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About Seamless Data Integration

Data integration challenges can slow down financial reporting, reduce accuracy, and create bottlenecks in decision-making. DSCIM establishes a custom ETL process, ensuring Vena receives clean, automated, real-time financial and operational data from multiple sources. This eliminates manual effort and bottlenecks.



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Key FP&A Challenges

FP&A teams struggle with disconnected source data, manual entry, and validation gaps, resulting in slow, inconsistent financial reports.

Data Quality

ERP source data is rarely 100% clean

Data Silos

connecting multiple disconnected ERP/CRM data sources

ETL Errors

unclean source data causes refresh failures

Manual Effort

eliminating time-consuming data consolidation tasks

Inconsistency

reports lack a single source of truth

Our custom ETL automatically validates all data, ensuring Vena receives 100% clean, accurate, and consistent information for faster decisions.

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Why DSCIM’s Approach Stands Out

Source Agnostic
ETL adapts seamlessly to diverse source systems.
Custom ETL
Proprietary high-performance data flow workflow.
Proactive Validation
Prevents inaccurate data from entering Vena.
Flexible Refresh
Enables instant, user-triggered data updates.
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Finalizing Your Vena Implementation Strategy

By working with DSCIM, you will:

  • Gain a structured and well-documented implementation roadmap;
  • Ensure a seamless transition from manual processes to automated Vena reporting;
  • Optimize financial data structures and workflows for long-term efficiency.
Schedule a Discovery Session
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Key Steps in Seamless Data Integration

Discovery & Scope Definition: Mapping Key Data
  • Define Data Sources
    • Identify ERP, CRM, and other source systems.
  • Vena Cube Outline
    • Define core dimensions and hierarchies.
  • Identify Data Tables
    • Select necessary source transactional tables.
IT Involvement: Ensuring Secure Access
  • IT Requirements
    • Define necessary server and SQL components.
  • Secure Access
    • Ensure read-only access to client databases.
  • Inbound Package
    • Configure initial data extraction packages.
ETL Architecture & Transformation: Building Data Flow
  • Vena Data Mart
    • Establish Inbound and Staging ETL layers.
  • Transformation Logic
    • Develop staging dimension and fact logic.
  • Conformed Dimensions
    • Link GL and operational subject areas.
Data Validation Setup: Ensuring Data Quality
  • Generate Vena Files
    • Create load files (Intersections, Hierarchy, Attributes).
  • Data Validation
    • Implement rules to ensure 100% clean data.
  • Automate Refresh
    • Configure daily and on-demand automation.
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Discovery Session

Have a question or need more information? Contact us!

Igor Sherstnev
Front-End Lead
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Contacts

+1 (365) 832-9189 Mon-Fri 9AM-6PM EST
contact@dscim.com contact us by email
7030 Woodbine Avenue, Suite 500,
Markham, Ontario, L3R 6G2, Canada

Other Services

Lift & Shift Existing Templates
Preserve your familiar Excel templates while leveraging Vena’s automation to enhance performance, usability, and data accuracy
Structured Vena Implementation
Seamlessly implement Vena from day one with a structured, proven methodology, ensuring efficiency, automation, and long-term reliability
Adding New Companies
Seamlessly integrate new subsidiaries or entities into Vena, ensuring data accuracy and continuity across different systems and regions
Enable Point in time reporting
Access accurate historical reports by tracking all dimension and hierarchy changes over time using Slowly Changing Dimensions
Expanding Beyond GL
Integrate Sales, Payroll, and Operations data into Vena for advanced, cross-functional reporting, expanding beyond the General Ledger
Vena ETL Performance Enhancement / Speedup
Eliminate ETL bottlenecks and slow refreshes by optimizing data flow for faster processing, scalability, and multiple daily updates
Advanced Vena ETL Automation
Enable real-time Vena updates with flexible, user-triggered automation, ensuring enhanced speed, scalability, and reliability for FP&A
Sorting Dimensions
Automatically enforce logical order in Vena hierarchies using a custom ETL procedure, making dimensions cleaner and navigation easier
Source Data Validation
Proactively detect and fix bad data before Vena load, guaranteeing 100% data accuracy for reliable financial reporting
ETL Beyond Vena
Monetize your Vena Data Mart by seamlessly connecting it to Power BI or Tableau, ensuring consistent, cross-tool reporting and insights
Vena Functionality Extension
Expand Vena beyond standard limits using VBA extensions, advanced Excel, and custom macros for unique business needs
Template Audit
Structured audit eliminates template sprawl, optimizes formulas, and ensures Vena templates deliver maximum performance and long-term efficiency
ERP System Migration Support
Ensure a seamless transition to your new ERP using custom ETL, preserving Vena accuracy, reporting continuity, and historical data integrity