Released on: September 10, 2008, 3:28 pm

Press Release Author: Alba Spectrum LLC

Industry: Computers

Press Release Summary: SAP B1 mid-size and small business ERP and MRP system is
available in multiple countries and SAP normally certifies SB1 with local government
reporting and tax agencies. The nicety of this relatively new accounting package is
its flexibility, where you have basic business processes, covering such areas as
inventory counts, picking and packing, customer and vendor consolidation,
production, warranty contracts, customer service, CRM, even eCommerce

Press Release Body: SAP B1 mid-size and small business ERP and MRP system is
available in multiple countries and SAP normally certifies SB1 with local government
reporting and tax agencies. The nicety of this relatively new accounting package is
its flexibility, where you have basic business processes, covering such areas as
inventory counts, picking and packing, customer and vendor consolidation,
production, warranty contracts, customer service, CRM, even eCommerce. Plus SAP
Business One has customization and modification tool, SB1 SDK, where you can add
your unique custom add-on. In this small publication we would like to give you
international implementation examples: United States headquarters and Brazilian
subsidiaries:

1. SAP Business One in Brazil. Initial pilots in Brazil were conducted in 2005,
early 2006, and at this time (fall of 2008) it is matured localized ERP in Brazil
with local taxation and financial reporting support. In the past we saw local
municipal taxation needs, however at this time all the gaps are pretty much covered
and if you are selection ERP in Brazil for mid-size or small office, reporting to US
or European headquarters, where you deploy SAP R3 or Great Plains Dynamics GP, SB1
would be probably the first choice

2. Portuguese language support. Language switch could be done within the same
session, or you can pick default language per user, which is also very cool feature.
If you are doing implementation in US and Brazil, we recommend you to pick one SB1
reseller who is familiar with international compatibility of your installation in
both places, especially if you plan to host SB1 server in your headquarters to avoid
some technology pitfalls dismay

3. Brazilian subsidiary consolidation to your corporate ERP. If you use SB1 then it
is simple enough and you can use reporting across the companies. If you use
Microsoft Dynamics GP, then you can deploy FRx advanced reporting, where FRx pulls
data from Excel export and corporate ERP, which is regular Great Plains company.
Consolidated reporting could be also built in Crystal Reports. Plus popular
consolidation way is to move GL transactions from SB1 company to Great Plains via GP
Integration Manager

4. Remote support. Technically, if your offices are located in multiple US and
Brazilian regions, it is impractical to have mandatory local support for each
facility as you will face introduction to your business processes learning curve
cost and delay. Modern SAP Business One consultant should be able t support you via
GoToMeetings web sessions and skype VOIP calls


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