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SAP Business One In-Depth Review: Inventory (Warehouses, Sublevels, Multi-Bin, Cycle Count, Inventory Tracking, Pick & Pack)

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Below, we explore SAP Business One inventory tools and mechanisms. You will discover the inventory valuation methods used within the system, run through the warehouse setup, learn about cycle count and inventory tracking of SAP B1, explore the basics of pick and pack processes, and peruse pricing schemes associated with SAP Business One.

With SAP Business One, you get the ability to monitor your inventory in real-time. Every time you add a new transaction, the system updates your quantity levels in a corresponding warehouse. For the perpetual inventory, the update also covers the appropriate monetary values.  Continue Reading

SAP Business One In-Depth Review: Production Module

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In the article below, we explore such a substantial element of SAP Business One as its Production module. The following blog post highlights three topics: Bill of Materials, Resources, and Production Orders. What’s hidden behind these terms? Who uses the SAP Business One Production module? Is it possible to automate production workflow management? You will find the answers below.  Continue Reading

SAP Business One In-Depth Review: Crystal Reports

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We’ve recently described how to print documents in SAP Business one, creating custom layouts. However, one important aspect stayed untouched. Although we’ve mentioned SAP Crystal Reports several times, we didn’t describe this tool properly in the article. Therefore, let’s explore SAP Business One Crystal Reports from the perspective of document printing. In the following article, we define the tool, describe how to create a basic report with its help, and show how to set a default layout template in the Crystal Reports tool.  Continue Reading

SAP Business One In-Depth Review: How to Print Documents in SAP B1

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Despite the world is moving towards total digitalization, many businesses still need to print documents. Although this process seems to be intuitive and straightforward, you may spend lots of time performing this repetitive procedure, unless you use SAP Business One. The system lets you simplify this process dramatically. With SAP Business One, you can print documents and reports immediately after your company database is created. Alternatively, it is possible to send them via email. In SAP Business One, each document or report has a predefined print layout template. You can use it as it is or modify it according to your business requirements. In this article, you will find the overview of printing capabilities introduced in SAP Business One. We shed light upon their initial setup and explore the system’s print layout designer. Continue Reading

SAP Business One In-Depth Review: How to Create, Authorize, & Approve Documents in SAP B1

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In this article, we explore how to create, authorize, and approve documents in SAP Business One. You will discover various document creation features such as drafts, mass creation, and drawing documents from one another. Also, we explore how to accelerate and automate the process of creating documents by merging authorizations and approvals with document creation features. In SAP Business One, this process is standard. In addition to that, the application provides the ability to split different tasks between different system users via multiple levels of responsibility and authority. Let’s take a look at the core document creation features, explore authorizations, approvals, and drafts in more detail, and proceed to the document creation through the wizards.  Continue Reading

SAP Business One In-Depth Review: The Essentials of SAP B1 Service Module

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In the following SAP tutorial, we introduce you to the SAP Business One Service module. You will find out what its equipment card is, how to create service calls, where to find service reports, etc. The blog post describes the essentials of the Service module in SAP Business One. In a nutshell, this tool is aimed at service-oriented companies. It is associated with the ability to track the provided services in a formal way. The module enables merchants to organize the provided services according to particular items, serial numbers, item groups, etc. Another purpose is to enable advanced analysis of the provided services via a robust system of reports. So, let’s see what the SAP Business One Service module is. Continue Reading

SAP Business One In-Depth Review: Getting Started with SAP B1 Sales Opportunities

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As an e-commerce store owner, you always have to think about turning leads into sales. Consider this process the lifeblood of your company’s revenue stream. And luckily, SAP Business One has something special to let you leverage this process. The system lets you monitor all potential buyers as a whole sales stream but treat each lead as your only sale. SAP Business One provides vital information for reporting and analysis to empower you to achieve this goal. Furthermore, you get the ability to streamline such daily chores as calendar appointments, meetings, and email sending. Due to a tight connection between SAP B1 and  Microsoft Outlook, these daily tasks can be managed in both systems.

In this article, we describe tools associated with the SAP Business One sales opportunities. You will find out how to move a lead through all the sales stages in SAP B1. Also, we shed light on exploring your sales pipeline for both individual salespeople and the company as a whole. The system’s powerful reporting functionality delivers a 360-degree view of leads and customers. It also delivers the ability to manage sales quotations in Microsoft Outlook. Below, we shed light on how to track marketing deals that become your revenue stream.  Continue Reading

SAP Business One In-Depth Review: How to Use the Wizard to Execute an MRP Run in SAP Business One

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In the previous two articles about SAP Business One, we explain what MRP is and how to prepare for a new MRP run in SAP B1. With an accurate model of your business in place, you can leverage the potent tool to figure out how to get the materials you need, making or selling products in time. In the following article, we shed light on how to use the Wizard to execute an MRP run in SAP Business One and how to work with the provided data.  

The blog post describes a basic MRP run in SAP Business One for a multilevel bill of materials. It focuses on the core steps of this process: selecting a scenario for your MRP run, choosing items, specifying inventory data sources, providing documents, executing the MRP run, and taking action. Besides, you will find out what consuming forecast and order consolidation are.

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SAP Business One In-Depth Review: Material Requirements Planning Defined

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Below, you will find the definition of SAP Business One MRP or material requirements planning. In this article, we describe the corresponding processes that take place in the ERP system when you need to apply a set of planning techniques. In a nutshell, SAP lets you aggregate data from different stages of production and calculate material requirements to increase the efficiency of your business operations. The MRP run output contains a set of recommendations to reorder or produce materials. Besides, it delivers alerts on materials that will be past due. 

Consequently, you can accelerate the purchase of materials or their delivery as well as accommodate delays in production through schedule changes. Also, you can leverage the SAP Business One MRP to maintain proper inventory levels for your e-commerce store. Thus, items purchased for resale are always available. Continue Reading

SAP Business One In-Depth Review: Purchasing and Accounts Payable Documents

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Purchasing is a quite complex process that involves numerous actions and documents. With SAP Business One, you make sure that a steady stream of required materials is on the way to your company. Furthermore, the system lets you specify when and where you need them. Thus, you get a fully integrated, end-to-end business process, where SAP Business One helps you manage the entire purchasing routine from the purchase quotation to the corresponding records in your general ledger. With SAP Business One, you get the ability to capture information at each step automatically. And in the following article, we shed light on the SAP Business One purchasing and accounts payable documents and the related processes that cover each step of the purchasing workflow. 

With the platform’s real-time view, you can identify potential shortages before they happen, keep track of vendors, and focus on the basic steps involved in executing a purchase order. Below, we overview the purchasing A/P process, describe its common structure, show how to create one purchasing document from another, and study the accounting and inventory impact of different purchasing documents. Continue Reading