SAP Business One FP 2602 highlights
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Why is SAP Business One FP 2602 a milestone for your digital development?
The FP 2602 marks an important step forward in the digital transformation of your business processes. The focus is on optimising user guidance with visual navigation and simplifying data maintenance. Thanks to new apps and optimised import tools, manual processes are reduced and operational freedom in the web client is greatly increased.
Everything you need to know about SAP Business One FP 2602 at a glance
- Newly available interactive process maps assist with visual navigation within the web client.
- The new Available-to-Promise Report app enables precise availability checks in real time.
- Sales documents can now be exported as PDF files with integrated XML attachments.
- Enhanced import functions for Microsoft Excel simplify master data and accounting maintenance.
How do visual process maps increase efficiency?
One of the key new features is the Process Maps function. These graphical interfaces enable complex business processes to be represented visually and offer guided navigation with quick access to related business tasks. The new Process Maps group already contains two predefined templates: Quote-to-Cash (sales) and Procure-to-Pay (purchasing). This allows core processes to be carried out more efficiently immediately without further customisation.
Two additional apps are included for individual requirements:
- App Process Map Designer: Customise predefined maps or create your own maps that are tailored precisely to your needs.
- App Process Maps: This app serves as a central list for all predefined and user-defined maps.
Safety remains assured:
Permissions for process maps are defined in the SAP Business One client under the Administration - Process Maps option in the web client.
What are the advantages of the new available-to-promise report?
The Available-to-Promise Report app is now available in the Inventory Transactions group. This tool allows you to check item availability when creating sales documents. The app analyses current inventory, open documents and goods receipts to accurately meet customer requirements. If an item is unavailable, you can check the situation in other warehouses or switch directly to alternative items.
How does PDF export with XML attachments speed up your administrative processes?
The new SAP Business One FP 2602 makes data exchange with customers or business partners much easier. Sales documents can now be exported as PDF files that automatically carry the data in XML format in the background. This means that the documents are not only readable by the human eye, but can also be imported directly by other ERP or accounting systems.
How do the new Excel import functions simplify data maintenance?
SAP Business One FP 2602 significantly expands the options for importing data directly from Excel files into the Web Client. The data is copied from the file into the corresponding fields in the Web Client:
- Master data: Item data and business partner records can now be imported via individual or bulk upload. Multiple files or worksheets are even supported for business partner imports.
- Logistics: Batch and serial numbers can now also be integrated directly via Excel upload.
- Finance: When importing journal entries, reconciliation accounts can now be assigned to business partners. It is particularly efficient to use a predefined template for journal entry headers and lines, where the system automatically assigns the fields.
No, the web client is an integrated component for existing SAP Business One licences.
Yes, the FP 2602 is optimised for both SAP HANA and Microsoft SQL Server.
This is usually possible, but a compatibility check of the installed add-ons should be carried out in advance.
Jens Demut
Managing Director SIGMA Software und Consulting GmbH
Jens Demut, graduate in business informatics (Dipl.Wirt.Inf.), has 19 years of professional experience in the SAP Business One area. He joined SIGMA Software & Consulting in 2007 as an SAP Business One Consultant and later took on the role of Managing Director.
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