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SAP Business One 8.8 integration for SAP NetWeaver Solution Overview

December 2010

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Running Incompatible Systems Across the Network Is Not Viable in Today’s World

HeadquartersSubsidiary

Manufacturing site

Branch

Non-Integrated networks result in Lack of control over subsidiaries and business

partners Poor visibility into network-wide operations Inefficiency due to non-standardized processes Poor collaboration among employees and

business partners High cost of maintaining nonintegrated solutions

from multiple vendors Risk of compliance

“Adopting a common platform across the business ecosystem can have a substantial impact on companies’ ability to respond quickly to customer demand and market changes, increase operating efficiency, and meet more stringent reporting requirements.”

Bob Anderson, Research Vice President, Gartner Inc.

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But Integration Is a Challenge

More than 30% of IT dollars is spent on integrating software solutions

Long implementation and time spent on stabilization result in high TCO

High cost of maintenance due to lack of flexibility

Requires deep IT expertise


SAP Business One Integration for SAP NetWeaver (B1iSN)

Headquarters

Solution for seamless integration between SAP Business One and SAP Business Suite / SAP NetWeaver and other instances of SAP Business One Rapidly integrates large enterprises running SAP solutions with their subsidiaries, operating divisions,

trading partners and suppliers Provides integration of multiple installations of SAP Business One across the network Standardizes and unifies business processes across the business ecosystem around a single platform

Headquarters

Branch Office

CustomerBranch Office

Subsidiary ManufacturingSite

Supplier

Customer


What Does the B1iSN Include?

B1iSN comprises…

Pre-configured out-of-the-box integration content for most common subsidiary integration scenarios SAP Business One SAP ERP SAP Business One SAP Business One

Tools Integrated development environment Customize and adopt integration content being delivered Develop new customer specific content using step-by-step development guides

Web-based administration which allows users to accessand manage B1iSN from anywhere, anytime Provides guided procedures to set up integration scenarios rapidly Help administer and monitor the subsidiary integration

scenarios during runtime


SAP for Business Network Integration Scenarios into SAP Business Suite

Out-of-the-box scenarios Customizing data distribution

Master data distribution (product & customer)

Intercompany purchasing Sales from central stock (3rd party direct ship) Sales from local stock (subsidiary has local warehouse)

Management reporting – sales analysis(into SAP BW)

In-house cash (new with release B1iSN 8.8)

Liquidity forecasting (new with release B1iSN 8.8)

Suite 7


SAP for Business Network IntegrationScenarios into SAP Business One – New with Release 8.8

Out-of-the-box scenarios Master data distribution (items & customer)

Intercompany purchasing Sales from central stock (3rd party direct ship) Sales from local stock (subsidiary has local warehouse)

Financial consolidation – journal entries


Purpose Synchronized customer and item master data via

your complete company network

Benefits Automatic process guarantees a high level of data

consistency and low level of erroneous data

Cost reductions due to high amount of automation

Key process flows covered Performs initial customer and item master data

upload from central system to one or more B1 systems

Synchronizes records on an ongoing basis to mirror changes across the network

Scenario applies with SAP Business One into SAP ERP as well as SAP Business One into SAP Business One

Master Data DistributionScenario Overview

Subsidiary 1

Subsidiary n

…

Update Changes

Initial Load

Initial Load

Update Changes


Purpose This scenario enables inter-company purchasing

between subsidiaries and headquarters by providing reliable data exchange and support for required logistical and financial processes across the network. Headquarters supplies subsidiaries with sales products, where subsidiaries act as either sales offices (Sales from Central Stock) or local distribution centers (Sales from Local Stock)

Benefits Cost reductions due to high amount of automation

Accelerated sales and supply processes

Increased visibility within the process chain

Key process flows covered Sales from Central Stock (subsidiary as sales

office)

Sales from Local Stock (subsidiary with own warehouse)

Order

Sales from Central Stock

Billing

Order

Billing

Delivery Delivery

Delivery

Sale from Local Stock

Customer Subsidiary Headquarters

Intercompany PurchasingScenario Overview



Purpose This scenario allows headquarters to consolidate

information from SAP Business One systems in subsidiaries to produce reports that provide statistical data for decision-making and further analysis

Benefits Reduced manual interaction in building company-wide,

consolidated reports

Improved decision making and collaboration with insight into each operation

Quicker response to customer and market changes with improved visibility

Key process flows covered Structure mapping of

Sales orders

Delivery / returns

Invoices / credit memos

Initial load and update changes are supported

Management ReportingScenario Overview


Subsidiary Subsidiary Subsidiary

HeadquarterLevel

Web Reporting

SAP Business Explorer


Scenario applies with SAP Business One into SAP ERP only

Purpose Liquidity forecasting provides headquarters with a

central access to information about the current state of your bank account status of their subsidiaries. It also provides an overview of the short-term and mid term cash flow forecast financial situation based the posted invoices (both outgoing and incoming) of all subsidiaries

Benefits Up-to-date clarity on cash status and liquidity

requirements across the network

Key process flows covered Collection of cash management data from different

subsidiaries

Transfer of datasets via iDoc to headquarters

Retrieval of subsidiary data in headquarters

Liquidity ForecastingScenario Overview – New with Release 8.8

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3 3

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House Bank S1 House Bank S2

Subsidiary 1 Subsidiary 2

Headquarters House Bank

InformationCollection

2

1

1 122

3 3

4

House Bank S1House Bank S1 House Bank S2House Bank S2

Subsidiary 1Subsidiary 1 Subsidiary 2Subsidiary 2

HeadquartersHeadquarters House BankHouse Bank


In-House CashScenario Overview – New with Release 8.8

Scenario applies with SAP Business One into SAP ERP only

Purpose Liquidity forecasting provides headquarters with a

central access to information about the current state of your bank account status of their subsidiaries. It also provides an overview of the short-term and mid term cash flow forecast financial situation based the posted invoices (both outgoing and incoming) of all subsidiaries

Benefits Optimize cash resources Fewer external bank accounts Reduce costs for cross-country payments Gain greater flexibility with the execution of payment

netting transactions

Key process flows covered Creation of payment orders in subsidiaries for

headquarters Creation of bank statements in headquarters for

subsidiaries Receive of bank statements by subsidiaries for

incoming or outgoing payments

Payment Order

Bank Statement

s

1

3

2

Delivery /Billing

Subsidiary 1

Headquarters

Subsidiary 2

Bank Statement

s 3


Scenario applies with SAP Business One into SAP Business One only

Purpose Having a consolidated view over the financial situation

of the local SAP Business One companies in one consolidation SAP Business One

Providing the concern’s/ company’s financial situation to internal as well as to external parties

Additional manual correction adjustments could be done this virtual consolidated company database.

This scenario is meant to be a simple consolidation scenario

Benefits Automatic process guarantees a high level of data

consistency and low level of erroneous data One central system to generate financial reports for

internal and external parties

Key process flows covered Inserts and changes of journal entries in the

subsidiaries SAP Business One will be transferred to on central consolidation SAP Business One

Financial ConsolidationScenario Overview – New with Release 8.8

Subsidiary 1

Update Journal Entry

Insert Journal Entry

Subsidiary n

…

Update Journal Entry

Insert Journal Entry


Headquarters Subsidiary Configuration guides

for communication channels

Configuration guides for scenario-specific integration scenario configuration

Tailored for small business

Localized and applying with local regulations

SAP Best Practices for SAP Solutions

ALE/RFC IDOC/BAPI/FCM

HTTP/SOAPSOA

DI API/JDBC

Business Integration Scenarios

SAP Business One Integration for SAP NetWeaver (Short: B1iSN)

Integration Solution for SAP Business One

Any

File/HTTP/JDBC

Inter-company purchasing From local stock

From central stock

Master data distribution – scenario specific Management reporting – sales analysis Liquidity forecasting (new with release 8.8) In-house cash (new with release 8.8)

SAP for Business Network Integration Summary of Solution – Integration into SAP ERP


What’s New in B1iSN 8.8Administration and monitoring

CCMS - Computer Center Management Systems

Administration and monitoring New and simplified user administration allows

a more tailored access control

Enhanced monitoring functionality enables the administrator to monitor and administrate certain tasks such as B1iSN user sessions and their histories

Supports the integration into SAP ERP monitoring component (CCMS*) to bring B1iSN into the overall system monitoring perspective

Security and audit ability Increase security by preventing certain security

vulnerabilities, e.g. of cross-side scripting

Supplying https out-of-the-box activation

Document generation features constitute the basis for auditor reports to be delivered in future

*CCMS - Computer Center Management Systems


SummaryThe Path to Success

Proven integration solution since years(see selected customer stories attached)

Continues improvement regarding business processes and operation excellence

Global partner ecosystem to assist locally

Strong commitment from SAP(see Development Roadmap for SAP Business One)

For Partner:

Please find more information on www.channel.sap.com/sbo/B1iSN

http://www.channel.sap.com/sbo/B1iSN�


Thank you!

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Quickly adapt to internal changes(e.g., new organization structures)

Single version of truth – synchronized master data, consolidated reporting

Carney VenselDirector of International IT

LORD Corporation

“I would say 99.9% of the work is just turning it on and adapting the existing functionality. We really didn’t modify the package – SAP Business One pretty much did exactly what we needed it to do.”

SAP Business Network Integration DeliversLORD Leverages SAP for Network Wide Insight

360o customer visibility, enabling customized services by segment

Profit center accounting/reporting

10% reduction in DSO Improved quality control of products


Increased productivity and efficiency by 10%

More reliable ship dates / availability, providing better customer satisfaction

Reliable data – common master data for materials, products and pricing; consolidated financials

Reduced logistics cycle time by 30%, cutting 4 days from the process

Reduced TCO – right-sized, single solution for all small subsidiaries

SAP Business Network Integration DeliversEndress + Hauser Integrate Their Entire Business Network

Dr. Jan M. Olaf Division Manager of

Marketing and Sales, andExecutive Board Member

Endress + Hauser InfoServe

“SAP Business One was the perfect solution to serve both our local sales offices and our overall corporate need for control.”


Increased market share by 5-7 points in1 year by adding 55 franchisees

Integrated business processes with all franchisees – logistics, sales, finance

Integrated data management from order fulfillment to invoicing and inventory management

Go-live of each franchisee possible within2 days

Paul van der Mark European Application Mange

Checkpoint Systems International GmbH

“Because SAP Business One is available in over 20 languages, the software is an excellent solution for foreign subsidiaries.”

SAP Business Network Integration DeliversCheckpoint Expands Sales Force with Franchisees

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