enVision is the primary reporting and business intelligence interface for all Contigo applications. It provides a user-customisable interface to extract and analyse data from numerous data sources – both Contigo and third party applications.

enVision is built upon SQL Server 2005 and related tools – Integration Services (SSIS), Analysis Services (SSAS) and Reporting Services (SSRS). It includes specific data warehousing and integration facilities to enable data from a variety of sources to be integrated and reported upon. The Microsoft Business Intelligence architecture is shown below.

enVision allows an administrator to create OLAP cubes within the database that are then accessible via the enVision interface. It can also integrate data from spreadsheets and flat files.

Powerful analytical capabilities are available through a combination of Relation OLAP (ROLAP), Multidimensional OLAP (MOLAP), or the Hybrid OLAP (HOLAP) approach.

enVision is centred around the User Dashboard. This is a configurable page that is made up of a set of web parts. Each web part can show the result of a report, a graph, a KPI indicator or any one of a number of available web parts for displaying application or external data. New web parts can be created for other data sources, such as third party applications or internet sources such as web services, RSS news feeds or weather reports. Web parts are dynamic and can update in real-time or on request.

enVision enables a consolidated, cross-commodity view of an organisation’s data to be viewed through a simple, consistent, manageable and secure interface.