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May 2011

Intended Audience: SAP Business One Customers, Prospects and SAP Partners

SAP Business One Product Roadmap

2011 – 2014

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Mission Statement for SAP Business One

“Our goal is delivering an on-premise or hosted business management solution for

small businesses that is easy to use, flexible, and affordable.

We will expand the solution into a highly flexible business platform so that SAP

Business One will become the ideal platform for co-innovations with our Ecosystem,

joining networked applications and cloud computing together.“

SAP Business One Executive Management Team

Key Objectives

Focus on Market Needs, Legal Compliance and Robustness

Innovate the Product Across Functionality, User Experience and System Performance

Embed Real-Time Reporting and Analytics

Expand Integration Scenarios and Collaboration

Accelerate Partner Innovations, Add-Ons and Vertical Industry Solutions


Planned Innovations Future DirectionSolution Today

Solutions

Overview of SAP Road Map for SAP Business One

Life cycle management

Integration Framework

B1 Studio

Analytics

CORE


SOLUTION TODAY Planned Innovations Future Direction


Solutions



B1 Studio

Analytics

CORE


New Positioning of SAP Business One

SOLUTION TODAY

* Including Subsidiaries or Remote Offices of Large Enterprises

For Small and Medium Businesses* that want to fully integrate their end-to-end business

and grow is the only complete and integrated world-class ERP solution

that’s truly affordable

Because:

Complete: All essential business functions available out-of-the-box (accounting, CRM, operations, sales,

marketing, service, warehousing and more), providing complete visibility and better control to help you run

your end-to-end business professionally

Integrated: All business functions come in one package, making it easy to set up, use, and optimize.

Integrate with other systems via standard integration packages / open APIs

Extensible: Flexible platform for growth with a worldwide coverage of 40 localized versions. You can extend

the solution with over 500 pre-integrated, industry-specific and horizontal solutions from local SAP partners

Truly Affordable: You can get started with a few users and basic implementation for $10K or less. Already

adopted by tens of thousands customers around the world


SAP Business One Today

~820 active VAR partners worldwide

Doubled the customer base since 2007

~300 Software Solution Partners with 500+ solutions

1.000+ subsidiaries* of larger enterprises are using SAP Business One

SAP’s Best Selling ERP by number of Customers

SOLUTION TODAY

* Including further entities such as affiliates, franchisees etc


What's New and Available?

Key Needs Innovation Highlight Release

Solutions New types of applications

and deployment models

Hybrid deployment of Business One with on-demand/cloud based

applications, such as plug’n play e-shop by ePages and coresystems

Interface for mobile devices

Additional web services

• 8.8

• 8.8

• 8.81

SDK Partner enablement

Increased adaptability

Further technical enhancements, including exposure to SDK Objects • 8.8

• 8.81

Lifecycle

Management

Low TCO Upgrade Wizard; Extension of Remote Support Platform

B1IC is integral part of B1

• 8.8

• 8.81

Integration Orchestrate Integration

and Collaboration

B1 8.8 Integration Component (B1IC)

B1i: Out-of-the-box scenarios for integration between B1 and ERP

systems / between B1 systems

• 8.8

Analytics Real-time Business

Transparency and Clarity

Integration of Crystal Reports; New layout / reporting content

Converter tool for Print Layout Designer (PLD) content

BI on demand

• 8.8

• 8.8

• 8.81

Core New user experience

End-to-End Business

Processes

Enhanced Business Control

Legal Compliance

Cockpit (Personal work center) & Mobile App

Electronic file manager

Request for Quotation

Recurring Activities

Recurring Transactions

Journal Entry Preview

Basic Cost Accounting

• 8.8

• 8.81

SOLUTION TODAY


Personal Work Center – Cockpit

Cockpit features a dramatically improved user interface

Intuitive user experience; Easy UI configuration and personalization

Simple embedment of Partner solutions (add-ons)

Fast adoption of predefined work centers delivered by SAP and Partners

Messages / Alerts

or Workflows

Option to embed

Business Services

such as Dun&Bradstreet;

Web feeds/RSS; Social

networks; any Web-

Application or Information

Common Trans-

actions and links

Dashboard Integration

for e.g. KPI monitoring

Open Documents

Cockpit selection /

configuration and

classic navigation

Search Engine –

Easy navigation

SOLUTION TODAY


Real-Time Embedded Analytics

Enable real-time Business Transparency and Clarity Integrated printing and reporting solution based on Business Objects technology

Compelling embedded real-time reporting functionality

Instant access to real-time, business critical information with SAP Crystal Reports

Powerful visualizations and built-in analytics with SAP Crystal Dashboard Design

Selected details on the Roadmap for SAP Crystal Reports: Improved style guide since release 8.8

Multi language support planned for minor release 8.82

SAP Crystal

Reports Form

SAP Crystal

Dashboard

SOLUTION TODAY


Hybrid Deployment Model & New Consumer Model

SOLUTION TODAY

Easy-to-consume, on-demand applications that extend functionality

Hybrid deployment of Business One with on-demand/cloud based applications from Partners, such as

online shops or CRM on-demand.

– Enablement of partner solutions with add-on functionality and vertical industry solutions

– Integration of additional Business Services, such as Dun & Bradstreet (D&B)

App Stores provide instant access to applications, provide easy download and consumption

App StoresPartner

Solutions


Scenarios / Content for Integration

Standard-Scenarios delivered by SAP

Dashboards

Mobile

DATEV HR (Germany)

Outsourced weaving processes (requests)

B1i FrameworkB1i Framework

Web shop Connectivity (B2B, B2C)

Web service processing

Subsidiary / Ecosystem Integration

SOLUTION TODAY


Easy and Reliable Subsidiary / Ecosystem Integration

SOLUTION TODAY

Provides pre-configured content to rapidly and cost-effectively integrate business networks

Offers options to design customer specific content

Key Business Drivers

Data Harmonization

Financial Consolidation

Business Process Standardization

Supply Chain Optimization


SAP Business One Mobile Solution*

SOLUTION TODAY

Mobile Capabilities based on Integration Component

Technology to build mobile applications to give customers constant access to their most important data

Basis for Software Solution Partners to extend the access to different types of devices

Support for transactional processes and analytics with real-time access to information and transactions

Transactional AnalyticalVarious devices

Mobile deviceSAP Back-endProcess or analytics,

such as approval

procedure / report

* Available since SAP Business One 8.8 PL12 & B1 8.8 Integration Component

B1i FrameworkB1i Framework

Web ServiceB1i Framework


Comprehensive Lifecycle Management

SOLUTION TODAY

Upgrade Wizard – The Upgrade Wizard

Streamlines Upgrades Through a Fully Guided ProcessAutomated Updates

Remote Support Platform – Proactive System Support with

Health Checks, Self-Healing Capabilities and Patch Distribution


Co-Innovation Example: SAP / Coresystems / ePages

SOLUTION TODAY

E-Commerce for SAP Business One

Low costs, more sales

Easy linking without programming experience

Inexpensive rental module, including hosting

and maintenance

See also: http://erp.epages.com/epages/ePagesforSAP.sf

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ePages for SAP Business One


More Information For Customers, Prospects, and Partners

SOLUTION TODAY

More information about SAP Business One on our public Web site(http://www.sap.com/sme/solutions/businessmanagement/businessone)

Find the right SAP Partner to implement your SAP Business One solution(http://www.sap.com/sme/partners/findpartner/index.epx)

SAP Business One Mobile Application in iTunes(http://itunes.apple.com/app/sap-business-one-mobile-application/id392606876?mt=8)

Channel Partner Portal for SAP Business One (https://service.sap.com/smb/sbo)

General information Release 8.8(https://service.sap.com/smb/sbo/88)

General information Release 8.81(https://service.sap.com/smb/sbo/881)

SAP Business One Integration Capabilities(http://channel.sap.com/sbo/b1i)

SAP Business One Integration for SAP NetWeaver (B1iSN)(http://channel.sap.com/sbo/b1isn)

http://www.sap.com/sme/partners/findpartner/index.epx

http://www.sap.com/sme/partners/findpartner/index.epx


Future DirectionSolution Today PLANNED INNOVATIONS


Solutions



B1 Studio

Analytics

CORE


Clear Road Map - Accelerated Product Innovation

PLANNED INNOVATIONS

* Planned General Availability: Release 8.82 in Q2/2012 / Release 9.0 in Q4/2012


A Business Solution and a Flexible Platform

PLANNED INNOVATIONS

Benefits of the Business Platform

Enhance business operations

Offer new user experience

Support multi device

Accelerate Co-Innovations with Partners

Integrate Web and Cloud

Achieve greater efficiency and lower TCO


Key Investment Areas and Benefits of Upcoming Releases

PLANNED INNOVATIONS

Enhance solution

enablement

for Partners

Integrate new types

of applications and

deployment models

Manage TCO

Enable real-

time Business

Transparency

and Clarity

Orchestrate

Integration and

Collaboration

Cover End-to-

End Standard

Business

Processes


Planned Innovations for SAP Business One

Overview

PLANNED INNOVATIONS

Key Needs Key Innovations

Solutions New types of applications and

deployment models

Complement the core

Increase productivity

SAP Business One is a business platform

Basic layer for new collaboration models

Additional integration services to plug-in social networks and support hybrid deployment model

• Localized ‘configure and run’ Validation-/ Web-services

SDK Enhance Solution enablement

for Partners

Extend important business logic features in DI-API

Build the foundation for full integration with .Net development environment to create one unified

development suite

Tight integration of B1 Studio into B1i Integration Framework

Lifecycle

Management

Manage TCO

Supportability

Further enhancements in Remote Support Platform: Proactive system support with health checks,

self-healing capabilities and patch distribution

Integration Orchestrate integration and

Collaboration

Integration scenarios to easily connect to the business network, including headquarters, subsidiaries,

distributors, vendors and suppliers

Analytics Real-time Business

Transparency and Clarity

Integrate additional SAP Business Objects tools (bundling)

Adopt event-driven architecture in Cockpit

Ad-hoc reporting (Webi); Data mining

Multi language support

Core Increasing business

processes coverage

Innovation without disruption

Best user experience

Functions: Multiple Units of Measure Enhancements Incl. Price Units; MRP Enhancements; Banking /

Financials Enhancements; Bin Locations / Make-to-Order; Campaign Management; Comprehensive

Pricing Engine; Blanket Agreement; Simplified G/L Account Set-up; Comprehensive Stock Counting

Process

In-memory database technology

Focus on wholesale industry, Cross scenarios / segments, Quote-to-cash

Merge back of legal add-ons


New User Experience: SAP Crystal Dashboard Design* – Insight to Action

PLANNED INNOVATIONS

Clear Enterprise - Move from operational excellence to managerial excellence

Dashboard for KPI monitoring and execution - Direct access from decisions to actions

Transparency through closed loop between transactions, analytics and Information

Streamlined processes

- Faster execution

SAP Crystal

ReportsSAP Crystal

Dashboard Design

5) Price change;

Updated price list in

Business One

4) Action: Compare price

2) KPI Drilldown

3) Details Drilldown;

Proposed Actions

1) Click KPI display

in Dashboard

CO

RE

*Dashboards delivered by SAP are included in the existing licensing model.


New User Experience: SAP Business One Mobile App

PLANNED INNOVATIONS

SAP Business One with You Anytime, Anywhere

Shows reports and content, processes approval requests, manages business partner data, and more

App for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch available in iTunes – Integrated connection to demo server

Further enhancements in 2011 on content and function; supporting additional platforms/devices


New User Experience: SAP Business One on In-Memory Database

PLANNED INNOVATIONS

New Era: Affordable Business Intelligence on In-Memory for SMB

In-Memory Computing Is Up To 100times Faster Than MS SQL Server

Performance in Real-Time Analytics and Freestyle Search dramatically boosted

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

160

180

200

1 Users 2 Users 5 Users

Time to drill down (in Second)

# of Concurrent Userss

NewDB MSSQL

# of Concurrent Users

B1 Dashboard Performance

In-Memory vs. MSSQL

sec.


Business Networks and Connectivity: Integration Framework for SAP Business One

PLANNED INNOVATIONS

B1i as the Platform for Integration & Collaboration

Integrates customers into business networks, across heterogeneous system environments

Unifies business processes, and automates operations across the ecosystem

Exchanges and maps data with web services, mobile devices, collaboration tools, and social networks

Brings rapid implementation with rich and proven out-of-the-box scenarios

Integrates cloud computing and hybrid deployment model for network applications


Life Cycle Management: Upgrade Wizard

PLANNED INNOVATIONS

The Upgrade Wizard streamlines upgrades through a fully guided process

Simplifies and secures upgrades while ensuring data integrity

Prevents data-loss and eliminates human mistakes

Reduces maintenance, support, and training costs as less experience is needed

Analysis &

Configuration

Pre-Upgrade

TestsBackup

SW/Database

Upgrade

Verification/

Restoration


Life Cycle Management: Remote Support Platform (RSP)

PLANNED INNOVATIONS

RSP – The solution for monitoring, protecting and managing Business One

Manages installation and maintenance tasks using a simple, yet powerful application

Provides an embedded product lifecycle support, assists customers and partners

Go-Live Check

Embedded

Configuration

Wizard

Monitoring

and Curing

RSP installs

contracted

software

Embedded

Upgrade

Wizard

Product Support

and Patch

distribution

Customer

contract

Partners Customers


FUTURE DIRECTIONPlanned InnovationsSolution Today


Solutions



B1 Studio

Analytics

CORE


SAP Business One is Core to SAP’s SME Market Offerings

Clear Release Strategy with a Solid Product Roadmap

Local Best Practice Business Functions

Easy to Consume Innovations and Co-Innovations

Seamless Integration with Collaborative Business Networks

Integrated Life Cycle Management

Extend On-Device and In-Memory Computing Capabilities

Support Hybrid Deployment Model, On Premise / On Demand

Results

High Customer Productivity

Agility to Quickly Respond to Market Changes

Flexible, Extendable Business Solution

Faster Return on Investment

Lower Total Cost of Ownership

Future Direction in Summary

FUTURE DIRECTION

Detail: Key Investment Areas


Key Investment Areas in Release Family 8.8 and 9 SAP Business One Core – Business Logic

Business Logic Data archiving

Single unit of measurement

Negative invoices

Purchase quotation*

International Financial Reporting Standards

(IFRS)*

Recurring transactions*

Recurring activities*

Blanket agreement**

Campaign management**

Merge back of legal add-ons*/**

Enhance functions like: – Available to promise (ATP)

– Aging business logic

– Cost accounting/Project enhancements*

– Payment Wizard / Standard payments

improvements**

– Pick & Pack simplification**

– Automation within Material Requirements

Planning (MRP)**

FUTURE DIRECTION

Business Logic Enhanced Bin Locations and Warehouse

Management

Controlling Suite incl. extension of Cost

Accounting capabilities

Multi Unit Of Measurement combined with

Price-Units

Gross Price Redesign to extend enablement

of various industries

Enhanced functions such as: – Pricing matrix

– G\L account determination

– Banking and payments

– Stock taking automation

– Financials

– Serial & Batches

– Freight & Packaging definitions

Focus on wholesale industry, Cross

scenarios / segments, Quote-to-cash

Merge back of SAP add-ons e.g. Fixed

Assets, Payment engine

9.x8.8x

1) 9.x Portfolio plan not final

* Component of 8.81 deliveries

** Planned for 8.82 deliveries

1)


Key Investment Areas in Release Family 8.8 and 9 SAP Business One Core – Supportability & Technology, Localization

Supportability & Technology New user interface - SAP Signature Design

One code base for all supported countries

incl. time-zone support

Increased application performance

System engine improvements

Improved definition of system messages and

online help

Cockpit (Personal work center)

Electronic file manager (Enhancement of

former Format definition tool)*

Workflow**

Localization Merge back of selected legal

add-ons, e.g. XML-Audit for NL**

Creation of generic UI translation tool to

support any language

FUTURE DIRECTION

Supportability & Technology Enhanced workflow

Productize In-Memory Database technology

Additional general widgets and enhanced

search-engine for cockpit

Report scheduler

Localization Generic audit file generator to electronically

support interchanges

Sectional tax register

Intrastat add-on merge back

Deferred Tax on manual Journal Entry

Year End Closing Wizard

Checks and Credit-/Debit cards

enhancements

Flexible purchase accounting

Opening up of new countries

Merge back selected legal add-ons

9.x8.8x

1)





Key Investment Areas in Release Family 8.8 and 9 Business One Studio (former Software Development Kit)

Extend important business

logic features in DI-API

(e.g. Approval Procedure etc.)**

Accessible ‘User Defined Object’ to better

support partner add-ons

Introduce Performance improvements for DI-

API and UI-API and adapt Indexes**

Refinement of the DTW to a rich tool for

transferring legacy data

Expose additional objects in B1 Studio

(close gap between B1 core and B1

Studio)*/**

Improve UI-API Controls & Usability (e.g.

Sort, Line types ,Totals, Configurations)

Continue in adaptation of B1 core objects

and SDK objects*/**

Solution Packager available for all

supported localizations*/**

FUTURE DIRECTION

Build the foundation for B1 Studio full

integration with .Net development

environment to create one unified

development suite (e.g. Screen Painter

integrated in .Net)

Improve User Defined Object

for rapid development

(e.g. Business One forms: Header & lines)

Easy deployment of new created objects

from Business One core into B1 Studio

Simplification of New- / enhanced business

logic features in DI-API and UI-API

Tight integration of B1 Studio into B1i


Elimination of redundant / obsolete coding

across Business One architecture

9.x8.8x

1)





Key Investment Areas in Release Family 8.8 and 9 Reporting and Analytics

Integration of Crystal Reports

New layout / reporting content

Converter tool for Print Layout Designer

(PLD) content

Multi language support**

Embedded real-time analytics*

Management Dashboards: – Sales, Finance, and Service

– Liquidity management*

– BP / item management*

– Production/MRP management*

– Inventory management*

– Purchase analysis/item cost management*

– C-level decision making dashboards**

– Sales Opportunity& Quotations

management**

– Company process control management**

– Financial management ratios management**

– Project management / cost center**

BI on demand

(Web intelligence via cloud)*

Extended visualization with SAP Crystal

Dashboard Design*

FUTURE DIRECTION

Adopt event-driven architecture

in Cockpit

Integrate further SAP Business Objects tools

(bundling):

Ad-hoc reporting (Webi)

Data mining

Business Objects Explorer

Crystal Report Server option

Business Objects Analytics option e.g. for

simulations

Extended Insight to Action Scenarios

Strengthen interface with MS-Office for

strong data exchange and visualization

Fulfill crystal report content for all Business

One localizations

Prepare Report / Layout content for

electronically interchange

9.x8.8x

1)





Key Investment Areas in Release Family 8.8 and 9 Integration framework for SAP Business One

B1i Framework becomes an integral part of

Business One:

– Lean integration framework

– Integrated development environment and

software logistic services for on-demand,

cloud, mobile devices, web and online-

store interaction

Out-of-the-box integration scenarios

between B1 and ERP systems:

– Liquidity Forecast

– In-house Cash

– Financial Document Synchronization

Out-of-the-box integration scenarios

between B1 systems:

– Master Data Distribution

– Financial Consolidation

– Intercompany Purchasing

FUTURE DIRECTION

SAP Business One will be a platform

Deliver additional integration services to

plug-in social networks and support hybrid

deployment model

Continued provision of new out-of-the-box

integration scenarios

Localized ‘configure and run’ Validation-/

Web-services, reducing manual efforts:

– Automatic exchange rate upload

– Address Validation

– Company ID Validation

– Supply Web-services for Data exchange

with Auditors / Government

Basic layer for new collaboration models

9.x8.8x

1)



Key Investment Areas in Release Family 8.8 and 9 Life cycle management

SAP Business One Maintenance Upgrade Wizard*, improved automation of

upgrade process**

Configuration Wizard*

Silent client and add-on update without

administrative rights**

Data archiving (Documents & Master Data)*

Remote Support Platform 2.3 (RSP)*Monitor, Protect, Keep Up To Date and Heal

with one easy to use application:

Continuous delivery of

health checks and corrections

Software Maintenance Services - Automatic

Patch download

and notification

Self-upgrade capability

Database and large files upload to SAP

FUTURE DIRECTION

SAP Business One Maintenance Integrated partner solutions support

Embedded Help Center for customer /

partner documentation

Integration of the Test automation tool B1TC,

easier execution of Partner Test Cases

Root cause analysis and support

automation:

– Logging and Tracing

– Tracking of configuration changes

Remote Support Platform 3.0 Partner solutions for RSP (Health checks)

RSP Reporting for Partners with summary

overview and actionable recommendations

Automated download and upgrade of

partners’ add-ons

9.x8.8x

1)





Key Investment Areas in Release Family 8.8 and 9 Solution Support

Interface for mobile devices (currently Apple

- extend to other devices*/**) to integrate

with partner solutions

Provide generic web services:

– DATEV HR integration

(business process outsourcing)

– Social network integration*

– Tax declaration**

– Currency upload**

– Foreign trade declaration**

– Bank data transfer**

– Validity check for tax data**

Introduction of subscription

based hosting model**

Sample tools for partners for easier

introduction into collaboration

environment*/**

Support moving Partner add-ons onto the

B1i Framework*

FUTURE DIRECTION

Integrated generic Data Exchange (EDI) to

support individual formats for data exchange

Additional option in support of legacy data

transport

Dynamic supported test case procedures

(incl. Partner’s industry solutions) to

synchronize end-to-end quality assurance

Define generic cloud-based scenarios for

extension of business processes into new

dimensions

Enhanced integration & collaboration

capabilities

(focus on third party integration scenarios)

9.x8.8x

1)


