Why Businesses Should Bet on Electronic Reporting

Electronic Reporting (ER/GER) in Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations (D365FO) is no longer just a tool for printing reports or importing bank statements. Today, it is one of Microsoft’s key platform technologies, and the foundation for increasing number of standard features, from tax reporting to integrations.

Why should ER be a part of every D365FO implementation?

ER is a core platform technology

Microsoft continues to invest heavily in Electronic Reporting, and more and more standard features are being built on ER. For companies, this means long-term support, solution stability, and continuous expansion of capabilities without additional investments.

ER is free

Electronic Reporting is built into D365FO and requires no additional licenses or servers. Unlike external solutions (LaserNet, Docentric, or even Power Platform), which can cost tens of thousands of euros per year, ER is available out-of-the-box with your D365FO license.

Runs entirely inside D365FO

ER works completely within the D365FO platform: no external services, servers, or availability configurations. This reduces infrastructure costs, minimizes potential points of failure, and simplifies support. As a result, processes become more stable, and updates are easier and cheaper to deliver.

Rapid changes without system downtime

ER allows you to modify reports, formats, and data models directly in the production environment - without development, deployment packages, or application downtime. Any adjustment, including integration logic, can be published within minutes.

Which external solution for D365FO allows the same speed of adaptation for reports and formats? None.

This reduces risks, eliminates downtime, and lowers maintenance costs. Teams can respond to changing business requirements almost in real time.

A universal data management and integration tool

Electronic Reporting is far more than a reporting engine. It enables you to:

• build full-scale integrations with external systems;
• automate data exports and imports;
• transform information into required formats;
• route outputs based on business logic.

With this flexibility, ER supports a wide range of scenarios, from simple print forms to enterprise-level integrations, while remaining reliable and easy to maintain.

Rich out-of-the-box capabilities

• Document archive management;
• Email delivery with flexible formulas for recipients, body, and subject;
• SharePoint integration, including nested folders and moving files between folders;
• Used as a data source for Power BI for analytics and visualization;
• Attachment handling;
• Support for multiple formats (XML, JSON, Excel, Word, text, PDF);
• Generating and sending results in multiple formats simultaneously;
• Scheduling report generation or integrations (batch processes);
• Configurable parameters and filters without development;
• Support for complex hierarchical data structures for integrations;
• Microsoft-delivered local and country-specific formats;
• Execution tracing and monitoring;
• … and much more.

Why ER has become essential in D365FO projects

If you rely on the following capabilities in D365FO, ER is not optional - these features are built on ER configurations:

• Import vendor electronic invoices
• Processing payments
• Vendor checks
• Tax calculation service – is also powered by ER data models and configurations.

Country-specific reporting and integrations:

• Germany - Customer electronic invoices (xRechnung format)
• Türkiye - e-Ledger
• Mexico - Electronic ledger accounting statements
• EU - Intrastat declaration
• Russia - Accounting reporting
• Poland - SAF Bank statement file JPK_WB
• Poland - VAT declaration with registers JPK-V7M
• Many EU countries - Standard Audit File for Tax (SAF-T)
• …and dozens of other localized reports delivered by Microsoft through ER configurations.

Our expertise

We have been working with Electronic Reporting in D365FO projects for many years and have built extensive expertise. We’ve implemented hundreds of reports and integrations, from standard business documents to highly complex country-specific reporting (Italian tax reporting is a serious challenge even for seasoned ER specialists!).

We sometimes see ER report development estimated in weeks, which often indicates either a lack of experience with ER or unnecessary procedural overhead. With the right understanding of the technology, even complex requirements can be delivered in days or sometimes in hours. Like any powerful and flexible platform, ER requires deep knowledge and experience. But once mastered, it gives the business an exceptional level of agility and extremely fast delivery cycles.

If you need fast, high-quality development or enhancement of reports, improvements to existing ER formats, or support with complex regulatory requirements—contact us. We deliver efficiently, professionally, and without unnecessary bureaucracy.