original author s werner strub and peter forscht developer s abas software ag initial release january 1981 ; 35 years ago 1981 01 stable release abas2016r4n05 1 march 2016 ; 7 months ago 2016 03 01 preview release abas2017r4 1 march 2017 ; 4 months time 2017 03 01 development status active written in fop java c c c vb vba structured query language operating system linux ; unix ; windows platform x86 64 available in fop java c c c vb vba sql type software publisher license proprietary website www.abas erp.com en abas erp is an enterprise resource planning erp & e business application for manufacturers in the assemble to order make to order and engineer to order environment . 1 manufacturer is abas software ag since 1980 based in karlsruhe germany and interests in national and international companies that distribute the software . 2 contents 1 main product 2 software architecture 3 os basis 4 database 5 individual adjustments 6 web interface 7 print reporting 8 documentation 9 mobile solutions 10 see also 11 references main product edit the main product of the company is abas erp an erp system for sme . abas business suite includes the products abas erp for production abas distribution for wholesale distribution and service companies and the ebusiness solution abas eb . the functionality includes purchasing and sales production materials management and financial accounting and much more . the system is used in mechanical and plant engineering in the automotive industry and in trade and service companies . the system uses a unicode character set to enable worldwide use and is operated in 28 languages . 3 software architecture edit the software uses a tiered software architecture . the foundation is an object oriented database . the application tier is based on the database and contains the main functions . the presentation tier or flexible user interface fop comprises the third and final tier which interfaces with the user . the individual user interface the standard flexible user interface and the abas tools belong to the presentation tier . 4 os basis edit linux other unix derivates and windows are available as server operating systems . windows or linux wine software is used on the workstations . 5 database edit abas business suite is based on its own object oriented database abas open object oriented database . 5 the difference to relational databases is an increase in performance since objects are read and saved as a whole . the log structure offers usual database features such as online backup rollback and copying in running operation can be easily implemented . the following apis are possible for the database access a java based framework ajo a simple proprietary 4gl language fo apis in c c c vb vba as well as the standard interfaces odbc and sql . 1 individual adjustments edit individual fields and tables can be added to the standard software on database level . 2 existing or individual screens can be adjusted and layouts can be designed using a graphical screen editor . on the event level the business logic and dialog control can be adjusted or configured using event handlers . these can be optionally implemented in fo or java . these adjustments remain during upgrades if the programming has been clean . since 2008 groovy is also being supported . fo programs can be written using the structogram editor easycode for example . the java based implementation is supported by an ajo workbench which is integrated into the eclipse software development environment . web interface edit a business portal based on liferay is integrated into abas erp using which the database can be accessed via portlets . 6 with the additional product abas eb applications such as a webshop a product catalog the connection of the external sales force and a browser interface for abas erp can be realized . soap services are available to exchange data with other business software . 7 print reporting edit abas is released together with the open source product jasperreports . direct print of documents is thus possible but also the generation of reports in various file formats e.g. pdf excel xml . an open interface makes it possible to integrate additional reporting systems by third party providers . 8 documentation edit html help is available for users administrators and developers and the various java interfaces are documented in the common javadoc format . 1 mobile solutions edit mobile solutions with smartphones or tablets have become the standard as mobility plays an even bigger role in living and working environments . apps for ipad iphone android and other devices have become more than just a trend they can be a decisive competitive edge for companies . users can also have mobile access to their company data using abas . 9 mobile sales the abas mobile sales solution allows to access customer and prospect data as well as manage abas sales and crm processes . users can search for customers in their current vicinity connect to mobile email clients and access edit or create quotes orders invoices tasks and notes in abas . mobile service with mobile service service engineers can access assignment planning through a calendar function . customer data and service product information including bom service history service orders and material planning can be managed . remote materials management and service reports increase efficiency in the field . mobile purchase strategically managing vendor relations requires a great deal of information . the most recent mobile solution allows employees in purchasing to access and edit vendor data using any smart device . the complete procurement management is also supported . see also edit list of erp vendors list of erp software packages references edit a b c abas software ag for student projects mca bca ignou . projectsjugaad.com . a b the 11th vendor shootout for erp observations part 2 . technology evaluation center p. j. jakovljevic . abas business suite overview . technology evaluation centers inc. 3 tier architecture . slideshare inc. a b erp software systems index for manufacturing . top10erp.org . liferay portlet development a definitive guide pdf . liferay . why use web services . vkinfotek.com . reports made easy with jasperreports . erik swenson javaworld.com . mobile access to abas business suite . abas software ag . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title abas erp & oldid 735860980 categories erp software companiessoftware companies of germanymultinational companies headquartered in germanycompanies based in baden w rttembergcompanies established in 1980german brands navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what 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