An ERP generates a large volume of transactional data by default, but that data only becomes useful once it's surfaced as reports and dashboards people actually check. We build standard operational reports within the ERP's own reporting tools first, then layer in BI platforms — Power BI, Tableau, or the ERP's native analytics module (e.g., SAP Analytics Cloud, NetSuite SuiteAnalytics) — for cross-module reporting, trend analysis, and executive dashboards.
Reports are scoped against the specific decisions each stakeholder group needs to make — a plant manager's view of production and inventory looks nothing like a CFO's cash-flow and margin dashboard — rather than shipping a generic set of default reports and calling the analytics work done.