SAP Business One FAQ’s SoftCore Solutions Feb 2017 SoftCore Solutions

SoftCore Solutions Q. Who are SAP and what do they do? Founded in 1972 and headquartered in Walldorf, Germany, with locations in over 130 countries, SAP SE is the world leader in enterprise software and software-related services.   SoftCore Solutions

Q. I was under the impression that SAP software is only for Large Enterprises (LE’s), is this true? There is a misconception that SAP software is only for large enterprises. Small and medium enterprises are important to SAP’s long-term strategy and goals. The majority of new SAP customers come from the SME segment. At the end of the 3rd quarter of 2015, SAP has more than 263,000 customers of which, more than 212,500, over 80%, are SME’s. SoftCore Solutions

Q. I’ve heard SAP software is too expensive for small companies, is this true? Following on from the previous question, SAP’s strategy and goals as well as their products, pricing and deployment options reflect their commitment to the SME market. For example, SAP Business One Starter Pack is an affordable, rapidly-deployable business software solution especially for small businesses with up to 5 users.   SoftCore Solutions

Q. What does an SAP partner like SoftCore Solutions do? SAP Partners play a key role in helping organizations of all sizes – across all industries – transform and run their businesses. They can help you buy, build, implement, service, and support the SAP solution that best fits your unique needs.   SoftCore Solutions

SoftCore Solutions Q. What is SAP Business One? Business One is SAP’s business software offering for the SME market and helps you manage every aspect of your business – from sales and customer relationships to procurement, production, inventory, service and operations as well as finance and accounting.   SoftCore Solutions

SoftCore Solutions Q. Additional SAP B1 features include: Capture all of your business information in a single, scalable system Automate and accelerate your end-to-end business processes Improve decision making and customer satisfaction with real-time insights Supercharge application performance and analytics with the option of in-memory technology Improve employee productivity by allowing secure, remote access to your SAP B1 system via the mobility application Get up and running in days and weeks rather than months The B1 application can be customized (vertically and horizontally) with over 550 add-ons to choose from.   SoftCore Solutions

Q. Which business areas/functions does SAP Business One support? Financial Management – accelerate and automate your accounting and financial processes, improve margins and make more profitable decisions – with comprehensive financial management tools. Warehouse and Production Management – track and record stock movements, optimize inventory levels, improve on-time delivery rates and more – with powerful warehouse and production functionality. SoftCore Solutions

Q. Which business areas/functions does SAP Business One support? Customer Relationship Management – increase customer profitability and satisfaction with tools to improve the entire sales process – from tracking leads to administering after-sales service and support. Purchasing – find new ways to save, optimize and streamline your entire procurement process with integration across business functions and access to centralized, real-time data. Reporting and Business Intelligence – leverage quick, insightful reporting and real-time analytics for smarter-decision making across all areas of your business. SoftCore Solutions

Q. What are my deployment options with SAP Business One? SAP offers customers the following B1 deployment options: On-premise – traditional deployment model whereby the software is purchased on a perpetual basis and deployed on server hardware and network infrastructure situated on the customer’s premises. We can also assist you with financing your SAP Business One implementation, contact us for more information. Hosted – software is purchased on a perpetual basis and deployed in a data center service provider’s environment. This is an example of a form of cloud computing known as IaaS, Infrastructure-as-a-Service, whereby a combination of hardware, data center and network components are typically leased from, and/or associated services outsourced to the provider. SoftCore Solutions

Q. What are my deployment options with SAP Business One? SAP offers customers the following B1 deployment options: Cloud – this is a form of cloud computing known as Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and includes the SAP B1 license component along with hardware, data center and network services which are bundled together and charged as a predictable, monthly subscription fee per user per month. Irrespective of the chosen deployment model, productivity can be enhanced by the mobility application which allows your users secure access to your B1 system from anywhere, at any time and on just about any device. SoftCore Solutions

Q. Can SAP B1 customized to my specific needs and/or integrated with other systems? The answer to both questions is yes. A few options exist for the customization and enhancement of B1 as well as the integration with other systems: B1 supports simple customization tasks such as adding new forms, fields and tables as well as the editing, i.e. hiding and renaming existing fields and tabs. No 3rd party software is required. A common way to enhance B1’s functionality is through the purchase of add-on software. This software generally developed by SAP partners and integrates seamlessly into the user interface B1.   SoftCore Solutions

Q. Can SAP B1 customized to my specific needs and/or integrated with other systems? Should no existing B1 add-on meet your functional and/or pricing requirements, a new add-on can be developed especially for you using the SAP B1 Software Development Kit (SDK) Another common customer requirement is integration between B1 and other legacy systems. Data can be easily imported to or exported from B1 using spreadsheets and the DTW (Data Transfer Workbench). Automatic or more complex integration requirements can be achieved using the DI (Development Interface)/API (Application Programming Interface) which uses industry standard integration protocols such as XML, SOAP.   SoftCore Solutions

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