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SAP Business One as Customizable ERP for Small and Midmarket Companies

Traditionally customization to accounting application was something not recommended. It was associated with programming in proprietary language with following support service and bug fixing. Tailored version was required review with upgrade project. SA... Read >

SAP Business One Customized Implementation Pluses and Minuses

Each business is unique including its documents entering and processing procedure in ERP system. At the same type accounting system vendors have to offer the product that fits to reasonable strata of customers to generate reasonable sales volume and prof... Read >

SAP Business One Small ERP Package with Worldwide Availability

We often hear the question from small business owners: ‘We cannot afford expensive high-end corporate ERP solution and at the same time we are active participant in international business. Which accounting solution should we consider for implementation?’... Read >

SAP Business One Second Opinion or Fixing Complex Integration

Small Business ERP implementations have some percentage of failed cases. The probability to be in this percentage increases with all types of customization and programming where you have to fill the gap of missing native logic. In ideal scenario you are... Read >

ERP Data Conversion or Set Moderate Expectations

When you are exporting your old accounting records and trying to bring them over to the new Corporate ERP application the final result could be probably estimated but the success could not be really guaranteed. Assuming that you are not dropping part of ... Read >

Crystal Reports for SQL Based ERP Systems: SAP Business One, Microsoft Dynamics

SQL Server opens new horizons in Crystal Reports design and deployment. Here you can separate the report presentation from data selection layer. Instead of linking tables directly in CR you can now create SQL View or Stored Procedure and test their resu... Read >

SAP Business One and Chicago Small Business ERP Market

When we are talking about SB1 as ‘Small Business ERP’ it doesn’t necessary mean that this accounting application with elements of ERP and MRP is only recommended to small companies. Even mid-size and large company might have extensive operations but rela... Read >

ERP Data Conversion or how to Minimize the Risk of Implementation

Here we are talking about switching from one ERP or accounting system to another or implementing new Enterprise Resource Planning application from scratches. Before reading the rest we recommend you to talk to your consulting partner if there is migratio... Read >

SAP Business One Consulting via Remote Support

This method should be considered when your SAP B1 application is already implemented and you are comfortable to go ahead with the next phases, where you plan to introduce custom business logic, integration and reporting. Remote support might be not the b... Read >

Dynamics AX in Mining Industry ERP Selection and Implementation Recommendations

In mining and exploration we typically have the needs in so-called process manufacturing and project accounting. What is mining in the term of finished goods? You have to process the extracted material but the outcome of the final product might be predi... Read >

SAP Business One Modifications Combining User Defined Settings and SDK Programming

This is true that Business One allows you add user defined fields to existing tables and create new tables with automatically available user interface. And this fact is sometimes emphasized in executive presentations and presented as complete flexibility... Read >

SAP Business One Update to Newer Version Things to Consider

Of course each Corporate ERP vendor including such companies as SAP, Microsoft Business Solutions want you to be on the latest release. From your perspectives is it really required to be on the newest version and apply every patch? There are numerous fa... Read >

Dynamics AX Initial Data Import Phase and Exporting Historical Transactions from Great Plains

Data conversion especially historical documents move from one ERP system to another is something not recommended but sometimes required. In Axapta such migration technology as Excel Import is popular and you may consider doing it internally without appea... Read >

Moving to SAP Business One from Great Plains Steps and Recommendations

The likely reason of such migration is outdated version of Great Plains Dynamics and inability to upgrade. Customers on older ERP version typically do not have current support plan with Microsoft Business Solutions and do not have new version registratio... Read >

SAP Business One International Interface or How to Open your Accounting to Chinese Users

Initially this small and mid-market accounting package with MRP, ERP and CRM elements was intended to serve international Small Business ERP market. If you deploy SAP in your headquarters in the United States or Europe and would like to find accounting s... Read >