths and weaknesses of your sales and inventory. Easily customizable, with drag-and-drop and double-click drill downs, you can view business performance by salesperson, customer, manufacturer, and more.
 
Inventory Ranking and Inventory GMROI provide great insight into the performance of your inventory investment.
  • Gain new insight into your inventory with an expandable ranking table and GMROI analysis.
  • Quickly identify D and X ranked stock for closeouts.
 

DDI System Business Intelligence includes a flexible MS Access-based Data Warehouse.  This rich data store is a repository for marketing and analytical data that integrates most easily with Microsoft Office productivity tools.
 
Build reports or exports for product, customer and vendor data.
 
Export Vendor Rebate reports to paper or MS Excel.
 
  Work with DDI's Professional Services team to build automated Supply Chain integrations and reports