Purchasing like "the big boys" in SAP Business One with Andavis Ordermanager

SAP Business One addresses not only medium-sized companies that use the ERP system as a complete solution, as well as large SMEs or even corporations that operate SAP Business One as a branch solution. Here, SAP ERP usually runs as the central unit and SAP Business One in branchesdistribution centres and other satellites.

In such larger organisations, there is often the challenge of keeping purchasing processes „clean“. Who is allowed to purchase how much with which budget and with which approvals, and for what cost centers Are the costs then charged or/and distributed? These questions used to keep an administration on its toes.

Integration of complex purchasing processes

Something like this naturally cries out for integration and mapping in the ERP system. This can be a very complex task. However, it should also be ensured that an ordering process does not become the trigger for endless training sessions for the employees concerned, who may only rarely carry out such a process.
It therefore makes sense to use interfaces and procedures that the user may already be familiar with from other environments. Most users have probably already used web shops to make a purchase. Purchasing to make. Such a „web shop“ is therefore also, to a certain extent, a “natural“ environment for controlling an internal ordering process.

Such a solution is also available for SAP Business One from Andavis GmbH, a subsidiary of the Versino Group.

B2B Ecommerce System

Of the Order manager from Andavis is a solution for purchasing processes in the B2B environment. The system, which is based on web technologies, supports integrated purchasing processes that enable workflows for approval. At the same time, costs can be distributed correctly and budgets can be kept under control. The e-commerce solution can map the internal organisational structure and use analyses to ensure transparency in purchasing.

The Andavis Order Manager can be used to manage templates for orders, recurring purchasing processes, individual article numbers and prices in the product range.

The authorisations can be defined on a user-dependent basis. These can be based on articles, budgets and in relation to an assortment.

In a shopping basket, the user can access all the items in their order, check them and make any necessary changes.

For integration with ERP systems, such as SAP Business One, a API available. The data can be exchanged via standards such as REST, AS2, https, SFTP or mail. SON, XML, CSV and openTrans can be used as formats.

The system can also be accessed on the move via apps that are available for iOS, Google and Windows Phone.