A Single System to Streamline

Your Entire Business

An Introduction, July 2014

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About SAP

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SME portfolio
SAP Business One is SAPs solution specific for small enterprises

Easiest to consume:

Most scalable:

Ideal for ME companies with Ideal for ME companies preferring

no IT; on-demand only
highly industry-specific needs;
Hosting option available

Most affordable:
Entry-level, flexible ERP. Ideal for growing SE;
available on-premise, hosted or on-demand

On-premise

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Midsize
Enterprises

Small
Enterprises

Cloud

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Positioning

Designed exclusively for small businesses*, SAP Business One is:

Complete All essential business functions (accounting, customer relationship management (CRM),
operations, sales, marketing, service, warehousing, and more) are available out of the box. Complete
visibility and better control help you run your end-to-end business processes professionally.
Integrated All business functions come in one package, which makes them easy to set up, use, and
optimize. Integration with other systems is possible via standard integration packages or open application
programming interfaces (APIs).
Extensible A flexible platform with 41 localizations and 27 languages allows for growth and innovation.
More than 500 pre-integrated, industry-specific, and horizontal solutions are available via SAP partners.
Innovative Offered via mobile devices and providing real-time data insight, you get access to groundbreaking technologies and you stay ahead of the competition.
Truly affordable Start with a basic on-premise implementation with a few users. Or use the starter
package**, which includes both software and implementation, as a quick, low-cost, low-risk option with
limited capacity for up to five users. A cloud solution is available for a monthly fee.

* Including subsidiaries or remote offices of large enterprises; ** Not available in all regions
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The SAP Business One product offer

Core

SAP HANA

Cloud & Mobile

Integration

Functional

New Business Scenarios

Multi-tenancy Hosting

Integration solutions

Geographic

Analytics

On-demand Offering

Extensibility

Scalability &
Performance

Mobile Offering

Subsidiary business
enablement

Global and Extensible

for Small Enterprises

Solving Big Data

Challenge

Ease of Consumption

Easy, Robust
Integration

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A compact business solution stack

Total cost of
ownership
(TCO) and
supportability

Expanding the
solution scope

Robust integration
and collaboration
Extensibility

Flexibility on
deployment

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Interface for
SAP HANA apps
Covering all standard
business processes
Running completely on
in-memory computing
technology

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SAP Business One used in 150+ countries

Current localizations
Australia
Austria
Belgium
Brazil
Canada
Chile
China
Costa Rica
Cyprus
Czech
Republic
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany

Current languages
Arabic, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Czech, Danish, Dutch, English
(UK), English (US), Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian,
Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal),
Russian, Slovak, Spanish (Latin America), Spanish (Spain), Swedish, Turkish

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Guatemala
Hong Kong
Hungary
India
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Japan
Mexico
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Panama
Poland

Portugal
Puerto Rico
Russia
Singapore
Slovakia
South Africa
South Korea
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
United
Kingdom
USA

Non-localized countries
Various countries/regions use other localizations
or Partner solutions for SAP Business One

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Core business functions and capabilities

Designed exclusively for smaller businesses, SAP Business One offers

All relevant business functions as well as many other features

Various extension capabilities via the SDK and the Integration Framework
A very high usability and a Microsoft Office integration
Fully integrated SAP BusinessObjects solutions for reporting and analysis
The benefit of an universal code base for 41 localizations, covering legal requirements

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SAP Business One key functions

SAP Business One
Client
Financials

Chart of accounts

Journal entries

Sales

Inventory

Production

Service mgmt

Purchase request

Item mgmt

Bills of material

Service planning
Tracking across
multiple customer
interactions

Item lists
Price lists

Purchase quotations
Web-enabled RFQ

Item Sets
Production orders

Purchase orders

Goods receipts

Goods issues

Goods receipt POs

Goods returns

Goods issues
Inventory transactions

Goods receipts
Production Dashboards

A/P Invoice
A/P Reserve Invoice

Transfers
Serial number mgmt

Down-payment
Invoice/Request

Batch number mgmt

GL Account
Determination
Life Cycle mgmt

Pick and pack

Recurring transactions

Item cost calculation

Inventory Tracking
Bin Location

Forecasts
MRP

Multiple Measurements
Inventory Counting

Drop Ship
Make to order

Order recommendations

Posting templates

Recurring postings

Contact mgmt
Activities mgmt

Exchange rates in
multiple currencies

Calendar

Campaign mgmt
Blanket agreements

Financial reports

Budget mgmt

Cost accounting

Multiple posting
periods

Purchasing

Opportunity and
pipeline mgmt

Service

Multilingualism /
Localizations

Analytics /
Dashboards

Mobile

Incoming payments

Outgoing payments

Quotations
Purchase orders
Deliveries
Returns
Invoices
Dunning
Price lists in
multiple currencies

Equipment card
handling

Service Dashboards
Service contracts

Mobile Interaction
Recurring transactions

Human resource
integration
Knowledge database

Service calendar

Service call processing

Payment run

Bank statement
processing

Checks

Credits

Deferred payments

Account reconciliation

DATEV / ELSTER

Fixed Assets

SEPA
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Special prices
Period and volume
discounts

Cancel Marketing
Documents

A/P credit memos

Landed costs
Intrastat

Import Process
Workflow

Customer mgmt
Gross profit calculation
Microsoft Office
integration

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Embedded analytic applications from SAP

Fully integrated standard printing and reporting platform:
Customers receive Business Objects technology, a leading solution for printing and reporting
Compelling embedded real-time reporting function with SAP Crystal Reports
Powerful visualizations and built-in analytics with SAP Crystal Dashboard Design
Real-time business transparency and clarity
SAP
SAP Crystal
Crystal Reports
Reports Form
Form

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SAP
SAP Crystal
Crystal Dashboard
Dashboard

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Business Intelligence / Analytic Applications *

for SAP Business One

SAP Business One

on Microsoft SQL
Server

SAP Business One

SAP Business One,
analytics powered by
version for SAP HANA
SAP HANA
Quickly builds formatted reports and layouts for all
printing and reporting purposes, fully aligned with
the UI elements of SAP Business One

SAP Crystal Reports

Monitors business performance for decision makers

and uses what-if scenarios to understand potential
performance

SAP Crystal Dashboard

Interactive analysis

Pervasive analytics

SAP Lumira software

Transforms predefined semantic layers (SAP HANA

models) to Microsoft Excel pivot tables to analyze
business data ad hoc
Design dashboards for SAP Business One forms or
the cockpit; can forecast data by leveraging SAP
HANAs predictive analysis library
Delivers beautiful analytics, allowing to easily
convey and share knowledge; discovers hidden
patterns and transforms the way we see business

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Complementary solutions
Solutions developed by software solution partners extend SAP Business One
Software solution partners have the industry expertise and customer focus to offer industry-specific
and horizontal solutions
The solutions are fully integrated into SAP Business One and certified by SAP
The solutions can be deployed on premise, on demand, or for SAP Business One, version for SAP HANA

Industry solutions

Horizontal extensions

Cover business needs for industries, such as:

Going beyond generic business needs, such as in:

Automotive
Chemicals
Consumer products
Retail

Industrial machinery and

components
Discrete and process
manufacturing

Wholesale distribution

Engineering, construction,
and operations

Professional services

Media

Healthcare

Supply chain management

Pharmaceuticals

Mill products

Productivity
Accounting
Payment
Enhanced CRM
Reporting
Mobility

High tech
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SAP Business One 9.1

Two new releases, SAP Business One 9.1 and SAP Business One 9.1, version for SAP HANA
Released to customer in June 2014 , general availability currently planned for end of Q4 2014
One common code base for SAP HANA database and Microsoft SQL Server
Focus on functional improvements and simplifications of implementing, operating, and using
SAP Business One

Significant

Extended

simplifications

functions

Easier

Quicker

Optimized

extension

implementation

SAP HANA adoption

Completed

Enhanced

Better

localizations

lifecycle management

cost structure

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SAP Business One 9.1 functional highlights

Business logic and localization

Enhanced production module (resources and bill of materials
enhancements)
Inventory item cost valuation based on serial or batch number
Display balances for goods receipt POs and purchase orders
in BP master data
Enablement of negative payments in payment wizard
Multiple branches function splits transactions by business unit
Project enhancements (initially for Russia)
Rounded-off functions (G/L account determination, multiple
unit of measurement, price lists, bin location, pick and pack,
and more)
Fixed assets enhancements
Extended tax reporting
Bank statement processing for additional localizations
Localization enhancements and legal compliance
Default values

Reporting and analytics

SAP Crystal Reports 2013

Default settings and report layout (selected countries)

Extensibility/SDK
Additional DI/UI objects and services
Enhanced lifecycle management for extensions
SAP Business One studio and workflow enhancements

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Infrastructure and architecture

Permission group authorizations
Performance improvements; security enhancements
Hiding business functions
Configurable UI framework
Copy and paste between SAP Business One grids and MS
Excel
Simplified e-mail and printing process

Lifecycle management and support

Remote support platform 3.1

Specific to SAP Business One 9.1,

version for SAP HANA
Service layer that exposes business objects by Web service
Role-based work center for analytics and simplified system
use (based on HTML5)
Pervasive analytics new action types for dashboards, KPIs
Supplementary dashboards easily created via the pervasive
analytics designer (advanced dashboards)
Performance optimization (transactional and reporting)
App framework enhancement for partners
Supported by remote support platform
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Comprehensive lifecycle management

with Remote Support Platform 3.1 (RSP)

SAP HANA

Maintenance

Support

Upgrade process

Health checks and system

status report enabled for
SAP Business One, version
for SAP HANA

Scheduled backups that

care for safe recovery

Proactive health checks to

help assure efficient
support by providing key
data for root-cause analysis

Upgrade readiness
verification for maintenance
planning

SAP update notifications and

automated software
distribution

Guided upgrade process

with silent mode and recovery
safer and more automated

Simplified and automated lifecycle management processes

Reduce TCO by eliminating or automating time-consuming tasks

Automated maintenance to reduce manual effort
Reduced training costs for teaching maintenance tasks
Lower costs for support thanks to detailed system health checks
Improved system availability and reduced system downtime due to proactive issue reporting

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Mobile solutions
SAP Business One mobile app for iOS and SAP Business One mobile app for Android

Key benefits
Managers, sales, and service employees stay informed about their business, view reports,
manage contacts, and handle sales and service activities
Better-informed employees have access to the most relevant data and business processes
Real-time business decisions anytime and anywhere mean higher productivity

Detailed introduction and free trial:

SAP Business One mobile app for iOS

SAP Business One mobile app for Android

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Unlock Business Value with SAP HANA

Reinvent Your Business to Achieve the Unthinkable

Smarter

Faster

Simpler

Real-time visibility into your

business for more informed
decision making

Immediate analysis of data

in seconds instead of days

Increase efficiency and realize

cost savings with automated
business processes

Deeper insights into

customer needs and wants

Faster execution when

adjusting to changes in
market dynamics

Get value from Big Data and

create new applications or
redefine business models

Powerful performance
whether deployed onpremises or in the cloud

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Streamline IT landscape with a

single system for analytics and
transactions and see lower TCO
User-friendly and accessible on
any device

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SAP Business One and SAP HANA offerings

SAP Business One, version for SAP HANA

SAP Business One analytics powered by SAP HANA

Key features

Key features

Enterprise search
Dashboards and analysis
Ad hoc interactive reporting

Key benefits

Key benefits

Speed and flexibility with analytics based on an in-memory

database side by side with a transactional server

Real-time analytics, innovative scenarios, and high

transactional throughput on the SAP HANA platform

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Enterprise search
Dashboards and analysis
Ad hoc interactive reporting
Pervasive analytics
Apps available with SAP Business One , version for SAP
HANA (advanced available-to-promise (ATP) and cash
flow forecasting)

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YouTube videos of apps for the version for SAP HANA

Cash flow forecast

Available-to-promise

Pervasive analytics

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Affordable, cloud-based SAP Business One

Get the business software you need, the way you need it.
Rely on the full, proven functionality of SAP Business One in the cloud, hosted and maintained in
secure, world-class data centers
Start small and scale up as your business grows and needs change
Realize significantly lower TCO with software-as-a-service (SaaS)
Companies like Singtel, Seidor, Magyar Telekom, Versino, and Virtustream are some of the partners
for selling, implementing, and supporting SAP Business One Cloud

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Cloud Control Center

Web Application for cloud operators (incl. private clouds) to manage SAP Business One cloud
(service units, tenants, upgrades, software components)

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Integration capabilities at a glance

Standard integration
scenarios

Subsidiary integration

Dashboards, SAP mobile apps, outsourced payroll,

automated request for quotation, integration of
Web-based SAP Customer Checkout application,
Ariba Network integration (purchase order and
invoice automation)

Various scenarios for master data, sales,

purchasing, HQ reporting, and finance

Business network
integration

SAP Business One to

SAP Business One

Non-SAP, cloud-based extensions, electronic data

interchange, social networks, collaboration
(business to business, business to consumer),
Web shop, Web services

Full synchronization, financial consolidation,

distributed operations

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(SAP Business Suite to

SAP Business One)

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Subsidiary and intercompany integration

Two scenarios, based on the integration framework of SAP Business One

SAP ERP

SAP Business One

SAP Business One integration for SAP NetWeaver

SAP Business One

SAP Business One

Intercompany integration solution for SAP Business One

Highlights:

Highlights:

Integrates SAP Business One running in subsidiaries* with

SAP Business Suite software in headquarters location
Data harmonization, financial consolidation, business
process standardization, and supply chain optimization
Pre-configured scenarios and customer-specific content

Manages intercompany transactions between partner

companies running different SAP Business One installations
Financial transactions and consolidation across SAP
Business One systems delivered out-of-the-box
Automated complex business processes

* Including branches or franchisees of large enterprises

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Maintenance and Support Services by SAP

Innovation & Continuous Improvement

SAP PartnerEdge Portal

SAP software upgrades such as major and minor releases, patches or Hotfixes
Technological innovations, functional enhancements, legal changes, corrections
Proactive remote services (remote support platform for SAP Business One)

Knowledge Transfer

Solution database (SAP notes)

Documentation resource center
SAP Business One Education area
SAP Community Network (SCN) / Forum
Directory of Legal Requirements and Important Corrections

Problem Resolution

Global problem resolution

24x7 handling of messages with very high priority
Escalation handling
Message queue platform
Remote support

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Customer Experiences
SAP Business One is the perfect complement to our SAP R/3 software for our smaller business
units. Also, the international footprint of SAP ensures that SAP is present wherever Groupe SEB
does business. Benot Champouillon, Business Units and Continents Relationship Manager
Worlds largest manufacturer of small household appliances and cookware: 6 SEB products sold every second globally
320 Business One users in 9 subsidiaries, 3,400 R/3 users globally

SAP Business One has enabled us to build an integrated business with always-on iPad
connectivity for sales teams that will accelerate direct sales and expansion into new markets.
Frank Meier, Managing Director

Medical Devices and Retail Company in Karlsruhe, Germany

Implemented Business One in just 7 weeks, on budget and with only 2 day user training
Uses Business One on ipad to connect account executives which has resulted in 500 new leads, 1000 new contacts

Before we moved to Business One into the cloud, I was concerned about performance but the
impact has been minimal. Often you dont see a difference at all. Glenn Rhodes, IT Manager
Manufacturer of flame resistant clothing in Chicago, IL, USA
100% year over year growth in past two years.
Uses SAP Business One in the cloud, hosted by partner, saving on hardware costs, staffing requirements and provided
flexibility of employees to use system regardless of location.

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Summary and todays facts

Compact business suite for small businesses . . .

Perfect fit for large-enterprise affiliates
worldwide . . .
Global solution with local focus . . .

. . . proven by 43,000+ customers

. . . run by 330+ large enterprises in
2,100+ affiliates

. . . 41 country localizations and 27 languages

Affordable and flexible deployment . . .

Enables enterprises to operate worldwide . . .

. . . available on demand and on premise

. . . manifold integration capabilities

Solid road map . . .

. . . adopting new requirements, technologies, industry trends

Fully future-proof . . .

. . . protecting investment of partners and customers

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More information for customers, prospects, and partners

Public Web site

SAP Business One Cloud free trial

Youtube

SAP PartnerEdge Portal

(partner only)

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Thank You!

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Appendix / slides for

partners

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Partner Value Proposition

Leverage the SAP and SAP Business One brand
Work with other skilled partners who have been certified to deliver solutions of the highest
quality
Leverage industry and innovation capabilities
Become an SSP to easily customize Business One for your customers
Offer new business models (i.e. on-demand) as a SAP Business One VAR
Answer pressing customer challenges (data management) with first hand access to
ground breaking technologies (i.e. SAP HANA)
Increase Revenue and Profit - for your organization and customer

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SAP Business One Messaging: for Partners

With SAP Business One, prospects and customers obtain a globally proven solution
that will help them grown and manage all aspects of their business.
Customers who choose this solution are given choices, which map to their strategic business
objectives: choice of deployment, innovative technologies to solve data challenges, and even
mobile access.
Existing SAP Business One Partners:

Partners delivering SAP Business One

for the first time:

Leverage knowledge and expertise to extend

your customer base and offer a vast portfolio of
SAP offerings

Build on SAP software to offer new customer

solutions, especially in innovation areas: SAP
HANA, cloud, mobility

Deliver additional opportunity to increase

customer satisfaction and elevate the
conversation

Enter the rich ecosystem of SAP partners and

gain access to new customers

Easily build on Business One to offer

customized solutions
Provide customers with choice of deployment
and consumption and access to the latest
innovations
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Work closely with SAP partner managers to

achieve targeted, effective sales successes
Provide ability to scale globally with ease
Extend your portfolio to offer new solutions/
services, thus increasing share of wallet in
current and prospective accounts
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Partnership benefits, New partners (tasks/expectations)

How You Benefit
Provide new business models to existing customers
Enter new markets
Leverage proven and established SAP Business One
success
Up-sell opportunity
Utilize SAP marketing and branding for your own efforts
Extend your solution portfolio

What SAP Provides

Training
Local product experts to help provide sales support in all regions
Marketing content, programs and Tools
Exposure to SAP Customer Base
Access to partner ecosystem to expand your market reach

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VARs have three different partnership

levels with related benefits
All the benefits of Silver
Gold Logo Branding
Highest market development
funding (MDF)
Highest Service Entitlements

Gold

Silver

Bronze

All the benefits of Bronze

Advisory Boards
Increased MDF
Increased Service Entitlements

Standard Benefits Package

SW Discount
MDF (if available in region)
Service Entitlements

Standard Benefits Package (regardless of how many products sold)

General Program Benefits

Business Enablement Benefits

Technical Support

Partner Education

Marketing and Selling Support

Solution Development Support

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that could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking
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