SAP Business One 8.8
Refined. Simplified. Faster!
May 2010
Target Audience:
Existing SAP Business One customers and partners
who want to know what is new and how they can benefit from it!
Introducing SAP Business One 8.8
Our Focus
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Ease-of-Use
Business Processes
Crystal Reports and Analytics
System Architecture and Performance
Implementation and Maintenance
Integration and Collaboration
Results
 Higher productivity
 Lower total cost of ownership
 More fun to work with!
Part of Maintenance
 SAP Business One 8.8 is available
for any customer with a valid
maintenance contract
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How Does SAP Business One 8.8 Benefit You?
Ease-of-Use
Higher Productivity
New UI, intuitive system messages and troubleshooting
Enhanced Business Control
Business Processes
Negative invoices, down payment, units of measure,
control accounts, available-to-promise, aging report
Crystal Reports
and Analytics
Simplified Reporting
System Architecture
and Performance
Faster System Response
Implementation
and Maintenance
Lower TCO
Integration
and Collaboration
Increased Connectivity
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Full integration with industry leading reporting solution,
easy to use, implement and manage
Unified code base, system engines, application
performance improvements and new data archiving tool
Remote support platform, upgrade wizard, software
development kit
Out-of-the-box scenarios within SAP portfolio,
tool to connect, extend and complete your solution
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What Customers and Partners say…
“
I have noticed a few changes immediately. The first thing is the new pretty colors. The background is soothing to
the eyes, and the new menu colors and icons have a nice updated look. The second thing is the new system
message that appears at the bottom of the screen. Integration of Crystal Reports, data archiving, use of
multiple units of measurement, Tax Deducted at Source (TDS) features are all very helpful. Overall, the readability
is much improved on marketing documents. In short, I am greatly impressed by SAP Business One 8.8.
Spectra Computech, SAP Business One customer in India
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One of the big advantages of the new version is the possibility to enter a negative invoice. The total value of
deposit that customers return to us is sometimes higher than the purchase amount. Previously we had to make an
invoice as well as a credit invoice.
Schulp Vruchtensappen, SAP Business One customer in the Netherlands
Performance has significantly improved in 8.8. Our initial tests for a customer specific situation showed that
the ‘choose-from-list’ which could take 8 sec to display before, now only takes 3 sec in 8.8. Further, entering a
sales order with 100 lines in this specific site seems to take half the time as before“.
Boyum IT, SAP Business One Channel Partner in Denmark.
With the new upgrade wizard, there is less preparation and work for us to upgrade our customers. It is a well
secured and robust. The first customer we upgraded was done in 4 hours, including technical upgrade,
set up of configuring additional topics (bank statement processing, crystal reports) and instruction on new
functionalities.
Mick de Valk, Asecom, SAP Business One Channel Partner in the Netherlands
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How Does SAP Business One 8.8 Benefit You?
Ease-of-Use
Higher Productivity
New UI, intuitive system messages and troubleshooting
Enhanced Business Control
Business Processes
Negative invoices, down payment, units of measure,
control accounts, available-to-promise, aging report
Crystal Reports
and Analytics
Simplified Reporting
System Architecture
and Performance
Faster System Response
Implementation
and Maintenance
Lower TCO
Integration
and Collaboration
Increased Connectivity
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Full integration with industry leading reporting solution,
easy to use, implement and manage
Unified code base, system engines, application
performance improvements and new data archiving tool
Remote support platform, upgrade wizard, software
development kit
Out-of-the-box scenarios within SAP portfolio,
tool to connect, extend and complete your solution
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New Fresh User Interface
Enhancements
Release 8.8 introduces a new user interface
with a fresh look and feel based on extensive
customer research
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Rich in color, texture and dimensionality
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Improved graphics and images
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New UI aligned with SAP brand
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Flexible switch between old and new
styles
Benefits
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Engagement of the users on a more
emotional level due to the modern and
attractive look
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More usable and fun to work with
Improved User Experience!
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Enhanced System Message Handling and
Online Help
Online Help
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More context-sensitive help topics added
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Description of symptoms and solutions in
Online Help
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Task-oriented resolution descriptions
System Message Log
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Enhanced traceability of message history
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Direct links to relevant help sections
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Improved message text
Faster Troubleshooting through Self-Support!
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How Does SAP Business One 8.8 Benefit You?
Ease-of-Use
Higher Productivity
New UI, intuitive system messages and troubleshooting
Enhanced Business Control
Business Processes
Negative invoices, down payment, units of measure,
control accounts, available-to-promise, aging report
Crystal Reports
and Analytics
Simplified Reporting
System Architecture
and Performance
Faster System Response
Implementation
and Maintenance
Lower TCO
Integration
and Collaboration
Increased Connectivity
 SAP AG 2010, Introduction to SAP Business One 8.8, GTM Rollout Services
Full integration with industry leading reporting solution,
easy to use, implement and manage
Unified code base, system engines, application
performance improvements and new data archiving tool
Remote support platform, upgrade wizard, software
development kit
Out-of-the-box scenarios within SAP portfolio,
tool to connect, extend and complete your solution
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Support for Negative Totals in
A/P and A/R Documents
Enhancements:
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Support of negative totals in marketing
documents
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Support of negative lines in more document
types (e.g. Invoices)
Benefits:
Note:
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Direct creation of invoice documents, without
checking in advance if the balance due is
positive or negative
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No need for creating additional credit notes for
negative amounts anymore
Negative lines is enabled globally. Negative totals are supported in all
countries except Israel, Mexico, Chile, Costa Rica, Guatemala and Panama
Simplify Your Accounting Processes!
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Basic Units of Measure
Sales
5 x 10-pack (500g)
Enhancements:
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Purchasing
10 x
Bale (10kg)
Warehouse
2000 x
Ball of wool (50g)
Sales
15 x Set 1 (600g)
Sales
25 x Set2 (300g)
Usage of different units of measure (UoM) in
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Purchasing documents
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Sales documents
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Warehouse
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Definition of standard UoM for sales and
purchasing in the item master data and ability to
change the standard UoM (even when
transactions exists)
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Ability to manually overwrite UoM in marketing
documents*
Benefits:
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Support of more customer processes
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Increased flexibility for units of measure
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Enhanced basis for Add-On functionality
*please note that it is not possible to define separate price lists
Adaptable for Your Needs!
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Accounting & Financials
Enhancements:
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Optimized aging report
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Newly designed single
interactive screen with drill down
capabilities
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Flexible definition of Intervals
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Ability to group by sales
employee or vendor
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Ability to show/hide future remit
Improved gross profit calculation
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Gross profit calculation for
service documents
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Ability to modify gross profit in
existing documents
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Ability to calculate gross profit
and present results in sales and
assembly bill of materials (BOM)
Better Support For Your Account Receivable Processes!
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Available to Promise Inventory Status (ATP)
Enhancements:
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Overview of forward-looking inventory
projections based on production or purchase
orders
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User-friendly access with right click in each
document (e.g. access while processing
marketing documents)
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Enhanced item availability check
Benefits:
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Enhanced control of your inventory through
increased transparency into current and future
stocks
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Ability to make accurate commitments to
customers as to when a product can be
delivered
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Elimination of the risk of stock-outs
Accurate Customer Delivery Planning!
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Further Business Logic improvements
Sales and Purchasing
Enhancements:
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Detailed address storage in marketing
documents
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Item availability now includes basic ATP
report
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Enhancements in document generation
wizard
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Partial delivery capabilities
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More sorting criteria and settings
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Ability to copy exchange rate to target
document
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Enhanced down payment request
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Introduction of interim account
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Partial payments functionality
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Ability to close partially paid
down payments
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Interactive down payment to
draw window screen
Increased Flexibility to Fulfill Your Needs!
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Further Business Logic improvements
Accounting & Financials
Enhancements:
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Improved control accounts on
document level
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Payment wizard enhancements with
additional filter criteria
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Additional change log for house banks,
tax groups, freight and more
Benefits:
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Ability to distinguish between different
control accounts at document level
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More flexible handling of payment
process with help of payment wizard
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Increased scope for audits
Flexible Accounting to Meet Your Needs!
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Further Business Logic improvements
Inventory
Enhancements:
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Pick and pack
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Ability to release quantity to fall
in negative inventory
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Credit limit check
Serial and batch numbers
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Streamlined handling
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Handling of batches in multiple
warehouses as one object
More Flexibility to Operate the Way You Want!
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How Does SAP Business One 8.8 Benefit You?
Ease-of-Use
Higher Productivity
New UI, intuitive system messages and troubleshooting
Enhanced Business Control
Business Processes
Negative invoices, down payment, units of measure,
control accounts, available-to-promise, aging report
Crystal Reports
and Analytics
Simplified Reporting
System Architecture
and Performance
Faster System Response
Implementation
and Maintenance
Lower TCO
Integration
and Collaboration
Increased Connectivity
 SAP AG 2010, Introduction to SAP Business One 8.8, GTM Rollout Services
Full integration with industry leading reporting solution,
easy to use, implement and manage
Unified code base, system engines, application
performance improvements and new data archiving tool
Remote support platform, upgrade wizard, software
development kit
Out-of-the-box scenarios within SAP portfolio,
tool to connect, extend and complete your solution
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Integrated Crystal Reports (1/5)
User Experience
Enhancements:
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Seamless integration of industry leading
reporting solution and SAP Business One
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Variety of layouts and graphical presentation
options
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Improved design capabilities
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User-friendly preview options like magnifier,
page browsing, multiple preview windows, etc.
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Interactive reporting and drill down (see next
slide)
Benefits:
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Simplified reporting and analysis of business
critical information
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Easy design of layouts and reports that
completely match your corporate identity style
Faster Information Access and Analysis!
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Integrated Crystal Reports (2/5)
Interactive Reporting Analysis
Enhancements:
Drill Down
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Zoom-in and out
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‘Find text’ search option
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Direct link from report to SAP
Business One
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Drill down capabilities and navigation
with grouped data tree
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Export functionality to many formats
(XML, XLS, …)
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On-report sorting, filtering and
reformatting
Benefits:
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Easier and faster information access
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Increased transparency
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Easy export of data in common
formats for external processing
Better Control of Your Business!
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Integrated Crystal Reports (3/5)
Report and Layout Management
Enhancements:
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Centralized access to both PLD and CR layouts
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Easy import of CR layouts and reports provided by other
sources (incl. update of data source location)
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Export of CR layouts and reports
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Master layouts can be used to generate the layouts for
different types of marketing documents
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One free Crystal Reports Designer license
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Easy definition of selection criteria dialog boxes with
SAP Business One look & feel
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Seamless bidirectional integration with CR add-in
Benefits:
*PLD: Print Layout Designer
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Continued support of PLD while transitioning to CR
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Easier creation of advanced layouts and reports
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Time saving from leveraging reports from other sources
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More skilled people available due to industry standard
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Easy and fast roll-out of standard reports and templates
to multiple sites and companies
Spend Less Time on Managing Reports!
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Integrated Crystal Reports (4/5)
Print Sequence
Sales Order
Document
One action
prints them all
You can define Print Sequences according to your needs
Sales Invoice
Document
Enhancements:
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Invoice
Bookkeeper
Colour Printer
Sales Order
Confirmation
Sales
BW Printer
Packing List &
Delivery Note
Warehouse
BW Printer
Address Label
Logistics
BW Printer
Ability to print different types of marketing
documents with different layouts, on different
printers, in one single step, via the new ‘Print
sequence’
Benefits:
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Improved process automation for printing
marketing documents
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Simultaneous printing of different marketing
documents within the same process (e.g.
invoice, sales order confirmation, packing list
& delivery note, and address label)
Optimize Document Printing Flows!
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Integrated Crystal Reports (5/5)
Xcelsius (Requires Additional Purchase of License)
Capabilities:
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Easy creation of interactive dashboards from Microsoft Excel or a live data source
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Export of your dashboard into familiar formats – Microsoft Office, Flash (SWF) files, Adobe PDF and Adobe AIR
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Embedding of Xcelsius flash objects in your CR layouts and reports, or deployed web services
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Real-time data interaction
Benefits:
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Display of business data
in stunning visualizations
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Increased readers
engagement due to
capability to interactively
explore reports
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Faster answer to
business questions and
with fewer reports
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Easy to conduct ‘what if’
analysis
Interactive Xcelsius model.
Please place in presentation mode (F5).
Move the cursor over the dashboard for interactive experience!
Interactive Analysis for Improved Decision Making!
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How Does SAP Business One 8.8 Benefit You?
Ease-of-Use
Higher Productivity
New UI, intuitive system messages and troubleshooting
Enhanced Business Control
Business Processes
Negative invoices, down payment, units of measure,
control accounts, available-to-promise, aging report
Crystal Reports
and Analytics
Simplified Reporting
System Architecture
and Performance
Faster System Response
Implementation
and Maintenance
Lower TCO
Integration
and Collaboration
Increased Connectivity
 SAP AG 2010, Introduction to SAP Business One 8.8, GTM Rollout Services
Full integration with industry leading reporting solution,
easy to use, implement and manage
Unified code base, system engines, application
performance improvements and new data archiving tool
Remote support platform, upgrade wizard, software
development kit
Out-of-the-box scenarios within SAP portfolio,
tool to connect, extend and complete your solution
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Part of Source Code Has Been Rewritten
Enhancements:
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The source code in multiple areas of the software
has been rewritten to consolidate and streamline
functionalities that has been added over the years
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Introduction of ‘Engines’ for serial & batch,
inventory valuation and gross profit functionality
have been introduced
Benefits:
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Increased robustness, stability and performance of
the application for the users, thanks to a lower
complexity in the source code
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Enablement of a quicker support delivery of SAP
and its development partners, when source code
changes are required
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The new ‘engines’ are platforms for future
enhancements of SAP Business One capabilities
Increased Robustness and Stability
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Single Code Base for all Localizations
[Merged A and B Clusters]
 Reduces the complexity of integrating offices around the world
 Considerable savings in the deployment effort for installations in
multiple locations
 Reduces the cost of supporting and maintaining the software, e.g.
timely fixes and upgrades across locations leads to reliable systems
 Same functionality, documentation and online help available globally
Finland
Norway
Canada
Russia
Denmark
Poland
UK
Germany
France
US
Spain
Hungary
Italy
Israel
South
Korea
China
Mexico
Japan
Honk Kong
Puerto
Rico
India
Singapore
Brazil
Chile
South Africa
Australia
New Zealand
Lower Complexity and TCO for Multi Country Landscapes
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Performance Improvements
Enhancements
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Enhancements made to locking of data tables
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Optimization of frequently used SQL queries
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Introduction of caching and statement pooling mechanism check
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Enhanced grid line insertion and progress bar refreshment
Result Examples*
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Five users working concurrently in sales and purchasing:
about 80% efficiency improvement through faster system response
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Adding based marketing documents: 20-50% faster
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Running balance sheet: 80- 90% faster
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Copying from marketing documents: 20-40% faster
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‘Choose from’ lists: 10-20% faster
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Depreciation of fixed assets: 97% faster
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SDK: retrieving data from cell using new matrix interface: 80% faster
* Results based on benchmark tests in SAP labs
Complete Your Tasks Faster!
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Data Archiving
Data Archive Wizard:
Productive Database
(Prior to data archive run)
Data Archiving removes
transactional data
Productive Database
(after data archive run)
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Removes chained transactional data related to
closed financial periods from the productive
database
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Simulates the run prior to execution with
estimation of database size reduction
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Creates a copy of the current database to have
access to historical data
Benefits:
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Improved utilization of productive database
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Leaner and faster system performance
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Lowered TCO:
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Faster and smaller backups
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Faster upgrade, lower maintenance
effort
Enhanced System Performance and Management!
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How Does SAP Business One 8.8 Benefit You?
Ease-of-Use
Higher Productivity
New UI, intuitive system messages and troubleshooting
Enhanced Business Control
Business Processes
Negative invoices, down payment, units of measure,
control accounts, available-to-promise, aging report
Crystal Reports
and Analytics
Simplified Reporting
System Architecture
and Performance
Faster System Response
Implementation
and Maintenance
Lower TCO
Integration
and Collaboration
Increased Connectivity
 SAP AG 2010, Introduction to SAP Business One 8.8, GTM Rollout Services
Full integration with industry leading reporting solution,
easy to use, implement and manage
Unified code base, system engines, application
performance improvements and new data archiving tool
Remote support platform, upgrade wizard, software
development kit
Out-of-the-box scenarios within SAP portfolio,
tool to connect, extend and complete your solution
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Remote Support Platform (RSP)
Remote support platform for SAP Business One is an automated tool that checks customers’ system
and database against operational best practice, thus ensuring customers end-to-end business
 Proactively identifies and prevents potential system issues
 Secures day to day business operations
 Reduces IT support and maintenance costs, which results in lower TCO
SAP Business One RSP
Send automatic health check queries
to identify potential system issues
SAP & Partner Support
System Status Reports
Collect information about installation,
data load, disk space usage,
previously performed back-ups etc.
Health Checks
Healing Tasks
Automatically send fixes to heal
detected issues
Patch Distribution
Incident Processing
Notify partner
@
Reduced IT Dependency and Maintenance Cost
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Upgrade Wizard
Enhancements:
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Fully guided, automated upgrade process
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Non destructive database pre-upgrade
readiness check
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Batch driven database upgrade
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Automatic backup of databases
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Automatic upgrade of software
components
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Guidance to solve issues if required
Benefits:
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Faster and easier upgrades with shorter
downtimes

Reduction of upgrade complexity and
risks involved, while ensuring data
integrity, preventing data-loss and
eliminating human mistakes

Reduction of IT support and maintenance
costs
Simpler, Safer Upgrades!
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Accelerated Implementation Methodology (AIP)
Proven Implementation Methodology
specifically for SAP Business One
■ Eliminates surprises and overruns in time or budget
(Go live in 2 to 8 weeks)
■ Enables straightforward migrations and integration,
with few interruptions and low user stress
■ Increases project transparency
Results in Lower Implementation Costs and Rapid ROI!
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Software Development Kit (SDK)
Enhancements:
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Functional enhancements
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New objects
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Increased usability

Extended security
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Access to User Defined Objects

Clearer system messages

Increased performance
The SAP Business One Software Development Kit (SDK) allows programmers to easily interface 3 rd party
applications with SAP Business One both on the database and the user interface level. It is an ideal platform
for partners and customers to extend the core functionalities of SAP Business One by building fully integrated
industry specific or horizontal solutions.
More Powerful SDK for Faster and Easier Development
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Proven Industry Solutions
Our Software Solution Partners (SSP’s) offer more than 70 SAP certified Industry Solutions
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Automotive
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High Tech
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Chemicals
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Industrial Machinery &
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Consumer Products

Engineering, Construction &
Components
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Media
Operations
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Mill Products
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Healthcare

Professional Services

Higher Education &
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Retail

Wholesale Distribution
Research
SAP works closely with selected software solution partners to develop simple, proven, and affordable industry-specific
solutions. These solutions are developed on the SAP Business One development platform and are seamlessly integrated to
SAP Business One and certified as such by SAP to ensure quality.
Benefit from Proven Solutions Designed for Your Industry
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Broader Community Access
Website: http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/businessone
Benefits:

Free access to knowledge and
expertise of thousands of active
contributors, virtually 24 hours a day

Ask questions and get instant answers,
often in minutes

Meet and collaborate with others, and
share your own thoughts

Use full-text search capability to quickly
find what you are looking for

Download whitepapers, abstracts,
templates, example code and other
helpful material related to your SAP
Business One solution

Access FAQ’s, tips & tricks, SAP
Business One Wiki and other useful
information

Available globally in English, Spanish,
Portuguese, Chinese, German
Instant Access to Knowledge and Best Practices
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How Does SAP Business One 8.8 Benefit You?
Ease-of-Use
Higher Productivity
New UI, intuitive system messages and troubleshooting
Enhanced Business Control
Business Processes
Negative invoices, down payment, units of measure,
control accounts, available-to-promise, aging report
Crystal Reports
and Analytics
Simplified Reporting
System Architecture
and Performance
Faster System Response
Implementation
and Maintenance
Lower TCO
Integration
and Collaboration
Increased Connectivity
 SAP AG 2010, Introduction to SAP Business One 8.8, GTM Rollout Services
Full integration with industry leading reporting solution,
easy to use, implement and manage
Unified code base, system engines, application
performance improvements and new data archiving tool
Remote support platform, upgrade wizard, software
development kit
Out-of-the-box scenarios within SAP portfolio,
tool to connect, extend and complete your solution
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Integration of SAP Business One via B1iSN
with other ERP Systems
Seamless integration between local SAP Business One installations
and central SAP Business Suite installation*
 Rich and proven out-of-the-box scenarios enable rapid set-up within short time
 Flexibility of the technology allows easy customization and extendibility
 Lightweight architecture requires minimal skill set, and reduces maintenance
*B1iSN
can also be used for integration with other systems of your Ecosystem with proven standards (e.g. web services)
Headquarters
Customer
Headquarters
Acquisition
Subsidiary
Manufacturing
Site
Branch Office
Supplier
Branch Office
Customer
Fully integrated with B1iSN
Manual Processes
Reliable and Affordable Integration of Your Ecosystem
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SAP B1iSN
Out-of-the-Box Scenarios with SAP portfolio
Capabilities
Delivery
Order
Order

Integration technology to eliminate multiple application
interfaces and intervention points

Integration using preconfigured content, including data
transformation rules and routing rules defining interactions
between systems

Develop integration solutions based on preconfigured
content, or create new solutions with built-in step-by-step
procedures
Benefits
Inter-Company Purchasing – Sales from Central Stock
Other scenarios currently available Out-of-the-Box:
 Master Data Distribution – Product
 Master Data Distribution – Customer
 Inter-Company Purchasing – Sales from Local Stock
 Customizing Distribution
 Management Reporting – Sales Analysis

Improve operational efficiency and productivity

Enhance organizational control through centralized
information management and corporate-wide visibility

Lower total cost of ownership by using an affordable, userfriendly solution with low cost of integration and support

Increase profitability by optimizing sales, marketing, and
service functions

Enhance ongoing technical support through a single point of
contact for all your application issues
Out-of-the-Box Integration For Fast ROI!
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SAP Business One 8.8 Availability

General Availability since
May 2010

Install and benefit NOW!
Plan Your Update!
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Thank you!
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Appendix
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Technical Upgrade Information
SAP Business One Releases Supported for
Upgrade by 8.8 Upgrade Wizard:

SAP Business One 2005 A SP01 (PL >= 53)

SAP Business One 2005 B (PL >= 46)

SAP Business One 2007 A (PL>= 48)

SAP Business One 2007 B (PL >= 11)

SAP Business One 2007 A SP01

To upgrade a lower release, first upgrade to
2005 A SP01, 2005 B or 2007 A/B
Prerequisites SAP Business One Server:

MS-SQL Server 2005 or 2008

Windows Server 2003 or 2008

1GB RAM
Effort
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Depends on many factors of your individual
setup; please contact your partner for individual
estimate
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Further Business Logic improvements
Support for Legal Compliance
Enhancements

EU Sales report for EU

Tax Deducted at Source (TDS and
eTDS) for India

Ability to modify posted sales and
purchasing documents (France and
Mexico)

Customs calculation on landed cost

Intrastat Enhancements for EU
Continuous Adoption to Support You for Legal Compliance
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New and Enhanced SDK Features – DI-API
Financials
• Profit Centers
• Distribution Rule
• Dimensions
CRM
Sales
Opportunities
• Service Calls
Statuses
• Sales Opportunity
Competitors
• Service Calls
Problem Types
• Opportunity
Reason
• Service Calls
Types
• Opportunity Interest
• Opportunity Source
• Service Calls
Origins
Other
• Support uploading
CR layout and
templates files as
“blobs”
• More system
permissions added
MRP:
• Sales Forecast
Enhancements
• Solution Status
Human Resource
Administration
Inventory
• Card Properties
• Discount Groups
• Predefined Text
• Drafts in Inventory
Transfer
• Dunning Terms
• States
• Attachment Paths
• Cash Discount
Polices
• Hierarchies and
Expansions
• FIFO Layers In
Inventory
Revaluation
Country
Specific
• DNF/NCM Codes
(Brazil)
• Employee Role
• Department
• Branch
• TDS certificate
series
• nature of
assesses(India)
• sections (India)
More Powerful SDK for Faster and Easier Development
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SDK Enhancements
UI-API
Button Combo
Grid
• A new item type that
provides the
functionality of a
button and combo
box in a single item
• Data and Metadata
support via xml.
• Numeric Formats for
grids
• Sorting capabilities
for grids
• Get Cell Specific
Skin Style
• Obtain the skin style
chosen in
Administration
Functional and Performance
UDO
Performance
• UDO Access –
add/update/delete
UDO records from DI
API
• UDO Archiving –
archive UDO records
that are no longer
needed
• RecordSet
enhancements
• GetCellSpecific retrieves cells data.
• General performance
enhancements due to
Core functionality
changes.
Error Messages
• Error messages
improvements :
Clearer messages
with additional
description.
More Powerful SDK for Faster and Easier Development
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Solution Packager
Easy roll-out to
subsidiaries and multi site
environments
Easy to install
Industry Solution
Enhancements:

New tool for packaging pre-configured
industry solutions

New tool for packaging pre-configured
SAP Business One set-up

Includes layouts, local and industry
specific settings, UDF’s, add-ons,
chart of accounts and more

Easy to use packages to create new
pre-configured companies
Package
Benefits:
+
+
Pre-configured
settings, layouts,
GL scheme
+
Add-On’s
Additional Solution
Documentation

Allows developing partners to easily
package a complete solution

Allows customers and partners to
easily implement a partner industry
solution.

Enables customers to create a master
company and easily copy & deploy it
to subsidiaries and/or separate
installations
Note: Currently the Solution Packager can build packages for the following localizations:
Australia/New Zealand, Brazil, Germany, Spain, France, United Kingdom, India, Italy, Mexico, United States
Quick and Flawless deployment
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Certified Solutions from
Software Solution Partners
• Highest level of SAP award for industry solutions
• Solution meets highest level of SAP criteria's
• SAP lab runs consistently typical end user scenarios
with every new SAP Business One patch
Benefits:
• Ensured quality and compatibility with new patches
Industry Solution
Tailor-made solutions for a specific industry
Recognized as Industry Solution in SAP Ecosystem
• Solution meets next level of SAP criteria
• Proven solution with customer references
Validation Standards Increases Quality
Advantage Solution
• Highest level of SAP award for horizontal solutions
• Solution meets highest level of SAP criteria's
• SAP labs runs consistently typical end user scenarios
with every new SAP Business One patch
Benefits:
• Ensured quality and compatibility with new patches
Horizontal Solution
Designed to cover cross-industry needs
Recognized as Horizontal Solution in SAP Ecosystem
•
•
Solution meets next level of SAP criteria
Proven solution with customer references
Certified Add-On
Certified technical integration with SAP Business One
Mandatory basis for all types of validations
SAP Validation Ensures the Quality of Your Solution
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New and More flexible Licensing Model
Enhancements:

Introduction of new user types

Ability to run multiple license files on a
single license server
Benefits:

Extensive coverage of user types
provides more affordable licensing
alternatives aligned with customer
needs

Reduction of servers needed to run
license files, by running them on a
single license server
More Flexibility to Fit Your Needs
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Security Enhancements
Enhancements:

Login of end users only to assigned databases

Stricter password rules

Introduction of the Site User for performing general
tasks such as registering new databases and
security configurations

Support of advanced encryption algorithms and
mechanisms for stronger protection of customer
data

Ability to limit queries to read only access with
authorization profile
Benefits:

Increased data security

Quicker login procedure

Improved support for multi company landscapes
Increased Data Security and Simplified Login
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