SAP Business One

SAP Business One

SAP Business One Client
Developer(s)	SAP AG
Stable release	9.2
Operating system	Microsoft Windows / Linux (Server), Microsoft Windows (Clients)
Platform	x86 / x64
Type	Enterprise resource planning
Website	http://www.sap.com/businessone

SAP Business One is business management software (ERP) designed for small and medium-sized enterprises, sold by the German company SAP SE. As an ERP solution, it aims to automate key business functions in financials, operations, and human resources.

SAP Business One was initially launched in Israel in 1996 under the name "Menahel" (Manager in English) or "TopManage" for countries out of Israel. The company was founded by Reuven Agassi (CEO) and Gadi Shamia (VP of sales, marketing and product). The product was designed by Gadi Shamia and the head developer was Hilla Mazinter. In its first years TopManage was sold in the Israeli market only and was the first Windows/Mac business management product to be offered in the Israeli market. In 2000 TopManage started its global expansion into markets in Europe and Latin America. In March 2002, purchased TopManage Financial Systems and branded their system as SAP Business One. TopManage founders Reuven Agassi and Gadi Shamia, executive positions at SAP following the acquisition. A year earlier TopManage's sister company TopTier, was also acquired by SAP. TopTier was founded by Reuven Agassi's son Shai Agassi.

The acquisition allowed SAP to reach out to the small market through its partners and also to gain additional business from the smaller subsidiaries of its enterprise customers.

Prior to SAP Business One 2004 specific country versions called 6.x existed until the first global release in 2004

SAP Business One is arranged into 14 functional modules, covering the typical functions in a business organization. The most widely used modules are Financials, Sales Opportunities, Sales – A/R, Purchasing A/P, Business Partners, Banking and Inventory.

Each module handled specific business tasks on its own, but is linked to the other modules where applicable. For instance, an invoice from the billing transaction of Sales & Distribution would pass through to accounting, where it will appear in accounts receivable and cost of goods sold.

SAP Business One is a typical Client–server model software product

SAP Business One are delivered through its global partner network (SAP PartnerEdge) consisting of the following partner types:

Custom development (called Add-ons) are done using the SAP Business One SDK. It is COM-based development done in Microsoft Visual Studio with C# or VB.NET.