SAP Business One is an integrated enterprise resource planning (ERP) system written and distributed by SAP AG based in
Structure
SAP Business One contains 15 core modules :
- Administration Module, where configuration is performed.
- Financials Module, where various accounting and financial activities are conducted.
- Sales Opportunities Module, where existing customers and potential accounts are maintained.
- Sales Module, where orders are entered, shipped and invoiced.
- Purchasing Module, where purchase orders are issued and goods received into inventory.
- Business Partners Module, where Business Partners (customers, vendors, and leads) are maintained.
- Banking Module, where cash is received and paid out.
- Inventory Module, where Inventory is valued and managed.
- Production Module, where bill of materials are defined and manufacturing is tracked.
- MRP Module, where purchase and production planning takes place.
- Service Module, where after-service products are managed.
- Human Resources Module, where employee information is maintained.
- Reports Module, where system-default and user-defined reports are generated (as on-screen tables, printouts or Excel files: Print Layout Designer, Advanced Layout Designer (To be discontinued in 2009 due to purchase of Business Objects), XL Reporter and
- E-commerce, allowing customers to buy and sell online to consumers or other businesses.
- WebCRM. Allows employees to manage customer support cases, salespeople to manage prospects, and customers to submit cases all via a web browser client.