SAP Business One is available in two database versions – MS SQL Server and SAP HANA.

I am often asked by customers…

  • “Should I proceed with the SQL version of SAP Business One or the HANA version?”
  • “What are the advantages of SAP HANA?”
  • “What functionality is only available in SAP Business One on the HANA version?”

Let’s answer these questions and a whole lot more. The team at Leverage Technologies has implemented multiple SAP Business One HANA sites – everything from 4 users to 150 users on the SAP Business One HANA platform.

I hear people say – “HANA is for quick processing and speed of reporting”. This is true but is only one part of the HANA for SAP Business One offering.

SAP Business One HANA – Your Questions Answered

SAP Business One HANA Specific Functions

There are multiple functions and features that are only available in the HANA version for SAP Business One:

  • Enterprise Search – do a wild card search across the entire SAP Business One HANA database for any search criteria. HANA returns the results in record time and then allows you to filter the results to find exactly what you are looking for.
  • Cash Flow forecasting – keep your cash flow on track with interactive cash flow analysis. Configure your cash flow requirements, timeline and inclusions / exclusions and get an instant and comprehensive view of your current and forecast cash flow – for any timeline.
  • Advanced Available to Promise – on the phone to a customer and want to know when you can ship their order? Use the advanced available to promise functionality in SAP Business One HANA.
  • HANA Pervasive Analytics – create your own dashboards and KPI’s.
  • Intelligent Forecasting – Looking to use MRP and want more accurate forecasting to assist with purchase and production planning. SAP Business One HANA offers intelligent forecasting.
  • HANA Interactive Analysis – create your own MS Excel based pivot tables. SAP has done all the hard work for you – simply drag and drop the information you want into the pre-design MS Excel pivot table.
  • SAP Business One HANA Workbench – use the HANA workbench to define workflow for your users. No need to navigate the menu structure in SAP Business One – use the HANA workbench to streamline the user interface and workspace.
  • HANA Dashboards and KPI’s – Choose form the 40+ standard SAP Business One HANA dashboards and KPI’s – instant access to the information you want, when you want it.
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Another key advantage of SAP Business One HANA includes processing speed particularly for reporting. Users can put big data volumes through SAP Business One HANA and can expect instant results. This is true “in memory” processing power. You can keep years of data and report on that data at record speed.

This technology requires a specific server configuration with a decent amount of memory. This will increase the investment required in the server. The pay-back on this additional server cost is usually very quickly justified based on the additional functionality that is provided with SAP Business One HANA.

At the end of the day, implementing a business management solution like SAP Business One is about business improvement – better cash flow, improved customer service and happier team members. The functionality offered by SAP Business One and more specifically the HANA version of SAP Business One will help your business achieve its goals.

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