Introduction
PyD is a Spanish leader in luxury perfumes and select cosmetics, with a global footprint and close ties to prestigious fashion and fragrance brands. As the company continued to grow, its complex ERP environment became increasingly difficult to manage for analytics and reporting. To support its Business Intelligence (BI) teams with accurate, timely data, PyD turned to WhereScape to automate and modernise its data warehouse processes.
Pre-WhereScape Challenges
- Highly complex ERP structure: The ERP made data modelling and transformation difficult and time-consuming.
- Manual process execution: Data loads and transformations had to be launched manually, increasing risk of error.
- Slow report development: Reporting structures had evolved over time, making changes increasingly difficult.
- Limited BI agility: Analysis requests were delayed or abandoned due to long development cycles.
Why WhereScape?
PyD initially searched for an ETL solution but needed far more than simple data movement. WhereScape was recommended by its SQL development partner as a complete platform for designing, developing, deploying and operating the entire data warehouse. WhereScape’s automation, job orchestration and parameterisation capabilities made it well suited to handling PyD’s complex ERP environment.
The Solution
Automated ERP Integration
WhereScape enabled PyD to design and develop ELT routines that could reliably extract, transform and load data from its complex ERP system.
End-to-End Job Automation
Data loads, transformations and migrations were automated and parameterised, removing the need for manual execution and reducing operational risk.
Optimised Data Delivery
Data was consistently delivered in the right format, at the right time, and to the right place; ensuring analysts always worked with trusted information.
Unified Data Platform
WhereScape consolidated PyD’s reporting requirements into a single, managed platform, simplifying development and ongoing maintenance.
“I am convinced that the software will be competitive and powerful in the future because we have seen the evolution of the platform including the addition of more functionalities for the new game rules.”
– Iván San José, Director, PyD
Results
🚀 Greater Efficiency and Reliability
- Manual processes eliminated across the data warehouse.
- Reduced risk of failed or incomplete data loads.
- Faster turnaround on reporting and analytics requests.
🚀 Improved Governance and Control
- Automatic version control across all data objects.
- Documentation generated automatically.
- Clear visibility into transformations and dependencies.
🚀 Stronger BI Enablement
- Business Intelligence teams access clean, prepared data.
- Faster development of new reports and analyses.
- Greater confidence in data accuracy and consistency.
Simplifying ERP-Driven Analytics
ERP systems often grow organically, becoming increasingly difficult to manage analytically. WhereScape allowed PyD to abstract that complexity, turning a challenging source system into a reliable analytics foundation.
Automation as a Risk-Reduction Strategy
By removing manual execution steps, PyD reduced operational risk while improving repeatability. Automated orchestration ensures processes run correctly, every time.
Built for Ongoing Change
WhereScape’s flexibility allows PyD to evolve its data warehouse alongside changing business rules, reporting needs and future system enhancements, without rebuilding from scratch.
Efficiency Without Compromise
Automated documentation, optimum processing times and version control ensure PyD’s data platform remains efficient, transparent and easy to manage long term.
