# CompuTec ProcessForce with SAP Business One

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## Short answer

CompuTec ProcessForce is a manufacturing add-on built on the SAP Business One SDK, running on HANA or SQL Server. It adds multi-level BOMs, routings, MRP, a scheduling board, quality control, traceability and plant maintenance for process and discrete manufacturers.

## Erp

SAP Business One

## Erp Key

sap-b1

## On Prem

true

## Product

CompuTec ProcessForce

## Vendor

CompuTec

## Category

MES and production scheduling

## Integration

**Method:** Native add-on built on the Business One SDK

**Detail:** ProcessForce runs inside Business One, uses its items, warehouses and business partners, and extends them with manufacturing objects such as routings, resources and manufacturing orders. CompuTec documents it at learn.computec.one.

**Method:** Database support

**Detail:** It supports both SAP HANA and SQL Server editions of Business One, so the database choice follows your Business One licence and hosting.

## Data Flows

**From:** SAP Business One

**To:** ProcessForce

**Data:** Items, warehouses, sales orders, vendors

**Trigger:** Shared database

**From:** ProcessForce

**To:** SAP Business One

**Data:** Planned and firm manufacturing orders, purchase requests from MRP

**Trigger:** MRP run or planner release

**From:** Shop floor

**To:** ProcessForce

**Data:** Operation progress, quantities, resource time

**Trigger:** Operator reports

**From:** ProcessForce

**To:** SAP Business One

**Data:** Component issues, finished goods receipts, scrap

**Trigger:** Order reporting and close

**From:** ProcessForce

**To:** SAP Business One

**Data:** Batch genealogy and quality results

**Trigger:** Production and inspection events

## Setup

### Confirm platform

**Detail:** Check your Business One version and HANA or SQL Server edition against the ProcessForce release notes.

### Install on a test company

**Detail:** Install through the CompuTec setup with your partner and activate the licences.

### Model resources and routings

**Detail:** Create resources, resource groups and calendars, then routings and operations with realistic times.

### Build multi-level BOMs

**Detail:** Convert existing BOMs, set yields and scrap, and define version and revision control.

### Configure MRP and scheduling

**Detail:** Set planning parameters, lead times and the scheduling board behaviour.

### Set up quality and traceability

**Detail:** Define quality checks, batch and serial rules, and the genealogy reports you need.

### Pilot and train

**Detail:** Run one product line end to end, then train planners and operators.

## Pitfalls

- MRP results are only as good as lead times, lot sizes and BOM accuracy, and poor data produces noisy suggestions.
- Mixing standard Business One production orders with ProcessForce orders confuses planners.
- Batch genealogy gaps appear when operators issue material without scanning the batch.
- Resource calendars that ignore shifts and maintenance make the scheduling board unrealistic.
- Customisations using the Business One SDK can clash with the add-on, so regression test them.
- Upgrades need matching Business One and ProcessForce versions on both test and production.

## Ai Layer

### MRP suggestion review

**Description:** A private assistant reads MRP output, stock and open orders and explains why a purchase request or order was suggested, so planners review faster.

### Traceability queries

**Description:** Answers which batches went into which finished lots and which customers received them, using read only genealogy data.

### Quality trend summaries

**Description:** Summarises inspection results by product and resource and points out drift for a quality manager.

### Data quality checks

**Description:** Finds BOMs with missing yields, routings with zero times and items lacking planning parameters, with fixes proposed for approval.

## Alternatives

- Beas Manufacturing from Boyum, which is a comparable Business One manufacturing add-on.
- Standard Business One production and MRP, if routings and finite scheduling are not needed.
- A dedicated MES or APS with a connector for large or regulated plants.

## Faq

### Does ProcessForce work on SQL Server?

**Answer:** CompuTec's documentation lists support for Business One on both HANA and SQL Server. Confirm the exact supported versions in the current release notes before planning an install.

### Is it suitable for process manufacturing?

**Answer:** CompuTec positions it for process and discrete manufacturers, with multi-level BOMs, quality control and traceability. Industry specific needs such as potency or co products should be tested in a demo.

### Does it replace Business One MRP?

**Answer:** It adds its own MRP and scheduling for manufacturing orders. Decide up front which planning engine is authoritative to avoid duplicate suggestions.

### How does AI fit a ProcessForce plant?

**Answer:** A private assistant reads data read only to explain MRP output, trace batches and spot data issues. Any change to orders, BOMs or routings is proposed for a person to approve.

## Source

https://learn.computec.one/docs/processforce/

## Search terms

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