SAP Business ByDesign Business Intelligence
SAP Business ByDesign confirms 2 of the 21 business intelligence capabilities we track, with a further 8 partially covered. Its deepest coverage is in Financial Reporting; it is thinnest on Distribution & Access.
SAP Business ByDesign provides solid business intelligence functionality covering most mid-market requirements. It is not a core differentiator, but it handles standard workflows effectively.
- 2of 21
- Capabilities confirmed
- 88
- Documented features
- Financial Reporting
- Strongest area
- Distribution & Access
- Thinnest area
How SAP Business ByDesign scores against the 21 business intelligence capabilities we track across every ERP in our catalogue.
- Financial Reporting2 of 7
- Self-Service Analytics0 of 7
- Distribution & Access0 of 7
“Not documented” means our research has not confirmed the capability either way — it is not a finding that SAP Business ByDesign lacks it. Coverage is scored against one shared capability list, so it is comparable between products.
The business intelligence scope SAP Business ByDesign ships, grouped as the product itself organises it.
Managing My Area4
Gives managers a personal workspace for reviewing pending approval requests and keeping track of their own department's people and activities.
- ApprovalsCollects every task awaiting a manager's sign-off — such as shopping carts, leave requests, or other threshold-triggered items — into a single worklist, using the org hierarchy to route each request to the correct responsible manager.
- Types Of ApprovalsLists the different kinds of approval requests a manager may need to review and act on.
- My DepartmentGives managers an overview of the staff, activities, and performance data belonging to their own department.
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Build my requirements →Organizational Management58
Lets administrators build and maintain the org structure that models a company's departments and divisions, define job roles, and set rules for distributing work items to the right org units or employees.
- Org StructuresProvides a view for creating and editing a company's org structures, with a read-only Active Area for browsing structures by date in table or chart form and a Planning Area for making changes, plus tools for defining functions, approvals, manager assignment, and organizational data requirements across business areas.
- Organizational ManagementExplains the core concepts behind modeling and maintaining an organization's structure within the system.
- Guide: Setting Up Your Org StructureWalks administrators step by step through creating a new org structure from scratch.
- FunctionsDefines the functions that can be assigned to org units and positions within the org structure.
- DefinitionsExplains key terms and concepts used throughout organizational management.
- Org StructuresProvides a view for creating and editing a company's org structures, with a read-only Active Area for browsing structures by date in table or chart form and a Planning Area for making changes, plus tools for defining functions, approvals, manager assignment, and organizational data requirements across business areas.
- Organizational ManagementExplains the core concepts behind modeling and maintaining an organization's structure within the system.
- Guide: Setting Up Your Org StructureWalks administrators step by step through creating a new org structure from scratch.
- FunctionsDefines the functions that can be assigned to org units and positions within the org structure.
- DefinitionsExplains key terms and concepts used throughout organizational management.
- Business Constraints and Veto ChecksDescribes the validation rules and veto checks that catch inconsistent or invalid org structure changes.
- Manager AssignmentCovers how managers are assigned responsibility for specific org units within the structure.
- Setting Up ApprovalsExplains how to configure which managers approve which types of requests within the org structure.
- External Business Identifiers in Organizational ManagementCovers how identifiers from external systems can be linked to org units and positions.
- Deviating Business Residence AssignmentsExplains how to assign a business residence to an org unit that differs from its default location.
- Time Dependency: Effective-From Date, Start Date, and ValiditiesExplains how effective-from dates, start dates, and validity periods govern time-based changes to the org structure.
- Organizational Data Requirements for Customer Relationship ManagementLists the organizational data needed to support customer relationship management processes.
- Organizational Data Requirements for FinancialsLists the organizational data needed to support financial processes.
- Organizational Data Requirements for Human ResourcesLists the organizational data needed to support human resources processes.
- Organizational Data Requirements for ProjectsLists the organizational data needed to support project management processes.
- Organizational Data Requirements for Supplier Relationship ManagementLists the organizational data needed to support supplier relationship management processes.
- Organizational Data Requirements for Supply Chain ManagementLists the organizational data needed to support supply chain management processes.
- Job DefinitionDefines job roles that can be assigned to employees and positions within the org structure.
- Work DistributionLets administrators set up rules so tasks and business records route automatically to the org unit or staff member responsible for handling them, based on configurable work categories.
- Work DistributionShows how individual work items get routed automatically to the org unit or employee responsible for handling them.
- Work CategoriesDefines the work categories that represent specific slices of business work, each carrying parameters used to build work distribution rules; until a rule is created, matching items default to Global Work Distribution and stay unassigned.
- Work Categories for Organizational Work DistributionLists the work categories available for routing work automatically to org units.
- Contracting UnitIdentifies the org unit responsible for handling contracting activities within work distribution.
- Invoicing Unit for Sales and InvoicingIdentifies the org unit responsible for handling sales and invoicing tasks.
- Marketing Unit for LeadsIdentifies the org unit responsible for handling incoming marketing leads.
- Operational Purchasing Work CategoryIdentifies the org unit responsible for handling operational purchasing tasks.
- Relevant Distribution ChannelsDefines which distribution channels apply when routing work items to org units.
- Sales Unit for Manual InvoicesIdentifies the org unit responsible for handling manually created sales invoices.
- Sales Unit for SalesIdentifies the org unit responsible for handling sales transactions.
- Service and Support Team for Service OrdersIdentifies the team responsible for handling service orders within service and support.
- Service and Support Team for Service RequestsIdentifies the team responsible for handling service requests within service and support.
- Service Execution Team for Sales Orders and ContractsIdentifies the team responsible for executing services tied to sales orders and contracts.
- Service Execution Team for Service OrdersIdentifies the team responsible for carrying out work on service orders.
- Supplier Invoicing Work CategoryIdentifies the org unit responsible for handling supplier invoicing tasks.
- Work Categories for Employee Work DistributionLists the work categories available for routing work automatically to individual employees.
- Account Responsibility by Party RoleAssigns account responsibility to employees based on their role with a given party.
- Additional Accountant Work CategoryIdentifies an additional accountant given responsibility for specific accounting work.
- Alternative Approver for Customer ReturnsDesignates a backup approver who can sign off on customer returns when the primary approver is unavailable.
- Alternative Approver for Expense ReportsDesignates a backup approver who can sign off on expense reports when the primary approver is unavailable.
- Alternative Approver for Purchasing Contracts Work CategoryDesignates a backup approver who can sign off on purchasing contracts when the primary approver is unavailable.
- Alternative Approver for Purchase Orders Work CategoryDesignates a backup approver who can sign off on purchase orders when the primary approver is unavailable.
- Alternative Approver for Sales Price ListsDesignates a backup approver who can sign off on sales price lists when the primary approver is unavailable.
- Alternative Approver for Sales QuotesDesignates a backup approver who can sign off on sales quotes when the primary approver is unavailable.
- Alternative Approver for Supplier Invoices Work CategoryDesignates a backup approver who can sign off on supplier invoices when the primary approver is unavailable.
- Approver for Liquidity ManagementIdentifies the employee responsible for approving liquidity management tasks.
- Approver for PayablesIdentifies the employee responsible for approving payables transactions.
- Approver for ReceivablesIdentifies the employee responsible for approving receivables transactions.
- Approver for Tax Management Work CategoryIdentifies the employee responsible for approving tax management tasks.
- Contract AdministratorIdentifies the employee responsible for administering contracts within work distribution.
- Employee Responsible for SalesIdentifies the employee accountable for a given sales transaction or account.
- Opportunity NotificationNotifies the responsible employee whenever a new sales opportunity is created.
- Processor for Service OrdersIdentifies the employee responsible for processing service orders.
- Processor for Service RequestsIdentifies the employee responsible for processing service requests.
- Purchase Requests and Orders Work CategoryIdentifies the employee or org unit responsible for handling purchase requests and orders.
- Service Performer for Sales Orders and ContractsIdentifies the employee who performs the services tied to sales orders and contracts.
- Service Performer for Service OrdersIdentifies the employee who carries out the work defined on a service order.
- Supplier Invoices Work CategoryIdentifies the employee or org unit responsible for handling supplier invoices.
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Build my requirements →Financial and Management Accounting20
Ties purchasing, manufacturing, and sales activity into one general ledger and its subledgers, giving finance teams a consistent set of data to report on and make decisions from.
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Build my requirements →Other capabilities6
Will SAP Business ByDesign meet your other capabilities needs? Build your requirements and perform a full analysis.
Build my requirements →SAP Business ByDesign Business Intelligence screens
What business intelligence actually looks like in SAP Business ByDesign.
The SAP Business ByDesign Evaluation Kit
An independent assessment of SAP Business ByDesign — strengths, gaps and real pricing — plus a requirements template you can score its business intelligence against alongside every other system on your shortlist.
SAP Business ByDesign Evaluation Kit
2026 Edition · PDF guide + XLSX template
ERP Research
- Buyer's guide (PDF): SAP Business ByDesign independently assessed — where it is strong, where it is not, and what it actually costs
- Requirements template (XLSX): weight your requirements and score vendors side by side
- Built to work with the 21 business intelligence capabilities scored on this page
- The questions to put to the vendor and to implementation partners
SAP Business ByDesign Evaluation Kit
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Business Intelligence coverage across the systems most often shortlisted alongside it, scored against the same capability list.
| Area |  |  | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Financial Reporting | 2+3/7 | 3+3/7 | 5+1/7 |
| Self-Service Analytics | 0+4/7 | 4+2/7 | 4+2/7 |
| Distribution & Access | 0+1/7 | 1+3/7 | — |
Each cell reads confirmed+partial/scored. Grey reflects capabilities our research has not confirmed either way — it is not a finding that a product lacks them.
Business Intelligence — strength by vendor
| Vendor | Strength | Best for | Starting price | Implementation | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ★★★ strong | Mid-market and standardised enterprises wanting fast time-to-value | $180/user/mo | 3–6 months | |
| ★★★ strong | Large, complex enterprises needing deep customisation and controlled upgrades | Custom | 6–18 months | |
| ★★★ strong | Fast-growing mid-market companies wanting unified cloud ERP | $99/user/mo | 4–9 months | |
 | ★★★ strong | Large enterprises moving from on-premise Oracle to cloud | Custom | 9–18 months | |
 | ★★★ strong | Mid-to-large companies in the Microsoft ecosystem | $50/user/mo | 6–14 months | |
 | ★★★ strong | Service companies and nonprofits needing deep financial management | Custom | 3–6 months | |
 | ★★★ strong | Large enterprises wanting industry-specific cloud ERP | Custom | 9–18 months | |
 | ★★★ strong | People-centric organisations needing unified HR + finance | Custom | 6–12 months |
Evaluating business intelligence on SAP Business ByDesign
What to put in front of the vendor before you commit.
- 1Self-service report building (no IT dependency)
- 2Real-time vs batch reporting
- 3Integration with Power BI, Tableau, or Looker
- 4Embedded AI and predictive analytics
- 5Mobile dashboard access
SAP Business ByDesign starts at $120/user/mo with a typical total cost of $100K–$400K and a 4–8 months implementation.
Full SAP Business ByDesign pricing breakdown →SAP Business ByDesign implementation partners
Firms with proven SAP Business ByDesign delivery experience — start here rather than an open RFP.
delaware
PlatinumLondon, United Kingdom
SAP Platinum Partner and Platinum Reseller. 2024 SAP Pinnacle Award winner for SAP BTP customer value. SAP's leading Digital Supply Chain partner in EMEA. Present in 19 countries.
Products: SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud, SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud, SAP S/4HANA On-Premise
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Birchman
PlatinumBracknell, United Kingdom
Birchman is a UK founded business transformation and IT consultancy specialising in SAP and ERP solutions. We're a Global SAP Platinum Partner and the primary UK member of United VARs, the world's largest alliance of SAP solution providers, giving us access to local expertise and delivery capability in 80+ countries. We help organisations plan, migrate to and thrive on SAP Cloud ERP (S/4HANA), whether that's moving off legacy ECC6, running a phased cloud migration or optimising an existing SAP landscape. Our services cover the full transformation lifecycle: strategy and target operating model design, ERP implementation, data analytics, cloud infrastructure, application development, and IT governance. We back this with industry specific accelerator packages for Mining, CPG, and Professional Services, drawing on 20+ years of sector experience. Over that time, we've built a reputation not just for delivering transformation projects but for steadying them. Brought in when a project needs a safe pair of hands to see it through to a successful outcome. It's why so many customers trust us with their most critical digital transformation and SAP work. We measure our success by our customers', helping them get the most out of their SAP investment, not just at go-live but for years afterwards. Our Application Management Services and ongoing consultancy keep that relationship going, with continuous improvement built in as standard. We're big enough to lead complex, global transformation projects and boutique enough to still care about every client we work with.
Products: SAP Cloud ERP (S/4HANA) Public & Private, Business Technology Platform, Implementation
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TEKROI PRIVATE LIMITED
PlatinumHyderabad, India
TEKROI Private Limited is a Hyderabad-based SAP Business One partner operating under SAP PartnerEdge (Sell & Service). Founded in 2020 by Venkata Siva Reddy Polu and Anitha Vennapusa, the firm rests on a founding team whose first SAP Business One go-lives date back to 2005 — more than 20 years of practice and over 350 implementations delivered across roughly 30 countries, spanning India, Nepal, East and Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Africa, the UK and Europe, and the Americas. A team of 60+ consultants, developers and support engineers works from the company's Innovation Hub in Bowenpally, Hyderabad, with a second office in Kathmandu, Nepal. Services cover new SAP Business One implementations on both SQL Server and HANA, SQL-to-HANA migration, cloud subscriptions, post go-live support and AMC, analytics, and IoT integration. Delivery is organised into 32 industry-specific solutions — 25 of them manufacturing verticals — including pharmaceutical API and formulation, chemicals and blending, food and confectionery, cement, steel and natural stone, cables and LED, automotive and two-wheeler CKD assembly, aerospace and defence components, medical devices, pre-engineered buildings, construction and EPC projects, trading and distribution, retail, healthcare services, agri warehousing and logistics, and technology services. TEKROI also develops TEKAI, an AI layer that connects assistants such as Claude, ChatGPT and Perplexity to live SAP Business One data. SAP featured TEKAI in its global AI Partner Innovations playbook as one of only four Generative AI solutions for SAP Business One worldwide, and the only one from an Asia-based partner. The company name captures its approach: TEK for technology, ROI for return on investment.
Products: SAP Business One, SAP Business One AI MCP Connector, SAP Business One on HANA
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LeverX
PlatinumMiami, United States
LeverX is an SAP Gold Partner with SAP as its core area of expertise. Since 2003, we have grown alongside SAP through every major technology shift, from ERP modernization and in-memory computing to Cloud ERP, data-driven architectures, and enterprise AI. Today, our team of 2,200+ professionals has delivered more than 1,500 SAP projects worldwide. We support the full SAP lifecycle, from advisory and implementation to product engineering, managed services, and continuous innovation, across SAP Cloud ERP, SAP Business AI Platform, and other SAP solutions. We contribute to the SAP ecosystem through proprietary accelerators, including SAP IPS, SAP IPD Formulation, BMAX, and LeverX Data Management Platform. AI is embedded throughout our delivery, combining SAP Business AI, Joule, and leading enterprise AI platforms under a governed framework.
Products: SAP Cloud ERP, SAP Cloud ERP Private, SAP Business AI Platform
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Which analytics reports does SAP Business ByDesign provide?
ByDesign includes built-in operational reporting across finance, sales, project and HR data, plus configurable dashboards and key-figure reports for day-to-day monitoring. For deeper cross-system analytics and predictive capability, most customers pair it with SAP Analytics Cloud rather than relying on ByDesign's native reporting alone.
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