Abas ERP is an

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(ERP) and e-business application for manufacturers such as those using

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and other related sales models. It was developed by ABAS Software AG, in 1981 based in

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. Abas was sold to

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-based industrial software company Forterro in 2019.

Main product

The main product of the company is abas ERP, an ERP system for

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. Its functions include purchasing and sales, production, materials management and financial accounting. The system is used in mechanical and plant engineering, in the automotive industry, and in trade and service companies. The system uses a

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character set and is operated in 28 languages.

Architecture

The software uses a tiered software architecture built on an

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, an application layer, and a user interface. It can be accessed through standard database interfaces

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and

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, APIs written in several common languages, a

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-based framework (AJO), and a simple proprietary 4GL language (FO). abas ERP is bundled with a

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-based business portal and open-source reporting software

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services are available to exchange data with other business software.

References

{{Refend ERP software companies Software companies of Germany Multinational companies headquartered in Germany Companies based in Baden-Württemberg Companies established in 1980 German brands

Main product

Architecture

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