
Amazon QuickSight's new Snapshot Export APIs enable automated generation and storage of formatted financial statements like P&L reports directly to S3, streamlining the reporting process for organizations.


<div><p>This article explains how to automate financial statement generation using Amazon QuickSight Snapshot Export APIs, enabling organizations to create and store formatted reports programmatically.</p><ul><li>QuickSight Snapshot Export APIs automate multi-step report generation and storage processes</li><li>Three key APIs: StartDashboardSnapshotJob, DescribeDashboardSnapshotJob, DescribeDashboardSnapshotJobResult</li><li>Solution uses QuickSight, S3, AWS Glue, and Amazon Redshift for serverless report automation</li><li>Create standardized P&L statements with sections, calculations, parameters, and filters</li><li>Generate reports for multiple entities with customizable parameters passed via API calls</li><li>Store, version, and archive reports in S3 with lifecycle management</li><li>Requires QuickSight Enterprise account with paginated reports add-on enabled</li></ul><p>This approach reduces manual effort, improves accuracy, and accelerates financial reporting delivery for multiple stakeholders across organizations.</p></div>


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