FAQ: B1P&D comparison with SAP Business One 10

B1 Productivity Package has many modules and features. Among them is our B1 Print & Delivery module.

B1 Print & Delivery is an advanced Crystal Report integration, enabling users to email all their communication with customers and vendors from SAP Business One, in any language, saving them tons of time and briefcases of money. By activating one Crystal Report, users can manage all Marketing Documents making B1 Print & Delivery the ideal tool to customize the customer’s system in a quick, easy, and profitable way.

Among the many features are the following:

  • Take over the entire document handling process for sales and purchase documents. You have the option to control each of the delivery methods (Print, show, Email, PDF and add document).
  • Minimize your workload by automatically grouping, scheduling, and sending out mass e-mails every minute, hour, day, or month.
  • Work with multiple layouts of different business partners or on the fly choose a different layout.
  • Every single action you can do can be customized in detail with the powerful report action configuration which can be email being sent out, saving the document, SQL query, activity, internal message, conditional action, and more

SAP Business One 9.2 version included enhancements in sending e-mail options which are also included in the B1 Print & Delivery. However, those additional features are very minimal and basic in capabilities compared to what the Print & Delivery module can offer.

Here is a comparison chart that details the differences between functionalities available in SAP Business One 10 vs. B1 Print & Delivery:

Comparison of B1UP features to SAP 10
# Functionalities in B1 P&D B1 P&D SAP Business One 9.1
1 Automatically create and send PDFs by mail when adding a document Yes Yes
2 Define a company default Yes Yes
3 Define e-mail groups to business partners to be used as distribution lists Yes Yes
4 E-Mail Documents in a Bundle Yes Yes
5 You can define default text for the mail subject and body Yes Yes
6 Save reports automatically in the desired format Yes No
7 Add additional attachments to e-mails Yes No
8 Select recipients from over 10 different places or by e-mail category Yes No
9 Send e-mail from outlook directly or save it as a draft Yes No
10 Send e-mail using Exchange account directly or save it as a draft Yes No
11 Group e-mails based on document or business partner level Yes No
12 Create activity in SAP Business One automatically when mail is sent Yes No
13 Create internal messages with attached documents Yes No
14 Create conditional actions based on SQL values Yes No
15 Use multiple actions type for example to send out e-mail, save it in an archive, execute a SQL clause all at the same time Yes No
16 Assign separate crystal templates for print, e-mail, PDF, and word-buttons Yes No
17 Create advanced report selection criteria based on Business partner group, UDF field value, etc.. Yes No
18 Run reports in schedule with multiple options Yes No
19 Run mass delivery e-mails based on SQL and other advanced conditions Yes No
20 See a detailed delivery log to get an overview of reporting actions Yes No
21 Print and email from any database data based window in B1 (including add-ons) Yes No
22 Print and email internal reports that are not based on a specific window Yes No
23 Use dynamic syntax and SQL in emails to form its body format and text Yes No
24 Send HTML based mails Yes No
25  Allow external edit of crystal reports and share of the same layout across multiple databases Yes No
26 Allow additional custom parameters in Crystal reports files Yes No
27 Access alternative layouts via right-click Yes No
28 Allow custom triggers of print/email (via B1UPs macro system) Yes No
29 Batch email BP statements (Account Balance) Yes No
30 Choose print on the fly in batch printing Yes No
31 Allow dynamic number of copies selection with dynamic syntax and SQL Yes No
32 Allow print previews on secondary monitor (external window) Yes No
33 Allow emailing directly from preview screen Yes No
34 Email subject, body, and attachment name can be translated (SAP translate screens) Yes No
35 Allow full control over default to, cc and bcc Yes No

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