Case Study: Tnemec Company achieves streamlined Oracle-to-Excel reporting with insightsoftware's GL Wand and Reports Wand

US Coatings Developer Bridges the Gap Between Oracle and More Familiar Applications Using GL Wand

Tnemec Company, a Missouri-based manufacturer of architectural and industrial coatings, was migrating from a legacy IBM AS400 to Oracle E-Business Suite and ran into a steep learning curve for reporting as users moved to Oracle Financials and other modules. To bridge the gap between Oracle and more familiar tools like Excel, Tnemec turned to insightsoftware and its Excel-based reporting products GL Wand (for financials) and Reports Wand (for other Oracle modules).

insightsoftware implemented GL Wand to provide real-time, drillable access to Oracle General Ledger and let Operations Controller Ken Lloyd build a single workbook of 20–25 financial statements that he refreshes each month with only a few mouse clicks; Reports Wand extended that Excel-friendly reporting to additional Oracle modules and supported customized queries, enabling the phase-out of Oracle Discoverer. The result: excellent user acceptance, faster, more intuitive reporting, and better leverage of existing staff skills to streamline month-end and operational reporting.

Tnemec Company

Ken Lloyd

Operations Controller