SAP Business One

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SAP Business One
Developer(s) SAP SE
Initial releaseApril 2002
Stable release
10.0 / May 2020
Operating system
Platform SAP HANA, Microsoft SQL Server
Available in43 localizations and 27 languages[ clarification needed ]
Type Enterprise resource planning
Website sap.com/products/business-one.html

SAP Business One is an enterprise resource planning (ERP) application designed for small and medium-sized enterprises, and marketed by the German company SAP SE. As a company, SAP Business One focuses on automating key business functions in finance, operations, and human resources. [1]

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History

SAP Business One was initially launched in Israel in 1996 under the name "Menahel" ("manager") or "TopManage", for other countries. The company was founded by Reuven Agassi (CEO). The product was designed by Shai Agassi and the development team was led by Hilla Mazinter. At a later stage the product was split out into a separate company that Reuven Agassi was running as CEO with Gadi Shamia was VP Sales [2]

In its first years, TopManage was sold in the Israeli market only and was the first Windows/Mac business management product to be offered in the Israeli market. In 2000, TopManage started its global expansion into markets in Europe and Latin America.

In March 2002, SAP acquired the financial systems of "TopManage" and subsequently rebranded the system as SAP Business One. Reuven Agassi and Gadi Shamia, founders of TopManage, assumed executive positions at SAP as part of the acquisition. Notably, a year before this, SAP had also acquired "TopTier," a sister company of TopManage. Shai Agassi, [3] the son of Reuven Agassi, was the founder of TopTier.

The acquisition allowed SAP to reach out to the small market through its partners and also to gain additional business from the smaller subsidiaries of its enterprise customers. [3]

Releases

The history of SAP Business One: [4]

YearVersionNotable new features
2020SAP Business One 10.0Web Client enhancements (based on SAP Fiori), Enhancements in Document Printing, Reference Documents Enhancements, Enhancements in Approval Process, Interactive Gantt Chart (Project Management), Enhanced User Interface, Microsoft Office 365 Integration, New Skin Style (HANA Only), New UK (Brexit) Localization, Platform enhancements, Service Layer Configuration UI (HANA only), Support SLES 15 (HANA only)
2017SAP Business One 9.3Production enhancements, project management enhancements, RMA features, usability enhancements (CRM menu + user-preference unification)
2016SAP Business One 9.2Project management, browser access, MRP – intelligent forecasts (HANA only), item recommendation (HANA only), Customer 360 (HANA only), mobile sales app (HANA only)
2014SAP Business One 9.1Resources module, branches
2013SAP Business One 9.0 Single sign-on, bin locations, 64-bit client
2012SAP Business One 8.82Usability enhancements, SAP HANA support
2011SAP Business One 8.81Multiple cost centers, Cockpit
2010SAP Business One 8.8 Crystal Reports integration, unified codebase
2008SAP Business One 2007New reconciliation engine
2006SAP Business One 2005Enhanced usability and reporting, enhanced SDK
2004SAP Business One 2004Global release, SAP Business One SDK
2000TopManage
1995First Version

Before SAP Business One 2004, specific country versions called 6.x existed until the first global release in 2004.

Features (modules)

SAP Business One is arranged into 15 functional modules, covering the typical functions in a business organization. The most widely used modules are financials, sales opportunities, sales – A/R, purchasing A/P, business partners, banking and inventory. [5]

Each module handles specific business tasks on its own, but is linked with other modules where applicable. For instance, an invoice from the billing transaction in Sales & Distribution would pass through to accounting, where it will appear in accounts receivable and cost of goods sold.

Architecture

SAP Business One is a typical Client–server model software product.

Partners and community

SAP Business One is delivered through its global partner network (SAP PartnerEdge) consisting of the following partner types:

Extensibility

Custom development (called add-ons) are done using the SAP Business One SDK. [7] It is COM-based development done in Microsoft Visual Studio with C# or VB.NET.

SAP Business One SDK consists of:

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