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March 23, 2020
Simplifying operation for SMB with SAP Business One
SAP B1 has helped us to consolidate all the financial information of our company. Simplified our operation and since it is a cloud-based implementation we don't run any additional cost related to maintaining it.
It covers the whole cycle from e-accounting to billing which can be tricky in Mexico, provide us with the required information on time and it is specially useful since our accounting is outsourced.
It covers the whole cycle from e-accounting to billing which can be tricky in Mexico, provide us with the required information on time and it is specially useful since our accounting is outsourced.
- Billing.
- Account harmonization in Mexico.
- Accounting (FICO).
- Reporting.
- Diary Document edition.
- Integrating documents to billing.
We are using SAP Business One as our primary system for financial control. The entire accounting and tax part goes through SAP. SAP Business One is used by the entire company. Logistics uses SAP Business One for goods inflows and outflows, usage management; financial service uses SAP Business One by issuing and controlling service bills for our customers; and the inspector uses SAP Business One to issue the necessary tax collection forms.
- Tracking goods, from entry to application
- Billing control and recurrence for customers
- We have difficulties finding local support. We always have to bring it from another state.
- The price of licenses is very high.
December 18, 2019
SAP Business One: Implementation and Training are the Key!
We use SAP Business One across the whole organization. I think our biggest problem with SAP is that we have either not fully implemented the software in certain areas and our item setup was flawed at inception. The time we spend on improving SAP is around these areas. In item set up that includes GL mapping.
- I like the feature of pulling data out of a report. I can right-click and copy table and it pastes right into Excel.
- I like the theory of the MRP process while we have not yet been able to utilize it. We are pushing to get it working.
- Reporting! I don't like needing to be a wiz with SQL in order to create a report.
- I am sure most of my issues revolve around not being trained. It is very hard to find courses or seminars for SAP Business One. Most of my training resource is Youtube.
It was being used by the whole organization before we limited the use to finance, accounting, and partial use by operations. It helps us record transactions across three entities and produce the data we need to produce consolidated financials.
- Can handle complicated inventory structures that can support many selling models.
- Has good internal controls that result in getting clean, uncorrupted data where it matters.
- Can be highly customized to adapt to business needs.
- The way SAP handles inter-company transactions is sub-par.
- User errors are hard to correct once there is history on that error.
SAP Business One is being used are our ERP system which is used in all departments within the organization. This includes Sales (not business development), Purchasing, Logistics, Technical Services (Production), Finance.
SAP has given us the ability to mainstream our processes and have one source of truth. Our legacy systems were comprised of two systems and now have the ability to manage all processes in one. This system also allows in house customization needed to process data specific to our needs.
SAP has given us the ability to mainstream our processes and have one source of truth. Our legacy systems were comprised of two systems and now have the ability to manage all processes in one. This system also allows in house customization needed to process data specific to our needs.
- SAP offers the Relationship Map tool which shows users all linked documents visually which allows users to quickly see where the order is at in the order fulfillment process.
- SAP offers Internal Reconciliation for prepaid and accrual accounts on the balance sheet which allows us to quickly identify unresolved items.
- SAP offers a global search which has not been available in our legacy systems. This is a great feature as it reduces search times and gives users the ability to quickly find documents.
- Other features such as Drag & Relate, as well as, the standard 'Find' tool for most fields on Marketing Documents have proven to be invaluable. These features allow users to find an array of information/documents rather easily.
- Inventory Management / Reporting inefficiencies. Lacking reports to provide historical inventory data to see a snapshot of inventory for any given period of time. Lacking reports of aging inventory for non-serialized products. Limited inventory cycle count functionality.
- Inability to reopen closed documents more than once. (returns and replacements).
- Under financial Reports, Trial Balance (TB): Updating the functions to reflect G/L Accounts, must include opening balance for a period with "OB from the start of company activity" to have any current data. The Profit and Loss section of a TB does not have an opening balance of $0, and Retained earnings to not reflect up to date balance regardless of time frame requested for posting dates.
- Move some of the general authorizations into the specific modules. For instance, would like to give users access to post a draft Sales Orders from a previous month without having to give them authorizations to back post any documents they have authorizations for.
- Ability to customize out of box reporting. We have a UDF which is reported on frequently and is not hitting the P&L, however, we cannot add this to the Sales Analysis (and other) reports which have everything else needed baked in.
- Inability to link documents when Freight and Sales Tax only are credited. Would like to see these linked without the use of referenced documents as the copy to / copy from feature was utilized. The link should tie to the header, not just the line item level.
- Would like the ability to create a production schedule within the system utilizing production order dates.
The whole company uses SAP Business One. With the implementation, we gain greater insight into the business and were able to streamline some processes. We love also how easy it is to generate useful reports.
- Inventory management.
- Accounts Receivables - We love the Relationship Maps!.
- Reports: Sales Analysis, Purchase Analysis...
- Administration of Authorizations for the different users is very confusing. You don't always know what you are authorizing exactly
- We charge minimum fees and credit card fees to customers and we had to tweak the system to do that.
- We buy and sell the same products with different quantities (units, packs...) and again we had to tweak the system in order for it to work properly
SAP is currently being used for inventory tracking, cost analysis, production scheduling, billing both AR and AP and purchasing. We use an outside program for our RF scanning needs and integrate that into SAP.
- Inventory tracking to the box. It keeps track of every box from the moment it is received into inventory to the moment it is shipped out.
- Scheduling production orders to the exact lb.
- Accounting accuracy to the penny on all orders.
- Combining cost and inventory to display the cost analysis.
- It needs to have its own RF system.
- Logistics modules to integrate with order shipments.
August 07, 2019
Excellent budget ERP for Medium and Small Businesses
We use the product for our complete sales and purchase process, meanwhile, it is fully connected with the finance module and it creates automatically a journal entry for every transaction that affects the general ledger. The reporting module has many options and is really customizable, and you can create your own reports once you get familiar with the structures of tables and fields in the database.
- All the modules are connected. A document you post on the sales or purchase modules gets an immediate journal entry on the finance module.
- The system is very customizable. You can add extra fields to almost every document in the system.
- The reporting is very good. You can create your own report via the Query Manager and then even add some layouts to the reports.
- The Software Development Kit (SDK) has some errors that haven't been solved from previous versions of the system.
- The Print Layout Designer (PLD) is somewhat tricky to work with.
- The cost of each user license could be pretty expensive for some companies.
- In-person training
We are using SAP Business One across the organization. It does an incredible job at synthesizing the different aspects and functions of each department and make them viewable in one area. It offers greater control and clarity of the different functions of what's going on and a detailed view of each unit's operating costs.
- Control.
- Usability.
- Interface.
- Support Team.
- The price is very high.
- Reporting is clunky.
- Project management could be improved.
October 01, 2019
The power of real ERP for small businesses
SAP B1 is used extensively across the organization so all functions including accounting, logistics, sales, purchasing, etc
- Single pane of glass to entire business
- Highly flexible and customizable
- Strong API for integration with other systems
- CRM needs improvement
- Web based portals are lacking
- Built in reporting could be better
- in-person training
October 01, 2019
Great product with a great implementation team
It is currently being used for accounting and finance and will also be used by manufacturing when we get to that stage. Entire organization will use it. SAP consolidates everything onto one platform and will help us manage our inventory and manufacturing processes better than QuickBooks.
- The user interface is easy to navigate.
- Reports are easily created in order to analyze data.
- Inventory is tracked in an efficient manner.
- SAP doesn't allow for there to be updates to inventory items once they have been created. It would be ideal if updates to items could be made.
- in-person training
October 01, 2019
Make choice/evaluation cautiously
SAP B1 is being used across the whole organization managing orders, shipments, financials, inventory, sales, purchasing, etc. Almost all aspects of the business.
- Highly customizable with Boyoum usability package.
- SAP B1 crashes when using query manager or creating queries from scratch. It runs out of memory.
- Approval process for sales orders has glitches and does not work properly.
- UI configuration tool does not work how it is intended for creating templates. It looks like it has a conflict with Boyum.
- There should be more reports that come out of the box.
- Lacking the ability to connect more documents in one network that can be viewed through the relationship map (for example, you can't link one order to another, or return to a sales order, etc.).
SAP B1 is used for daily order processing, inventory fulfillment, and financial reporting. SAP B1 is used by the whole company and is extensively used by the Accounting/Finance and Customer Service department.
- User-friendly
- GAAP compliance financial report
- Complete audit trail
- Cash flow report format needs some improvement
- We would like an inventory status report as of a specific date
We use B1 across most of our entire organization of 16 companies in 10 countries. It also allows us to manage and control input from 100+ users to ensure accuracy in a way that previous ERPs did not. It has also allowed us to consolidate data from each business unit in one central location, which facilitates the decision-making process at the global level.
- Integration with outside systems
- UI/UX
- Reporting
SAP Business One is used across the whole organization as our corporate ERP. With it we can manage key business areas such as finance, production or human resources.
- Administration
- CRM
- Financials
- Enhance UI tools
- Integration to SAP’s Advanced Compliance Reporting
- Automated online banking connection
We are currently using SAP B1 as both an inventory management system and an accounting platform minus payroll for a wood flooring supplier. Inventory is tracked from the initial purchase orders sent to our suppliers, to receiving in our warehouses, to moving across our warehouses, to shipping to our customers, to taking returns and to fueling a B2B e-commerce website with live updates on order status and inventory stock levels. SAP B1 lets us have real time access to the count and location of all inventory (as well as a detailed movement history) for customer service reps, shipping staff, purchasing coordinators, warehouse personnel, billing and most importantly, a bird's eye view for ownership and upper management. B1's ability to show real time data easily is its most powerful feature along with the ability to scale when your business grows with more SKU's, customers and vendors.
- Real-time inventory tracking and history across vendors, warehouses and customer shipments.
- Ability to place purchase orders for material and supplies across many vendors and see a quick/easy history of what was ordered or by who.
- Very customizable reporting capabilities that allow a user to view any data that has ever been recorded across multiple sales orders, delivery notes, invoices, etc. and compare them against types of similar shipments or costs or any other fields present on these forms which can be used as parameters. We commonly view shipping histories in relation to pallet count, price, shipping origin and destination for example and each of these is a field on a delivery note.
- SAP B1 is a little bulky and is not made to have a sleek, perfectly user-friendly user interface. The main reason we decided to get a B2B website was to allow our internal staff, as well as customers, place orders more quickly by searching & grouping items together more easily.
- SAP B1 is great for letting a user progress through a sales order to the delivery note to invoice but it is more of a hassle to go backwards in the workflow. For example, if someone made a mistake, entire documents need to be canceled and the entire process needs to be recreated creating new document numbers and customer info, etc.
- SAP B1 has the ability to display data and reports in graphs and charts on the home screen but they are not ideal and do not compare anywhere near the quality of other existing 3rd party software like Microsoft Power BI.
November 12, 2019
SAP Business One: Good data in = Good data out!
We implement and support SAP Business One for 400 companies. SAP Business One addresses everything from accounting and financials, production, sales, purchasing, and brings them all together in one central location. It gives different departments visibility into how the business is performing, both separately and as a whole.
- Accounting and Financials. Out of the box, there are a plethora of reports that can be ran or combined to output requested data. The Query Generator is also helpful in creating custom reports.
- Perpetual Inventory Management!
- GUI could use updating.
SAP B1 took the three software systems we were using and integrated them all into one ERP. This made our productivity increase and made us much more efficient in all aspects of our business. Everything was located within one ERP and made reporting much easier for us. We were able to integrate other third-party solutions into SAP to make our business run even more smoothly.
- Reporting: out of the box reporting was good, it helped us manage at a high level and see what we needed to see.
- Financials: financial reports were easy to pull and review. They allowed us to quickly see any areas of concern.
- Search option: the search capability within the system was great; if you weren't able to find something the search would always be the way to go.
- In order to have the system do everything we needed, we had to pay for more third-party solutions. Out of the box, it did not solve all of our needs.
- Support: until we switched support companies, support was greatly lacking from our partner because they were too large.
- There were glitches that were never fixed from version to version such as pulling reports showing different years in the same report.
August 15, 2019
Good system but could use some polishing
Our entire organization uses SAP. From accounting to production, invoice processing to purchasing, and our sales team. The biggest gain from SAP is that it allows our entire organization to see the status of their area of focus while having 90% of the business operations run through the software. The only area we do not use is the HR sections, which are managed via our outside payroll processor.
- Consolidated financial information.
- Ease of training.
- Ability to have detailed reporting.
- Service contract structure is not easy to work with.
- Customizing reports and screens is not easy.
August 08, 2019
SAP Business One - Solid, reliable and simple
SAP Business One is our primary ERP system. It is being used end to end, including procurement, production planning, stock management and transactional recording and reporting.
It addresses the business problem of inaccurate and 'scattered' information. The system has many controls that ensure correct and complete data entry into one central database, from which all reports are extracted, providing one, immutable version of the 'truth'.
It addresses the business problem of inaccurate and 'scattered' information. The system has many controls that ensure correct and complete data entry into one central database, from which all reports are extracted, providing one, immutable version of the 'truth'.
- Highly evolved internal controls
- Ease of use
- Impressive levels of system support
- N/A
May 07, 2019
Small Company Implements SAP Business One
We use SAP B1 9.3 for our entire procure to pay process. We're a small company that has been able to benefit from the use of an ERP system like SAP B1. After several years of using SAP B1 we are still working on process improvement however we've experienced strong company growth in the past 3 year. We are confident we chose the correct platform as it has allowed for our growth.
- Flexibility in reporting and form development
- Easy adaptability to third party applications
- For a small company it has been easy to manage technically
- Following a bench mark process - this seems contradicting to flexibility however we have wished we could follow more of an industry benchmark. Our challenge as a small company has been knowing how to properly use the system. We have discovered that we have set up the system wrong based and are using it improperly which has cause a lot work to correct.
- Better live reporting options - current we are on prem SQL. Yes SAP is moving to HANA however smaller companies like ourselves are not ready for that. We need to be able to maintain our existing SQL DB. We also have a demand for live BI Reporting. It has been difficult to do this with our current set up.
- Error handling - have found it very difficult to troubleshoot. Errors are not always clear and answers are hard to find.
July 10, 2019
SAP wasn't 100% right for our company, but it is an amazing tool that you should definitely consider.
The business as a whole uses SAP Business One. We use it for every function of the company and in every department. We use SAP Business One for absolutely everything - from accounting and sales to inventory and contact lists. We also use it to organize our digital files by attaching them to documents within SAP.
- Thoroughness of business partner information. SAP has a slot for anything and everything you might need to know about a business partner.
- Ease of Journal Entries. SAP makes it very easy to manually enter and adjust JEs.
- Chart of Accounts. SAP also makes it so easy to use the chart of accounts.
- Being able to add attachments to more of the documents in SAP. Such as outgoing payments and journal entries.
- MacOS Compatibility. I have log in to a Microsoft Remote connection to use SAP. Given that it runs on open source software at its core, there really is no reason for it to require a Microsoft OS.
- Increased usability of project codes. The standard and custom reports only pull the project code information from the accounting tab of the document instead of the body of the document (where multiple codes are able to be entered.)
Operations, Finance and Order management currently uses SAP B1 in our organization. It is great for our small hopefully scaling business and managing inventory needs.
- Inventory Management
- Pulling data into Excel
- Add-on flexibility
- Reporting capabilities
- Web access
The use of the tool allows to have an ERP which is implemented, in general, in all areas of the company, integrates in a coordinated manner in the areas of Marketing, Production, Marketing Channels, Inventories, Administration, Accounting, Finance, Portfolio Management of Customers, Accounts Payable and Charged. Allowing the control of all these functions in a single integrated application.
It is ideal for small and medium businesses, since it is a complete application, with a good technical service, and with accessible costs for the benefits received.
- It allows making a real follow-up of the state of the company, without the need to wait for periodic reports. This provides a corrective tool for situations that deviate from the standard.
- It prevents the business areas from working separately so the information is not duplicated and is managed effectively by all involved. thus avoiding conflicts and optimizing resources.
- It allows the proper management of the client portfolio, accurately projecting the inputs and outputs of resources, products, orders, and invoices. Therefore, the inventory and cash flow are properly managed.
- By correctly managing cash inflows and customer requirements, a real plan of goals can be established that is adjusted to the company's capabilities.
- It is a standardized program in its use, with a parent company with decades in the market and renowned, which provides adequate user support to the tool.
- The learning curve is greater than other programs of its type. You need staff who previously worked with the tool. The learning time is going to be high. Being a more developed tool, the user requirements are high compared to other similar ones.
- Visually, it is a sober program. I believe that the presentation could be improved by adjusting it to the user level with which it is worked. In order to make it more user-friendly, we must not forget that a tool such as an ERP will be used by all areas of the company, which includes inexperienced personnel up to senior levels.
- They should improve the integration with other tools that do not belong to the SAP family. In today's world, emphasis should be placed on emails, social networks, mobile applications, applications of calls and messaging, as well as providing adequate storage access on the cloud.
- The implementation of the tool is in accordance with the type of program, however, for people who have not worked with programs of the SAP family, it will require more implementation time, as well as intensive user training courses.
November 24, 2018
SAP BusinessOne - Highly Recommend!
At my previous job, we used SAP Business One as the primary accounting and finance tool. There, I was entering journal entries, entering payments on account, reconciling accounts, and doing bank reconciliations. The whole finance department used Business One. It helped tremendously when it came time for the annual audits. Getting the necessary information for the auditors was as simple as a quick report export.
- Posting Journal Entries
- Reconciling client accounts
- Generating invoices
- I think the only issue I encountered was that sometimes things would function, i.e., the generation of invoices. And the next month (because we did it on a monthly basis), they would not.
- It also tends to freeze.
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About SAP Business One
SAP Business One is an ERP system ideal for small to midsize businesses. It is sold only through SAP partner companies, and offers both on-premise and cloud deployment options. Users have access to core accounting features such as journal entries, AP/AR, cash flow management, fixed asset management, bank reconciliation, and financial reporting and analysis. SAP Business One also includes a host of other ERP features including procurement, production planning, warehouse and inventory management, CRM and sales process management, and business intelligence tools. Vertical-specific features for manufacturing, retail, and wholesale distribution are available as well.
Categories: Accounting, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
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| Mobile Application: | No |