When I transfer a multi line item from quotes to orders, I can only delete one line at a time.

Sometimes the quote might be 50 line items and they only order 10 and I have to delete

each item one at a time, which is very time consuming

Hi all SAP experts,

     Some days before i needed a Transaction Notification to Block the Receipt of final product whose actual issued quantity is not equal to planned quantity in production order. So first of all i tried to find on SCN and some other B1 sites but did not find any solution,then after that  i made  a Store procedure which i am sharing with you all.

IF @object_type='59' AND @transaction_type = 'A'

Begin

IF EXISTS(SELECT  B1.DocEntry

FROM             OWOR A INNER JOIN

                         WOR1  A1 ON A.DocEntry = A1.DocEntry INNER JOIN

                         IGN1 B1 ON  A.ItemCode = B1.ItemCode AND A.DocNum=B1.BaseRef

                                         WHERE  A1.PlannedQty<>A1.IssuedQty and a.ItemCode=B1.ItemCode

                                           and B1.DocEntry = @list_of_cols_val_tab_del

                                         GROUP BY A.DocNum,B1.ItemCode,A1.ItemCode,A1.PlannedQty,A1.IssuedQty,b1.DocEntry

                                         )

BEGIN

SELECT @Error = 1, @error_message = 'Actual Issued must be  equal to planned quantity'

END

END

Hope this will help to block the Transaction.

Thanks & Regards,

Manish

Hi,

Have you already seen the new Workbench widget part of SAP Business One 9.1, version for SAP HANA?

Workbench widget standardizes and visualizes the most common business processes. It not only simplifies the complex functions by grouping common functions together according to different business purposes, but also provides you with a consolidated entry to perform various kinds of jobs.

In SAP Business One, version for SAP HANA, we provide 4 standard templates. However, the standard templates may not precisely meet the business requirements of your company.

In order to enhance the customized functionalities of the workbench widget, Workbench Editor is introduced. With Workbench Editor, you can customize the standard templates based on your own business requirements.

The editor promotes the efficient performance of the Workbench widget. It enables you to do the following:

• Flexibly create, edit and delete entities

• Freely change the layout of the entities in the working pane

• Focus on your responsibilities with customized information

You can download Workbench Editor from SAP Note 2097429 - You can now customize standard workbench templates with Workbench Editor.

Just check the note and customize the out of the box Workbench widget provided.

And don't forget to give us feedback!

Hope you will find it useful for your customers!

Trinidad.

SAP Business One 9.0, version for SAP HANA PL15 has been released. More details can be found in the following note: 2083447 - Overview Note for SAP Business One 9.0 PL15, version for SAP HANA

Patch Installation Options:

SAP Business One 9.0 PL15, version for SAP HANA  is synchronized to:

• SAP Business One 9.0 PL15
• SAP HANA Platform Edition 1.0 SPS 07 Rev 74.3
• SAP Business One 1.1 analytics PL05 powered by SAP HANA
  

Upgrade Path:

• Migration between SAP Business One 9.0 PL15 and SAP Business One 9.0 PL15, version for SAP HANA is not supported.
• If you are running SAP Business One 8.82 PL02, version for SAP HANA  and lower, install the SAP Business One 9.0 PL14, version for SAP HANA installation package first, then you can upgrade to this patch level.
• If you are running SAP Business One on the Microsoft SQL Server, upgrade the database to SAP Business One 9.0 PL14, then migrate from the Microsoft SQL Server database to the SAP HANA database. Then you can upgrade it to SAP Business One 9.0 PL15, version for SAP HANA.

The Backup Service of B1H company schemas is available since PL14, an introduction video clip is available here:

New features included in PL15 are:

• Option to configure the backup service after installation directly from SLD.
• Menu to select the backup to recover from.
  
• You can run backup service operations on different company databases simultaneously.
• etc.

Important Tips:

• Full backup of HANA instance should be also performed regularly in HANA to reduce the size of log backup.
• Please check the following note if you have new company databases or you want to  change the compatibility mode for analytics:
  2102881 - Analytics compatibility mode status is displayed incorrectly in the Administration Console
• On-going improvements of backup service are being introduced in subsequent patches. Please refer to the note below for details:

          2072868 - Backup service for SAP HANA best practices and known limitations

Important Notes

• 1969397 - Troubleshooting Guide for SAP Business One 9.0, version for SAP HANA (S-user required)  CHECK THIS NOTE FOR TROUBLESHOOTING!!!
  This note provides answers to some frequently asked questions and troubleshoots some common errors.

SAP Business One 9.1 PL04, version for SAP HANA has been released and is now in unrestricted shipment.

More details can be found at the overview note: 2086542 - Overview Note for SAP Business One 9.1 PL04, version for SAP HANA

SAP Business One 9.1 PL04, version for SAP HANA is synchronized to and contains all the bug fixes in the following versions:

• SAP Business One 9.1 PL04
• SAP HANA Platform Edition 1.0 SPS 07 REV 74.3
• SAP Business One 1.1 analytics PL05 powered by SAP HANA

Note: 
You can upgrade your SAP Business One 9.1, version for SAP HANA to PL04 from any of the previous patch levels of this version.

• If you are using SAP Business One 9.0, version for SAP HANA, you can upgrade to this patch level directly.
• If you are using SAP Business One 8.82, version for SAP HANA, upgrae to SAP Business One 9.1 PL00, version for SAP HANA, then you can upgrade to this patch level.
• If you are running SAP Business One 9.0 PL14 and lower on Microsoft SQL Server, upgrade the database to SAP Business One 9.0 PL15 first, then migrate from Microsoft SQL Server database to SAP HANA database. Then you can upgrade to this patch level.
• If you are using SAP Business One 9.1 PL03 or lower, you must migrate the database to SAP HANA server, then upgrade it to SAP Business One PL04, version for SAP HANA. Migration from SAP Business One 9.1 PL04 to SAP Business One 9.1 PL04, version for SAP HANA is not supported.

Important Notes

• 1969397 - Troubleshooting Guide for SAP Business One 9.0, version for SAP HANA (S-user required)  CHECK THIS NOTE FOR TROUBLESHOOTING!!!
  This note provides answers to some frequently asked questions and troubleshoots some common errors.

eLearning

Access the SAP Business One  9.1 Clips on YouTube or the SAP Business One Academyto learn about the new release.

There are five steps in preparing for the SAP Business One Implementation and Support (CTB1200) exam.

• Step 1 – Learn the basics of the SAP Business One product
• Step 2 – Learn implementation and support skills
• Step 3 – Study for the exam
• Step 4 – Take a practice test
• Step 5 – Sign up for the exam

Let's look at each step.

Step 1 – Learn the basics of the SAP Business One product

The basic product knowledge needed for the exam is covered in the TB1000 and TB1100 courses. The material from these courses is found in
several places, but the best place to start is here on SCN.

You can begin with the SAP Business One Academy pages.  Why is this best?  Because all the materials are free and do not require any special user or password to access. The TB1000 and TB1100 course materials are found on the Overview page, the Logistics page, and
the Accounting page.  All the topics covered in the exam are marked with asterisks so they are easy to spot. 

Depending on what part of the world you are in, you may have the option to take these courses with an instructor. The SAP Training and
Certification shop lists when these courses available. 

Additionally, translations of the course texts and exercises in other languages are available on the SAP PartnerEdge . Note that only SAP Partners can access the SAP PartnerEdge.

And of course, just taking the courses alone will not be enough to master the basics -- you will need an SAP Business One system to practice on.  Once you have a system, you can download the exercises/solutions from the SAP Business One Academy pages to begin practicing.

Step 2 –Gain implementation and support skills

After getting the basic product knowledge, the next step is to gain implementation and support skills. We recommend working with an existing partner to get hands-on experience.

Additionally, you will also want to take the TB1200 course that covers SAP Business One implementation and support. The TB1200 course is available for download from the SAP PartnerEdge.   Another advantage of  working for an existing partner is that you will have S-user ID that will allow you access to the SAP PartnerEdge.

If you are not working for an existing partner, then you will need to take the classroom version of this course.  The SAP Training and Certification shop lists
when this course is given in each region.

Another way to access training and gain experience for students is through the University Alliance.
Here is a link to the University Alliance on SCN:  http://scn.sap.com/community/uac   Students can sign up once their University is a member of the program.  If you'd like to join and your university is not yet a member of the alliance, please encourage your University to contact SAP Education to join the program.

Step 3 – Study for the exam

The best tool for studying is the Study Guide. Once again you will need an S-user to access the study guide from the SAP PartnerEdge.
The study guide gives you a set of questions.  If you can answer the questions in the study guide in your own words, then you most certainly can pass the exam.  After each section of questions, there are links to the materials that will help you answer the questions.

Step 4 – Take a practice test

The certification exam contains 80 questions.  There is a practice test with 40 questions that is structured in the same way as the exam and has similar types of questions.  This can be a useful guide to your preparedness.  The practice test s also located on the SAP PartnerEdge..

Step 5 – Sign up for the Implementation Consultant exam

My recommendation is to sign up for the 9.0 version of the CTB1200  exam.  The 9.0 exam is available in all languages and the links above are to the materials to prepare for the 9.0 exam.   To sign up for CTB1200 go to the SAP Training and Certification shop:  http://training.sap.com/shop/certification/

However, if you have already been preparing for the exam using materials for the 8.8 version, then you need to sign up for the test soon
since this test will only be given through March 2015.  After that point, you will only be able to take the 9.0 exam.

Since SAP Business One 9.0 I had been hearing about new EFT capabilities built right into the system and I had a client request this feature so I decided to really dig into the subject. So after a LOT of investigation and testing I will summarize in plain English what I found.

(NOTE: my focus here is on EFT files, NOT bank reconciliation files but SBO can do this as well. I will attempt to note this whenever possible.)

SAP Business One Has a Really Well Thought Out EFT System

It’s hard to find and understand but it is well thought out once you get the hang of it. It can do EFT files for payment, import files for bank reconciliation and generate CSV files in specific format for any other file type you would want to work with. I was using it specifically for an EFT outgoing payment file to a bank for payments.

The Electronic File System is Two Part

It is not documented very well but you need two SAP add-ons to make this system work properly. One to edit the files called Electronic File Manager (EFM Format Definition) and then one to generate the payment file from the Payment Wizard (Payment). Both should come with a standard installation, in this screenshot I’m using SBO 9.0 PL15.

Built into SBO all you need to define is the file format for the payment method (Administration >> Setup >> Banking >> Payment Methods) for it to be activated with your particular payment method. Of course you need to define the payment method as default for the vendors (this can be done with DTW) and then you are good to go with the payment wizard. If you are having issues with the actual upload to the “File Formats – Setup” just right click the row and click “Assign Format Project…” to assign your file.

The System is Based on Crystal Reports

The EFM uses a very nice Crystal Reports data source setup. You can import and export datasources to Crystal to make modifications, re-import them easily (with automatic link updates) and generally craft your output data using CR grouping and formatting. There is a limited set of formatting formula options within the EFM tool though.

The Actual File Export is Hard to Find!

I made my file and installed it without any issues but finding the actual output was damned near impossible. Once I found it though, the system was pretty tight, letting you generate test files and even recompile the information source before exporting. SO, if you spot missing bank information or the bank rejects the file for some reason you can make the changes and regenerate the file before exporting.

Once you find the little button then you are good to go, but I had no idea where to find it! Here is what the screen looks like:

The button is on the very last page of the Payment Wizard form at the bottom and is only visible when the “Payment” add-on is running.

Documentation is Hard to Find

You will find an ooolllddd expert empowerment session which is referenced but it doesn’t really have the information you are looking for (2007A time period). But if you look hard enough you will stumble across a couple of good references. Here are some links:

Reference #1
Reference #2

You can also use the EFM help file which has a lot of information specifically for formatting and editing within the editor but good overall reference once you find it. Activate the add-on called “EFM Format Definition” from SBO, then relaunch the client. Once installed and running go to Tools >> Electronic File Manager: Format Definition to run the editor. Once in the editor click Help >> Online Help or F1.

There is a Great Sample to Start With

In Reference #2 there is a .BPP file which is a great starting point to understand the structure, I don’t think two banks will be exactly the same so you will likely be adapting it from scratch any way you approach it.

There is NO Standard Layout

From what I can see, each bank (I’m located in Canada, maybe USA or other is different) has their own type of file format definitions that differ slightly (or majorly depending on your bank).

Here are the formats that come with the system:

(NOTE: Minus the 80Byte which is my own)

So if any of those formats fit your definition exactly then you are in luck and it will save you a ton of work. If not, then you will have to get the file format definition from your bank. Also as a side note, banks may or may not be willing to really help you out with the formatting and testing, depends on the bank and branch, etc.

Summary

With the two add-ons in place and the reference materials you load up your EFM program and use the template as a starting point, from there you can just add sections and subsections based on your bank documentation. Upload the file and associate it with the payment method of choice (must be bank transfer) and then set as default for vendors. As you are using the payment wizard the steps will be the same, once you get to the very end and the run has been executed, just look for the button in the lower left area to generate your file. Upload to your bank et voilà!

When you make a dropdown list in SAP the data is stored as a code in the system. When trying to do an SQL query or Crystal Report you will find that only the code is output so the user reading the query / report doesn’t see the description.

You could do a case statement like this:

SELECT
CASE
WHEN T0.[U_UDF] = ‘A’ THEN ‘Alligator’
WHEN T0.[U_UDF] = ‘B’ THEN ‘Bumblebee’
WHEN T0.[U_UDF] = ‘C’ THEN ‘Cat’
ELSE NULL END

But this isn’t very pretty and frankly is annoying if you have more than three or four options. Same with Crystal Reports; you would have to manually write a formula and have this evaluate while the report is generating which is annoying.

There is a simple solution for this which is table UFD1. This is not listed in the query manager so you would want to play around with it in SQL Management Studio to see the structure:

UFD1.TableID – NVARCHAR(20) – The table name where the UDF is located (in my example I will use a UDF called UDF on the OCRD or BP Master Data table)
UFD1.FieldID – INT(6) – Represents a code correctional to the specific field on the form. Not necessarily ordered 1, 2, 3, 4 since not every field has predefined options. So you need to look at the table to find the specific field you want (in my example it turns out to be 37)
UFD1.IndexID – INT(6) – The order of the predefined value in the UDF combobox.
UFD1.FldValue – NVARCHAR(254) – The code value of the predefined option for the UDF.
UFD1.Descr – NVARCHAR(254) – The description of the value of the predefined option for the UDF. This is what we want!

So the easiest way to find the field you are looking for is to go to SQL Management Studio and run the following query:

SELECT * FROM UFD1

This will give you the list of all the predefined fields. Then you have to filter for the table you are using. In SAP Business One click View >> System Information to turn on the system information viewer then hold your mouse over your new UDF and look at the bottom left of the screen. You should see the appropriate table. In my example it’s on the Business Partner Master Data which is OCRD. But it can be on any form.

Then you want to run:

SELECT * FROM UFD1 WHERE TableID = ‘OCRD’
(replace OCRD with your table name)

Then you will see just a list of UDFs on the specific form you are working with and it should be easy to identify the FieldID of the correct set of results.

Then you run:

SELECT * FROM UFD1 WHERE TableID = ‘OCRD’ AND FieldID = 37
(replace 37 with your actual FieldID)

The results will be just the information need and your selected descriptions should be visible.

Now you want to output this into a query you just have to do a LEFT OUTER JOIN to your main table by the FldValue. Something like:

SELECT
T0.[CardCode]
,T0.[CardName]
,T1.[Descr] ‘My UDF’
FROM
OCRD T0
LEFT OUTER JOIN UFD1 T1 ON T0.[U_UDF] = T1.[FldValue] AND TableID = ‘OCRD’ AND FieldID = 37

Finally you want to restrict the joined table to only come from the OCRD table and the specified field. Make sure you change U_UDF to your UDF field name, the TableID to the table you are working with and the FieldID to the specific field you are working with.

The results will be output but the description of the UDF will be the third column instead of simply the UDF code. Don’t forget to “LEFT OUTER JOIN” the UFD1 table or you will get limited results.

To use in Crystal Reports it would be slightly more tricky but you could do either a Crystal Reports command or an SQL view and join it onto the field in the Database Expert. Comment below if you want me to do a video screencast on how to do this!

At some point in your SAP Business One consulting career you will get the question as to WHY the Inventory Audit Report (Inventory >> Inventory Reports >> Inventory Audit Report) doesn’t match the GL balances or balance sheet totals.

Generally this question is during the year end closing process where accountants want to see what makes up the balance of the inventory balance.

SAP Business One is designed to give you this information UNLESS you manually adjust the inventory accounts via journal entry. At the point where you manually adjust the inventory accounts then SAP will no longer spit out the inventory audit report with the exact same balances as the GL accounts.

If your customer is using the cycle count, inventory posting, inventory revaluation and goods issues/receipts they should be able to manage their inventory properly without the need to manually adjust with a journal entry. This is just lazy.

I wish SAP had the option to turn inventory accounts into control accounts like the Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable accounts but the option doesn’t exist yet. So what I did was to just make a TransactionNotification query that will block manual journal entries to any account linked to an Item Group.

Here it is:

— MJT: Block manual journal entries to inventory accounts
/*
IF (@transaction_type = ‘A’ OR @transaction_type = ‘U’) AND @object_type = ’30’
BEGIN
IF EXISTS(SELECT T0.[TransId] FROM OJDT T0 INNER JOIN JDT1 T1 ON T0.[TransId] = T1.[TransId] INNER JOIN OITB T2 ON T1.[Account] = T2.[BalInvntAc]

WHERE T1.[TransType] = 30 AND T0.[TransId] = @list_of_cols_val_tab_del) AND (SELECT S0.[DspIITMDoc] FROM ADM1 S0) = ‘Y’

BEGIN
SELECT @error = -10, @error_message = ‘Direct Journal Entries to Inventory Accounts Not Permitted [Journal Entry – Account Code] [Message 60110-30]’
END
END

To install it you would want do the following steps:

1. Open MS SQL Management studio
2. Open your live DB (or test db if you want to verify)
3. Go to Programmability >> Stored Procedures
4. Find SBO_SP_TransactionNotification
5. Right click SBO_SP_TransactionNotification and select “Modify”
6. Find the space in the query where it says “– ADD YOUR CODE HERE”
7. Paste my code in
8. Push “!Execute” along the top

When it runs it should say “Command(s) completed successfully.” and then manual journal entries will be blocked. All other system generated entries will work fine, just the manual entries to inventory accounts.

Then when they run the Inventory Audit Report it will match perfectly!

Mike

I have had the request from several SAP Business One customers to view the last price given to a specific customer for a specific item.  Well the only real solution I could come up with would be to make an FMS on the price with a query.  This is an OK solution but I came across a much slicker solution when searching the SAP help file for something completely unrelated.

Turns out there is a secret "Last Prices Report" which is build in (I'm testing on SBO 9.0 PL07, but I verified it on 8.82 PL13 as well).  This report is not apparent but is easy enough to get to.

When you are adding a row to a document all you need to do is click in the field for price for the item you want and click CTRL + TAB.

The report looks like this:

It has all sorts of nifty options as well.

So if you ever get this request remember CTRL + TAB!

The SP_TransactionNotification is to receive notification on any transaction - in other words to do some validation in SAP Business One and prevent the user from doing an action if the validation condition fails. This stored procedure(SP) is created automatically with each database.This stored procedure is fired whenever operations are performed on business objects like document or master records and User-Defined Objects.

The SBO_SP_TransactionNotification stored procedure is created automatically when new company is created in SAP Business One.

Below are the parameters:

please make sure you always go through the “@error, @error_message” at the end, especially in the case where you want the transaction to be considered as successful. Without the return of these 2 values, SAP Business One will consider the transaction as failed.

Adding Code to the Stored Procedure

Look at a sample code that uses it. The SBO_SP_TransactionNotification stored procedure should be modified to include the following Transact-SQL code. Add the following text to the section of the stored procedure that says "Add Your Code Here"

Sample Code

Only the query needs to be change according to your need.

Difference between PostTransactionNotice and TransactionNotification procedure

The only differences being when they are triggered and the ability to use the @error functionality of SBO_SP_TransactionNotification to rollback transactions. SBO_SP_PostTransactionNotice can only be triggered at the end of an action (transaction committed). Most users only use SP_TransactionNotification because it can be used to verify data to block unwanted posting.

The following documentation is available:

• http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/e991e2b9-0901-0010-0395-ef5268b00aaf

TransactionNotification of SAP Business One HANA

• Implementing SBO_SP_Transaction_Notification of SAP Business One, version for SAP HANA
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In the recently released version of SAP Business One, the Production enhancements offer manufacturing clients significant benefits, particularly those in (or working towards) light manufacturing.

In this week’s post we have summarised some of the major updates and the benefits they can bring to an organisation’s production capability.

Production enhancements

Ensuring you have enough capacity and resources to complete all orders.

• New Module-Resources linking to Mainstream Production Module
• The enhancement now enables you to use Manual Method (previously it would only work with back flush method)
• Bulk updates of BOM
• Information about resources as well as textual information has been added to the module
• Items can be based on process flow
• Stock Transfer Request, Stock Transfer, and Packing List can be done from the production order
• Upon closing a production order, any difference for non-standard cost parent items posted to the WIP Variance account is posted to the Inventory account of the parent item
• If a User Defined Field (UDF) with the same name and same type exists in both the Bill of Materials window component table and on the Production Order window table, then on entry of the parent item into a production order, the values of the UDF fields from the Bill of Materials window are copied into the corresponding UDF fields in the Production Order window
• By setting a UDF field in the Bill of Materials window to hold a link to a file, you cause that link to be copied into the corresponding UDF field in the Production Order window. This feature is important as a means of handling attachments such as manufacturing plans or other documents.

Production Business benefits

• More efficient planning and monitoring production capacity
• Easier tracking of costs
• Improved BOM management
• By-product components are handled more easily

Resources enhancements

• New module for planning and managing resource capacity more efficiently
• Define components for machines, labour or other resources (by group or type)
• Link info to fixed assets and employee data with the individual Resource Master Data
• Resource capacity allocation can be done by setting a daily capacity or by manually allocating for specific days
• New column type at row level for BOM and Production Order

Resources business benefits

• Bird’s eye view - visibility of available capacity to avoid bottlenecks and optimise production plan
• Resource costs are included in the final product cost
• Resources can now be recorded in the BOM so users can do their capacity planning and achieve more accurate product costing

By-products enhancements

• Manual issue method for by-products is now enabled in addition to the Back flush issue method
• By-products are then displayed in receipts from production
• The ability to receive by-products with the Manual issue method enables you to manage them with the Serial/Batches valuation method
• Upon receiving a by-product in the receipt from production, you can define its cost in the Unit Price field.

Examples of by-products include in chemical production, food and beverage production and metal plate cutting, where the remaining products are re-used for producing another item(s).

By-products business benefits:

• Various by-products can be produced within one single production order.
• The receipt of by-products can be controlled by the user using the Manual Issue Method

Additional quantities enhancements

Additional Quantity (also known as Setup Quantity) is one or more component of the production process that requires resources either at the beginning or at the end of a production process in order to complete the final item. Additional quantities are not affected by the number of parent items to produce.

Examples include, machine startup time (resource) or a lead component used to adjust the machine (item).

Additional quantities business benefits

Machine setup time or lead component consumption can be managed using additional quantities.

Bill of Materials (BOM) enhancements

There is a new functionality in B1 V 9.1 for mass changes to components in bills of material - you can perform mass changes in multiple existing bills of material simultaneously.

• Add new components to selected bills of material
• Delete specific components from selected bills of material
• Change parameters (such as quantity, warehouse, issue method, etc.) for selected bill of material components
• Replace bill of material components
• New tab on the item master data for production
• The Production tab contains all production relevant data
• Phantom Item and Issue Method fields have been moved from the General Tab
• New fields for BOM Type, No. of Item Components and No. of Resource

Examples include:

• The WIP (Work in Process) account can be added on the bill of material and/or production order row level
• The WIP account on the row level can be used if you want to manually specify a WIP account for specific item or resource component
• By default this field is empty and the WIP account from the standard G/L account determination rules is used
• When specific WIP account is entered then it has a higher priority than other G/L Account determination rules
• Interim WIP Consolidation Account Mapping - This functionality provides mapping for multiple WIP accounts such that upon the closing of a production order, the WIP account postings for sub-assembly components are all zeroed down and transferred to a single sub-assembly interim WIP account.

BOM business benefits

• Easy Maintenance - Mass BOM update makes BOM management much easier and more efficient
• Row shifting allows changing the routing sequence in BOMs and production orders.

Main SAP Note 2019275 (click for link)

NOTE: This article has been adapted from the main SAP note and expanded upon based on several installations.

Prerequisites

1. You need to have B1i installed
2. You need the current .keystore password located at: C:\Program Files (x86)\SAP\SAP Business One Integration\IntegrationServer\Tomcat\conf\server.xml
3. Search the XML document for the keystorePass attribute.  Default that I have observed has been sapB1iP
4. You need a domain name associated with your raw IP address.  IE, mobile.lhimports.com as an example.  This must resolve to their static IP address with an A record in the subdomains DNS.

Initialize OpenSSL

1. Go to: http://slproweb.com/products/Win32OpenSSL.html
2. Download and install Visual C++ 2008 Redistributables (x64)
3. Download and install Win64 OpenSSL v1.0.1L Light
4. Install everything with default settings
5. Start Run and run “cmd /admin” or manually run Command Prompt as Administrator.  This is critical because it will give you various failed RND errors especially on Server 2012
6. Navigate to C:\OpenSSL-Win64\bin
7. Enter: set OPENSSL_CONF=c:\openssl-win64\bin\openssl.cfg
   
   (NOTE: View these screenshots to see what a successful command completion looks like, some of the commands do not produce a positive confirmation, they simply advance to the next line.  After a series of commands, these screenshots will show you what the result should be.)
   
   

Create Root Server Certificate

(Keep in mind you can copy and paste these into the command prompt, but you have to click the icon in the upper left, Edit >> Paste.  CTRL + V will NOT work!)

Anything highlighted in YELLOW needs to be modified, everything else you can leave the same.

1. Enter: openssl genrsa -out ServerKey.key 1024
   
2. Enter: openssl req -new -x509 -key ServerKey.key -out myCA.cer -days 3650 -subj /CN="custom_CA_name"
   
3. custom_CA_name can be whatever you want and shows up later when installing on the mobile devices as the profile name.

Create Self-Signed Certificate for Domain

1. Enter: openssl genrsa -out ClientKey.key 1024
   
2. Enter: openssl req -new -key ClientKey.key -out CertReq.csr -subj /CN="server_domain_name"
3. server_domain_name must be your subdomain which was created in Prerequisites step #4. Something like mobile.yourcompanywebsite.com. You will eventually feed this back to your mobile app using the server mobile.yourcompanywebsite.com:8443 (or whatever your SSL port is).  This can simply be your IP address (209.253.12.153 for example, NO PORT IS REQUIRED for this step just the IP address) as well and does not need to have the HTTP:// or HTTPS:// in front of it.  (*Special thanks to Heath Gardner for testing the IP address theory and verifying that it works.)
   
4. Enter: openssl x509 -req -days 3650 -in CertReq.csr -CA myCA.cer -CAkey ServerKey.key -CAcreateserial -out ClientCert.crt
   

Deploy the Certificate

1. Enter: openssl pkcs12 -export -inkey ClientKey.key -in ClientCert.crt -out keystore.pkcs12
2. You will be prompted to enter a password, which will be the password from Prerequisites step #2-3.  You will enter the password, but you will not see anything in the command prompt, this is NORMAL.  You will have to confirm and you will also see nothing when typing the confirmation password, this again is normal.
   
3. Manually copy (using regular File Explorer) the file C:\OpenSSL-Win64\bin\keystore.keystore.pkcs12 to C:/Program Files (x86)/SAP/SAP Business One Integration/IntegrationServer/Tomcat/webapps/B1iXcellerator/
4. In command prompt, change directory to C:\Program Files (x86)\SAP\SAP Business One Integration\IntegrationServer\Tomcat
5. NOTE: the next step might vary depending on your Windows Server version.  I have observed different behaviours.
6. Enter: keytool
7. Push Enter
8. If the file is found and you see the help then follow the next steps, if the file is NOT found then go to “Deploy the Certificate (Option #2).  If the file is found, then continue with the next steps.
9. NOTE: See screenshot after step 16 for successful confirmation prompts.
10. Enter: keytool -delete -alias tomcat -keystore ./webapps/B1iXcellerator/.keystore -storepass sapB1iP
11. Use your password from Prerequisites step #2.  Likely to be sapB1iP.
12. Enter: keytool -importkeystore -srckeystore ./webapps/B1iXcellerator/keystore.pkcs12 -srcstoretype PKCS12 -destkeystore ./webapps/B1iXcellerator/.keystore -deststoretype JKS -deststorepass sapB1iP -srcstorepass sapB1iP
13. Use your password from Prerequisites step #2.  Likely to be sapB1iP.
14. Enter: keytool -changealias -alias 1 -destalias tomcat -keystore ./webapps/B1iXcellerator/.keystore -storepass sapB1iP
15. Use your password from Prerequisites step #2.  Likely to be sapB1iP.
16. All steps should be successful at this point:
    

Deploy the Certificate (Option #2)

1. If you do not find keytool installed in the environmental variables we have to manually run the program from the exe directory and declare our keystore files with their whole drive paths as follows.
2. In command prompt, change directory to C:\Program Files (x86)\SAP\SAP Business One Integration\sapjre_7_64\jre\bin
3. This directory is where the keytool exists so we need to run the following from here.  To confirm you have the right directory, in the command prompt enter: keytool and push enter and you should see a help prompt.  This means you have the correct directory.
4. NOTE: See screenshot after step 10 for successful confirmation prompts.
5. Enter: keytool -delete -alias tomcat -keystore "C:/Program Files (x86)/SAP/SAP Business One Integration/IntegrationServer/Tomcat/webapps/B1iXcellerator/.keystore" -storepass sapB1iP
6. Use your password from Prerequisites step #2.  Likely to be sapB1iP.
7. Enter: keytool -importkeystore -srckeystore "C:/Program Files (x86)/SAP/SAP Business One Integration/IntegrationServer/Tomcat/webapps/B1iXcellerator/keystore.pkcs12" -srcstoretype PKCS12 -destkeystore "C:/Program Files (x86)/SAP/SAP Business One Integration/IntegrationServer/Tomcat/webapps/B1iXcellerator/.keystore" -deststoretype JKS -deststorepass sapB1iP -srcstorepass sapB1iP
8. Use your password from Prerequisites step #2.  Likely to be sapB1iP.
9. Enter: keytool -changealias -alias 1 -destalias tomcat -keystore "C:/Program Files (x86)/SAP/SAP Business One Integration/IntegrationServer/Tomcat/webapps/B1iXcellerator/.keystore" -storepass sapB1iP
10. Use your password from Prerequisites step #2.  Likely to be sapB1iP.

Restart B1i Server

1. Find the “Run” prompt
2. Enter “services.msc”
3. Shut down SAP Business One Integration Service, SAP Business One EventSender Service, SAP Business One DI Proxy Service, SAP Business One DI Proxy Service Monitor.  Shut them down in that order.
4. Start them up in the same order you shut them down.

Installing on Your Devices

Procedure for iOS devices

1. Email C:\OpenSSL-Win64\Bin\myCA.cer file to the iOS device
2. NOTE: The certificate file will most likely not be visible in your mail client (Outlook, etc.), you have to send it unzipped to the mobile devices where it will be visible to install.
3. Click the email attachment to install the CA into the system

Procedure for Android devices

1. Copy the C:\OpenSSL-Win64\Bin\myCA.cer file via a microSD card onto the Android device
2. Install the file via Settings -> Security -> Credential Storage and selecting “Install from storage” and follow the prompts

Summary

You should now be able to login using your mobile app.  This procedure should add a little bit more detail from the basic SAP note.  Please let me know if you have any other questions.  Thank you!

SAP Business One 9.1 PL05, version for SAP HANA has been released.

More details can be found at the overview note: 2107321  - Overview Note for SAP Business One 9.1 PL05, version for SAP HANA

SAP Business One 9.1 PL05, version for SAP HANA is synchronized to and contains all the bug fixes in the following versions:

• SAP Business One 9.1 PL05
• SAP HANA Platform Edition 1.0 SPS 07 REV 74.3
• SAP Business One 1.1 analytics PL05 powered by SAP HANA

Upgrade Path Information

• You can upgrade your SAP Business One 9.1, version for SAP HANA to PL05 from any of the previous patch levels of this version.
• If you are using SAP Business One 9.0, version for SAP HANA, you can upgrade to this patch level directly.
• If you are using SAP Business One 8.82, version for SAP HANA, upgrade to SAP Business One 9.1 PL04, version for SAP HANA, then you can upgrade to this patch level.
• As of SAP Business One 9.1 PL05, version for SAP HANA, you can run the NEW migration wizard to migrate databases from the Microsoft SQL Server to the SAP HANA database, as well as upgrade the databases on SAP HANA.
  Direct migration is supported for SAP Business One 9.0 PL04 and higher, which means the following:
  • If you are running SAP Business One 9.0 PL03 or lower on Microsoft SQL Server, upgrade the database to a patch level which supports direct migration (for example, 9.0 PL15 or 9.1 PL04) and then run the migration wizard to perform the migration.
  • If you are running SAP Business One 9.0 PL04 or higher, or 9.1 PL00-PL04, on Microsoft SQL Server, run the migration wizard directly to perform the migration.
    Note: Migration is considered incomplete if you do NOT perform the upgrade on SAP HANA. After completing the migration stage with the migration wizard, if you close the migration wizard without completing the upgrade stage, you must run the upgrade wizard (SAP HANA version) to upgrade the database separately; otherwise, you will not be able to use the migrated company schema on SAP HANA as expected. For more information, please refer to the Administrator's Guide.
• Migration from SAP Business One 9.1 PL05 to SAP Business One 9.1 PL05, version for SAP HANA is not supported.

Important Notes

• 1969397 - Troubleshooting Guide for SAP Business One 9.0, version for SAP HANA (S-user required)  CHECK THIS NOTE FOR TROUBLESHOOTING!!!
  This note provides answers to some frequently asked questions and troubleshoots some common errors.

eLearning

Access the SAP Business One  9.1 Clips on YouTube or the SAP Business One Academyto learn about the new release.

SAP Business One HANA pages in SDN

SAP Business One on SAP HANA solutions

SAP Business One HANA topics

SAP Business One, version for SAP HANA Extensibility topics

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when i create a service call and when i enter the serial number of the serialized item, the service contract number automatically doesnt comes in the field. it says "No valid contract exists for the customer". when i check in the item master i have a contract there and when i see the customer equipment card, it also has a contract. Please help?

I tried But Username And Password Ask So I Am Come Back..

Hi all,

We just released a revised product road map today. It details our plans for SAP Business One version 9.2 and other deliveries, as well as general updates and adjustments.

See what’s ahead – including functions to meet new business needs, technologies, and expanded coverage.

SAP customers and partners can find all SAP solution- and product road maps in a consistent formatandregularlyupdated in theService Marketplace (SMP): http://service.sap.com/saproadmaps. (requires S-User)

• The product road map for SAP Business One is available under Solution Road Maps -> Cross Topics or via this direct link in English.
• Translated versions of the March 2015 edition are NOT yet available, find here the previous July 2014 versions: German, Brazilian Portuguese, Chinese, Spanish, or Korean. I'll update you as soon as these are updated.

Attention:
Be aware that the SAP Road Map for SAP Business One presentation is NOT public, its content must not be published.

Please note the legal disclaimers.

Best regards,
Peter, SAP Business One Solution Management

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I have been using B1 for a year now, learning a lot of stuff, the best part is B1's accounting is very accurate, no mistakes. Very helpful..

Hi all,

We have just released a revised product road map on March 20th. It details our plans for SAP Business One version 9.2 and other deliveries, as well as general updates and adjustments.

See what’s ahead – including functions to meet new business needs, technologies, and expanded coverage.

SAP customers and partners can find all SAP solution- and product road maps in a consistent formatandregularlyupdated in theService Marketplace (SMP): http://service.sap.com/saproadmaps. (requires S-User)

• The product road map for SAP Business One is available under Solution Road Maps -> Cross Topics or via this direct links in English, Korean, Spanish, and Chinese.
• Not all translated versions of the March 2015 edition are available yet, find previous July 2014 editions in German or Brazilian Portuguese. I'll update you as soon as these are updated.

Attention:
Be aware that the SAP Road Map for SAP Business One presentation is NOT public, its content must not be published.

Please note the legal disclaimers.

Best regards,
Peter, SAP Business One Solution Management