SAP Business One Data Access

Your financials, inventory, sales and production data live in an SAP Business One install on your own server — reachable only through the thick client or remote desktop. A small agent reads the SQL Server or HANA layer directly and gives your team a live, read-only web dashboard — no S/4HANA migration required.

SAP B1 on-premise — SQL Server & HANA installs, ~70K SMBs worldwide

SAP B1 on SQL ServerSAP B1 on HANASAP B1 9.x / 10.xCrystal Reports dataB1DI / DI-API sourcesAddon databases

The SAP Business One Trapped-Data Problem

Thick-client only

Every report, every lookup means the B1 client or a remote desktop session — managers can't self-serve from a browser or phone.

Crystal Reports dependency

Operational answers are locked in Crystal layouts built years ago — only the people who know them can get numbers out.

S/4HANA pressure

SAP's roadmap pushes B1 customers toward bigger migrations — but a working on-prem system shouldn't be forced into a multi-year project just to get web access.

Multi-entity consolidation

Groups running B1 per entity collect exports per company — consolidated numbers arrive late and manually stitched.

How It Works

Step 1

Agent on your server

A lightweight agent installs beside your existing system — reads the data store directly, makes outbound connections only. No open ports, no VPN, no firewall changes.

Step 2

Continuous replica

Your records flow to an encrypted, read-only cloud copy via a private tunnel — change-tracking, not dumps. The production system never takes the load.

Step 3

Web dashboard

Your team searches, reports and browses from any browser or phone — scoped and audited. Answers from the data, not access to the server.

What Your Team Can Finally Do

Financials, sales orders, AR/AP and inventory from any browser
Read SQL Server or HANA directly — no SDK gymnastics
Per-company and consolidated group views
Document and transaction lookup without opening B1
Scoped access for auditors, accountants and group finance
KPI dashboards replacing ad-hoc Crystal runs
Encrypted backup of the B1 database
No load on production — queries hit the replica

Common SAP Business One Scenarios

The FD checking the business from anywhere

Cash position, AR aging, sales today — from a phone instead of a remote session into the B1 server.

Group consolidation across entities

Each company's B1 install runs an agent; group finance gets one consolidated dashboard — same metrics, same definitions.

Staying on B1 past the roadmap

Keep the working system, get modern web access and reporting — the 'bridge, not migrate' answer to S/4HANA pressure.

SAP Business One Data Access Pricing

Every plan includes the agent, the replica and the dashboard. Setup is scoped to your systems — most installs are live within two weeks.

Single Company

£199/mo

1–2 week setup

  • ✓1 B1 company database
  • ✓Live replica + web dashboard
  • ✓Financial & sales reports
  • ✓Encrypted backup
  • ✓10 named users
  • ✓Email support
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Multi-Entity

£449/mo

2–3 week setup

  • ✓Up to 5 company databases
  • ✓Consolidated group view
  • ✓Auditor/accountant access
  • ✓Custom KPI dashboards
  • ✓50 named users
  • ✓Priority support

Enterprise

Custom

Scoped project

  • ✓Unlimited entities
  • ✓HANA & SQL Server coverage
  • ✓Write-back via DI-API
  • ✓SSO + audit feed
  • ✓Dedicated engineer
  • ✓On-prem or VPC deployment

Billed monthly or annually (2 months free). Your data stays yours — cancel anytime and take the replica export with you.

SAP Business One Data Access FAQ

Does it work with both SQL Server and HANA?+

Yes — the agent reads either backend directly. SQL Server is the simplest path; HANA installs are covered with a per-system adapter.

Does B1 keep working the same way?+

Yes — the agent reads alongside it. Users keep the thick client they know; the dashboard is an addition, not a replacement.

Is this instead of migrating to S/4HANA?+

For many businesses, yes — if the goal is better access and reporting rather than a new ERP, a replica + dashboard delivers it in weeks at a fraction of migration cost.

Can it write back to B1?+

The default posture is read-only for safety. Write-back workflows via DI-API are available on Enterprise plans after scoping.

Your SAP Business One Data, Reachable

If the answers your team needs live in a system nobody can reach, that's fixable — without migration, without VPN, without new infrastructure.