Standard terms related to larger SAP Business ONE rollouts and integration with the SAP Business Suite
In this section, we will lay the groundwork for the franchise framework and explain the common terms related to the technologies involved in this architecture.
Inter-company transactions
Inter-company transactions are repetitive business documents that are regularly exchanged among established business partners. In our scenario, this comprises any transactions between the satellite offices and the distribution center back end. For example, sales orders at the satellite office level will always trigger purchase orders at the distribution center. This can be done manually. However, it can also be automated to better integrate the workflow. In order to automate this, the communication aspect of these types of transactions must be evaluated.
Tip
The basis of automation is always a well-documented manual process. You can achieve automation by collecting the documents you are exchanging in a...