Latest Jedox Platform News (June 2025):

Jedox continues to evolve its platform, focusing on usability, AI, and extended planning capabilities. In June, several technical updates and announcements stood out:

Generative AI as a “Digital Business Partner”:

Jedox has integrated JedoxAI (its Generative AI assistant) into the planning platform. This allows users to ask natural-language questions about KPIs and get instant analysis and insights. JedoxAI can automatically perform multi-dimensional analysis and generate dynamic tabular reports (“Dynatables”) from a simple query jedox.com.

In practice, this means planners can chat with Jedox to refine forecasts or get explanations, making planning more interactive. Importantly, Jedox built this GenAI integration with security in mind – any sensitive data analysed by the AI stays within a dedicated Microsoft Azure environment for privacy jedox.com.
In short, AI is no longer just a buzzword in Jedox; it’s built-in, practical, and designed to accelerate decision-making while maintaining data governance.

xP&A Explained (Extended Planning & Analysis):

You might hear Jedox and analysts talk about “xP&A,” which expands traditional FP&A beyond Finance. xP&A (extended planning & analysis) means connecting financial plans with operational plans across departments – sales, HR, marketing, etc. – for a unified, company-wide planning approach jedox.com. In plain terms, it breaks down silos so that when a decision is made in one area (say, a sales forecast), all other plans update consistently.
Jedox’s platform is often cited as an xP&A enabler because it allows modelling any scenario and integrating data from any source into one model. This ensures holistic insight – fewer surprises and better alignment between finance and operations. (For example, inventory, workforce, and sales plans can all link to the financial plan, giving CFOs a 360° view.)

New Features & User Experience:

Jedox released several user-friendly enhancements around this time. One notable addition is Waterfall Charts in Jedox dashboards, providing a clear visual breakdown of how values build or change from one period to the next knowledgebase.jedox.com.
This helps finance teams explain the components of, say, a profitability changes or cash flow movement at a glance. Users can drag-and-drop these native charts and even customise colours for positive/negative contributions knowledgebase.jedox.com.

Other updates include improvements to the Excel Add-in (supporting Excel 365 on web/Mac with drill-through capabilities) and new themes & branding options for a consistent look. Jedox’s development approach has shifted to fewer major releases (to focus on pivotal improvements) with continuous patches for bug fixes and tweaks knowledgebase.jedox.com – meaning customers see a steady stream of small improvements and occasional big leaps in functionality.