SAP Business One on Alibaba Cloud (B1AC)
Digitalization for your business and gain greater control over your SME business on Alibaba Cloud
The Partnership Extended for SME Businesses' Digital Core
Alibaba Cloud and SAP have been working together since 2016 to assist customers in deploying and migrating their SAP applications to Alibaba Cloud. In our latest collaboration, we have extended the cooperation to include SAP Business One, offering small businesses an affordable solution that provides greater control over their SME operations.
As the market leader in enterprise application software, SAP is helping companies of all sizes in all industries run better by redefining ERP and creating networks of intelligent enterprises that provide transparency, resiliency, and sustainability across supply chains. SAP’s end-to-end suite of applications and services enables its customers to operate profitably, adapt continuously, and make a difference worldwide.
What Is SAP Business One?
SAP Business One Can Help
It is a single, affordable ERP solution to manage your small business, including accounting and financials, purchasing, inventory, sales, customer relationships, reporting, and analytics.
SAP Business One helps streamline processes, gain a greater insight into your business, act fast, and make decisions based on real-time information to help drive profitable growth.
Used by 78,000+ Customers Integrated Business Intelligence Integration with the SAP HANA Platform Quick Deployment
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SAP Business One on Alibaba Cloud (B1AC) Advantages
Flexible SAP B1 Deployment Options
Alibaba Cloud offers both OEM and BYOL solutions for SAP Business One, catering to diverse business needs and deployment preferences.
Lower Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
Compared with the traditional on-premise SAP B1 solutions, the combination of the SAP B1 subscription license and Alibaba Cloud IaaS offers SMEs greater flexibility and lower costs.
Multiple SAP B1 Specification Options
SAP Business One (for Microsoft SQL Server) and SAP Business One (for SAP HANA) are supported by SAP for production on Alibaba Cloud.
One-Click SAP B1 Deployment through Compute Nest
Optimize the deployment process and greatly shorten the deployment time, covering all required resources of your ERP system on the cloud.
Professional SAP Partner Service
SAP partners in ACPN offer professional services, including SAP consulting and SAP managed services, which can assist in reducing the time to value of your SAP implementation.
How Can SAP Business One Help Your Business?
You can speed up transactions and improve visibility into cash flow by integrating your financial operation in real-time with other business processes.
Accounting
– Automatically handle all key accounting processes (such as journal entries, accounts receivable, and accounts payable) Controlling – Accurately manage cash flow, track fixed assets, control budgets, and monitor project costs. Simplified – Management of fixed assets; the virtual fixed asset function frees you from repetitive manual data entry. Banking and Reconciliation – Quickly process reconciliations, bank statements, and payments with various methods, including checks, cash, and bank transfers. Financial Reporting and Analysis – Create standard or customized reports from real-time data for business planning and audit reviews. 
Sales and Opportunity Management – Track opportunities and activities from the first contact to deal closing Marketing Campaign Management – Create, manage, and analyze marketing activities Customer Management – Store all critical customer data in one place, synchronize and manage customer contacts stored in Microsoft Outlook Service Management – Manage warranty and service contracts efficiently, enter and respond to service calls quickly Reporting and Analysis – Create detailed reports on all aspects of the sales process, including sales forecasting and pipeline tracking, using time-saving templates Mobilize Your Sales Team – Manage your sales information on the move with the SAP Business One Sales mobile app 
Procurement – Create purchase requests, POs, and goods receipts, link purchasing documents and view document trails for audit purposes, and manage returns, additional expenses, and multiple currencies Master Data Management – Manage detailed data in a user-friendly interface, view account balance and purchase analyses, and maintain detailed item purchasing information with price lists and tax information Warehouse and Accounting Integration – Achieve real-time synchronization of goods receipts and inventory warehouse levels Process accounts payable invoices, cancellations, and credit memos with a PO reference, plan your material needs, and schedule your purchases accordingly Easier, up-to-Date Reporting – Generate reports with real-time data and display them in various report formats or dashboards 
Warehouse and Inventory Management – Manage inventory using various costing models, maintain item master data, and use multiple units of measure and pricing Bin Location Management – Manage stock in multiple warehouses by dividing each one into multiple subzones, set up allocation rules, optimize stock movement, and reduce picking times Goods Receipts and Issue Control – Record goods receipts and issues, track stock locations and transfers, enable consignment, drop-ship, and other orders, and perform inventory and cycle counts. Production and Material Requirements Planning – Create and maintain multilevel bills of materials (BOMs), issue and release production orders manually or by backflush, and globally maintain prices for BOMs Efficient Reporting – Generate reports with timely data and display them in various formats or dashboards 
Report Creation and Customization – Access data from multiple sources, create new reports, and customize existing ones in a variety of layouts with minimal IT overhead Interactive Analysis – Use it with standard MS Excel features to create reports and see your business from new angles Intuitive Tools – Drag and relate, drill downs, search assistance, and workflow-based alerts Analytics plus pre-defined key performance indicators (KPIs) help you see average delivery variance days and top five sales employees.Enhance your reports with powerful visualizations by integrating SAP Lumira for SAP Business One. 
The SAP HANA version for SAP Business One provides powerful analytics in real-time for faster information access, making it easier for users to search SAP Business One for necessary information and create standard or ad hoc reports in an instant.
Use Scenarios
Industrial Machinery and Components
Meet customer demand and develop new revenue streams with SAP Business One for the industrial manufacturing industry. Shrink supply chain costs, accelerate cycle times, minimize scrap and re-work, and accelerate time to profit.
Professional Services
Deliver consistent, high-value services to your clients with SAP Business One software for professional services and consulting firms. Establish a repeatable process for service delivery and improve resource planning, project management, billing, and more.
Retail
Give consumers the products, information, and personalized shopping experiences they want across any channel with SAP Business One for retail. Harness real-time customer and POS insights, engage shoppers, and optimize everything from merchandising to your supply chain.
Wholesale Distribution
Proactively meet customer and supplier demand with SAP Business One for wholesale distribution. Improve everything from demand planning to inventory and supply chain management and run flexible, tightly integrated processes to achieve operational excellence.
Comprehensive Cloud and Professional Services
OEM Solution - B1AC
SAP Business One on Alibaba Cloud
This customizable SaaS ERP solution combines the powerful features of SAP Business One with the robust and secure managed cloud infrastructure of Alibaba Cloud.
It provides flexible license types, scalable quantities, and configurable cloud resources.
Featured Solutions
BYOL Solutions
Bring Your Own License (BYOL) solutions with or without integrated web client. Ideal for businesses seeking flexibility and control over their ERP solution. Web client offers easy access and management, while the option without caters to traditional client setups.
SAP B1 Cloud Services Provided by Professional Partners
Maximize efficiency with our partners' tailored cloud solutions for SAP Business One, including Managed Services, Installation Services, and Migration Services.
Voice of Managed Service Partner
“At Mustard Seed Systems Corporation, our mission is to deliver world-class, affordable, and relevant solutions tailored to SMEs in the Philippines. Partnering with Alibaba Cloud perfectly supports this mission by enabling our customers to transition to the cloud with confidence—without straining their budgets or facing overwhelming technical challenges.
With 25 years of expertise as the leading provider of ERP and HRIS solutions, we specialize in bridging the gap between on-premise systems and cloud migration. This partnership allows us to empower businesses to innovate and remain competitive.”
- Judith M. Adao, General Manager, Mustard Seed Systems Corporation
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