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For Existing Clients: ETL Related

Expanding Beyond GL

Unlock the full potential of Vena by integrating new subject areas such as Sales, Payroll, and Inventory for enhanced forecasting and strategic reporting.

Many organizations start using Vena primarily for General Ledger (GL) data, but over time, they realize the need for deeper cross-functional insights.

Expanding beyond GL allows companies to connect financial and operational data, enabling holistic reporting across multiple departments.

DSCIM ensures that integrating new subject areas into Vena is seamless and scalable. Our ETL framework is designed to handle additional data sources without requiring a complete system overhaul.

Key challenges in expanding beyond GL

1. Data integration complexity:

New data sources (e.g., Sales, Payroll, Inventory) must be properly mapped and structured to align with existing financial data.

2. Ensuring cross-functional consistency:

Data must be standardized to allow reliable reporting across departments.

3. Scalability:

Adding new subject areas should not require rebuilding existing reports and dashboards.

Our solution: scalable, cross-functional ETL architecture

Built for Expansion:

  • DSCIM’s ETL process is modular, allowing easy integration of new transactional data from Sales, Inventory, and Payroll.
  • Modular Blocks Approach: new subject areas are added as additional data layers without disrupting existing Vena workflows.

 

Connecting GL with Sales & Operations: 

  • We use conformed dimensions, linking data from multiple departments.
  • Example: a CFO can generate a single report that combines revenue (Sales) with expenses (GL) and inventory turnover (Operations). 

 

 

 

No need for a system overhaul: 

  • The expansion leverages the existing data architecture, reducing implementation time and complexity.
  • Operational users can work in Vena – now Sales, HR, and Supply Chain teams can access Vena, not just Finance.

 

How DSCIM’s approach makes a difference

  • Consistent ETL Structure: standardized across all clients, ensuring repeatable best practices.
  • Mini Data Warehouse: Vena Data Mart acts as a structured repository, following best-in-class data modeling principles.
  • Not Limited to Vena: ETL processes can be extended to Power BI, Tableau, or other BI tools.
  • Faster Time to Value: since no major system redesign is required, companies can start leveraging new subject areas quickly.
     

Spend less time fixing sheets, more time on the real work

Enable Sales, HR, and Operations teams to access and analyze data within Vena.

More subject areas mean deeper insights for budgeting and strategic planning.

Conformed dimensions guarantee accurate, reliable multi-departmental reports.