Nov 2020
What is SAP Business One (SAP B1)?
SAP Business One is an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software, specifically designed for small and medium businesses; it is developed by SAP SE (Germany). SAP Business One, is an effective tool for small business management.
SAP Business One modules
SAP Business One has 15 business modules that are enough to solve most of the business problems, regardless of the industry of the organization. Each SAP B1 module can independently perform a specific business task. But at the same time, different modules can be linked together.
- Administration
- Business Partners
- Banking
- CRM
- Inventory
- Financials
- Opportunities
- Sales – A/R
- Service
- Purchasing – A/P
- Production
- Project Management
- Resources
- Material Requirements Planning (MRP)
- Human Resources
SAP Business One Architecture
SAP Business One has a Client-server model architecture and can run on-premises or in the cloud.
There are various options for running SAP Business One for a business:
– SAP Business One on a SQL Server database.
– SAP Business One on Analytics in SAP HANA (if you need more analytical capabilities).
– SAP Business One Cloud – SAP’s cloud-based platform for SAP Business One.
Why SMEs need SAP Business One Integration?
Integration can help reduce errors and improve overall efficiency.
SAP Business One integration is essential to maximize the performance of every business system in an enterprise, including e-commerce account(s) on Amazon, Shopify, or BigCommerce.
When SAP B1 and other business systems or e-commerce in a company operate separately, they become isolated information systems. Information in different systems often overlaps, and there is a large amount of duplicate data that must be manually updated to ensure consistency across all systems.
As a result, enterprises are faced with the need to manually enter or transfer data, where the risk of human error is very high. All this slows down working processes and increases operating costs.
Employees who need to work in multiple unconnected business systems within an enterprise will have an increased level of frustration and reduced efficiency as they must switch between different systems.
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Simple, streamlined SAP B1 integration – is it possible?
The short answer is YES, it is very possible with the Integration platform Magic xpi.
SAP Business One connector of Magic xpi, the integration platform, allows performing a wide range of integrations between your SAP Business One application and other business systems.
Critical integration projects can be completed quickly and easily with Magic xpi due to built-in connectors and a no-code, drag-and-drop approach.
Integrate and automate processes with Magic xpi to benefit from the ease of maintenance and a quick return on investment.
Integrating SAP B1 with other business systems
Let’s look at a few examples of how SAP B1 can be integrated with various business systems using Magic xpi integration platform.
1. E-commerce integration with SAP Business One
Timely and error-free transfer of information to and from many e-commerce platforms such as Shopify, Amazon, BigCommerce, Magento, eBay, etc.
2. FedEx / DHL/ UPS SAP Business One Integration
Courier Integration allows your company accurate transfer of order information to your courier(s).
3. Procurement Management with SAP Business One
With SAP Business One supplier Integration, you can perform error-free import and maintenance of up-to-date supplier data into SAP Business One.
4. Inter-Company Trading
Efficiency and accuracy improvements by automating processes between companies’ business systems.
5. Enterprise Mobility
Fast and reliable mobilization of SAP data and processes for use in Order Entry, Proof-of-Delivery, Field Service apps, and more.
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The Benefits of SAP Business One Integration
The benefits of integrating SAP with various business systems are enormous and affect almost every function in an enterprise.
Increased productivity
Integration makes employees more efficient because the technological cycle becomes shorter and employees spend less time switching between different systems or communication. In addition, they are freed from non-productive tasks and can concentrate on real tasks.
Reduced costs
Savings by significantly reducing errors in all processes. Including time to correct incorrectly entered data. There is no need to involve employees to transfer information between different systems.
Increased Revenue
More opportunities to close deals, because information about buyer and the stock is accurately available at any time. Direct access to a complete customer profile, purchase history, and new product shipments increases the opportunity for additional sales.
Increase in customer satisfaction
As the ordering cycle gets shorter and faster, the quality of customer service improves.
Customers receive quick and accurate responses to their inquiries so they are more satisfied with the service. Thus, the business will benefit from increased customer loyalty, repeat purchases.
