By consolidating portfolio-wide data and automating reporting, Yardi Orion Business Intelligence makes life a lot easier for property managers and executive decision makers. Instead of manually compiling spreadsheets that can be difficult to analyze, Orion users can instantly view a single dashboard with comprehensive performance data on their desktop or mobile device. Now, with updates made available in V10, there are more advanced tools, enhanced features and simplified ways to get the powerful data you need, precisely when you need it, wherever you happen to be. Lisa Kolb, consulting systems analyst at A.J. Dwoskin, summed up the efficiency of Orion, “People get stuck in ‘analysis paralysis’ when they review too many reports. With Orion, we’ve cleaned up the dashboard and focus on our KPIs on a screen with drilldown capabilities — instead of sending out a bunch of reports. It’s been well accepted in our organization from day one.” Here are some highlights of what’s new in Orion: Tiles: For both administrators and users, tiles have been completely redesigned to display more information. Along with the primary measure selected, now tiles can show up to four additional measures, with KPIs and optional trend comparisons. You can also control and link timeframes to the dashboard filter. With a new customization capability, you can add subcategories to your tiles. Widgets: A simplified widget toolbar features icons for each option. Enhanced widgets now allow you to filter through specific KPIs and manage by exception. New grid widget functionality includes a reference point to date controls, and allows you to view up to 50 rows per page. Newly added widgets show KPIs for multiple measures. KPIs: KPIs have evolved as well, and can now vary by just about any attribute you select including property, regional manager and metropolitan...