Discussing about Business all in One (A1) and Business one
(B1):
SAP All-in-One is based on the
same stack than SAP ERP (JAVA, ABAP, SAP NW, etc.) (3-tier stack), whereas SAP
Business One is m ore M SFT-oriented (COM API's, MS SQL, etc.) and a plain 2-tier
stack.
Here I cut from fundamentals ppt file
for simple different between them:
Advanced SMBs, on the other hand, need
to be able to model and control their business processes using a software
system. SAP has developed SAP Business One especially for such companies. As a
guideline you can say that SAP Business One targets companies with up to 250
employees.
Since the business processes of
sophisticated SMBs are more complex, these companies need a software system
that is easy to implement, yet offers a broad range of business functionality.
SAP has developed mySAP All-in-One especially for these companies.
The difference always focuses on
company's type and employee amounts. For example, it is retail or
manufacturing, how about their business processes, do they maintain branches,
etc...
We need to select SAP A1 or SAP B1 how
it fits our client’s business requirement
On
a number of occasions, people have asked me the difference between SAP
Business One and SAP R/3. The non technical answer to this question is that;
SAP Business One is SAP's offering for small and mid size companies, while R/3
is SAP's offering for large companies. This is especially true
functionality-wise. More to it, the system architecture differs considerably
and that hopefully supports the difference in functionality complexities (of
SAP R/3 when compare with SAP Business One).
SAP Business One is software that was bought over by SAP and it has been
greatly enhanced over time, however, not much has been done to its
architecture. SAP R/3 is indigenous to SAP and it has also undergone various
re-engineering over time, especially as it relates to its architecture. A
fantastic testimony to this position is in the architecture of its successor,
SAP ECC.
In subsequent posting, I hope to compare SAP R/3 and ECC in more detail, since
the duo is more closely related. In this posting, I will x-ray the architecture
(or the "anatomy" as I prefer to call it) of SAP Business One and SAP
R/3, with a view to pointing out their architectural difference.
first, it is expedient to state that both SAP Business One and SAP R/3 are
built on the concept of client/server architecture. So how do they differ?
Let's first understand the relationship in a client server setup. A client
server is a computer system design standard in which the client machines
requests and gets back information from a distribution machine called the
server.
SAP Business One as said earlier is based on client/server architecture,
howbeit a "2 tier": strictly, clients and server. This technology is
often referred to as a fat client. This is because all processing and business
logic are carried out on the client. The result therefore is a system where
logon and load balancing is a mirage.
SAP R/3 is based on a three tier client/server technology. Typically, it is
made up of three functionally distinct layers namely: the user interface,
business logic and database.
The user interface, which is otherwise known as the presentation server
displays the interface for users' communication with the SAP system. It is
often referred to as the SAP GUI. As a matter of fact, it is a program called
sapgui.exe. The application server is where the business logic and data
manipulation takes place. Data processing, SAP administration tasks and client
request/feedback management are handled within the business layer. The database
layer is synonymous to the database server and it typically acts as a data
repository for tables and other database objects and structures.
Ideally, an R/3 system is composed of one database server, one or more
application servers and one or more presentation servers. SAP Business One on
the other hand is composed of a database server and one or more presentation
servers.
Business
All in One (A1)
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Business
one (B1)
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· MySAP All-in-One brings the benefits of the
mySAP Business Suite to small and midsize businesses (sophisticated SMBs) in
a package especially tailored to their needs.
· mySAP All-in-One solutions are designed by SAP
partners as preconfigured and industry-specific systems based on a simplified
system landscape with low maintenance costs.
· It has been clear that A1 is used for medium
size enterprise.
· A1 is for medium and complex manufacturing
i.e. process and discrete.
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License price of A1 is higher.
· In SAP A1 is more flexible and many
availabilities
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For an example it’s car
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The stability higher than B1.
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The functionality is more richer than B1
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The bugs free is more guarantee in A1
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The hardware and software requirement have
many options and flexible than B1
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A1 is more helpful for medium enterprise and
could probably helpful for a certain large enterprise.
·
AP A1 - 3 tier architecture.
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SAP A1 processing is distributed between,
application, presentation and database layers.
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SAP A1 is pre configured
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SAP Business One: SAP Business One contains
all the functions required by small companies (advanced SMBs) and can be
implemented in a matter of days.
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It offers a
broad range of innovative functions at minimum maintenance and operating
costs.
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All three
products can be integrated with one another.
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B1 is for small enterprise (or company).
Meanwhile
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One example, Manufacturing in B1 is for light
manufacturing
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License price is less than higher from A1
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In SAP B1 is Less than flexible from A1
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It’s a motor cycle.
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The stability less high than A1.
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The functionality is less richer than A1
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The bugs free less guarantee in B1
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The hardware and software requirement have not
more flexible than A1
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B1 is not more helpful for medium enterprise.
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SAP B1 is 2 tier architecture.
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B1 is fat client processing mainly done at
front end,
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It’s not the case in SAP B1.
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