SAP Business ByDesign Features

See how this cloud ERP package connects every function across your company to proven best practices and analytics.

Finance

Get a real-time view of your financial condition, streamline your core accounting processes, and better manage cash and liquidity.

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Financial and managerial accounting

Manage accounts for multiple operating units, currencies, and reporting standards.

Cash flow management

Use customer and supplier transaction data to get real-time visibility into your cash position.

Customer Relationship Management

Expertly manage your marketing, sales, and service processes – and drive customer engagement – with SAP Business ByDesign.

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Marketing

Use personalized customer information for more-effective campaigns, lead generation and qualification, and sales team handovers.

Sales

Gain complete sales force automation and improve account management, from contact interactions to invoicing.

Service

Equip employees with the tools and insights they need to deliver superior service and boost customer satisfaction.

Human Resources

Streamline HR processes, such as organization management, workforce administration, time and attendance, and employee self-service.

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Onboarding

Simplify employee onboarding and give employees and managers easy access to all relevant information.

Time, attendance, and labor management

Manage time, labor, and compensation more effectively with centralized data and self-service processes.

HR self-services

Empower employees to self-manage time sheets, procurement processes, and personal information.

Payroll

Facilitate payroll processing and take advantage of interfaces for third-party payroll providers.

Requests and approvals

Create and monitor policy-compliant purchase requests and automated approvals.

Project Management

Manage projects of any size and complexity with SAP Business ByDesign.

Real-time project collaboration and monitoring

Run more effective, profitable projects by facilitating collaboration and enabling your teams to manage, deliver, and monitor projects in real time.

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Procurement

Empower employees with self-service procurement capabilities to save time and costs, centralize supplier information, and negotiate better deals.

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Sourcing

Maintain a central database of supplier and product information, making it easier to negotiate better prices and manage multiple supplier contracts.

Purchasing

Streamline your company's purchasing activities and provide buyers with real-time information so they can negotiate better prices.

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Supply Chain Management

Improve supply chain effectiveness with better supply-demand matching and increase flexibility by streamlining customer and supplier collaboration.

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Product development

Accelerate time to market and help ensure product design meets customer specs.

Supply chain management setup

Get a clear view of your supply networks and layouts for supply chain modeling.

Planning and control

Control material flows with an exception-driven approach to procurement planning.

Manufacturing, warehousing, and logistics

Produce high-quality products efficiently, better manage production, and automate related processes.

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Industry-Specific Functionality

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Professional services

Connect and automate key professional services processes
Get real-time project insight to maximize client value
Understand customer lifecycle data to effectively position your service offerings
Evaluate project and client profitability to help meet your portfolio goals

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Manufacturing

Get a view of your entire manufacturing operation from start to finish and in real time
Improve manufacturing efficiency
Simplify channel and partner management to meet market demand
Increase customer satisfaction and loyalty with a 360-degree view of customers

Wholesale distribution

Accurately forecast and meet demand
Gain transparency into your entire supply chain
Reduce operational costs while optimizing inventory levels and working capital
Present one face to the customer across your business, regardless of channel or region

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Public sector (available in North America Only)

Run your state or local government, educational institute, or non-profit organization in compliance with public sector standards
Combine standard finance functions with features specific to public sector interests
Comply with regulations using built-in flexibility, accountability, and transparency

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Globalization

SAP Business ByDesign is a global solution that can address local languages, currencies, and regulations in over 130 countries worldwide.

Support for international locations and operations

If you are operating across countries, particularly in Europe, SAP Business ByDesign allows for multiple companies in multiple countries with multiple sets of books to be in the same system at the same time.

In-Memory Database

Add power to your SAP Business ByDesign deployment

SAP Business ByDesign Features