Yes. FastClose reads live SAP Business ByDesign data and reports the general ledger, receivables and payables with drill from any figure to the transaction behind it, and consolidates groups running more than one ByDesign instance. ByDesign is a largely forgotten platform — there is virtually no other WYSIWYG reporting tool for it. Every other route is a consultancy engagement.
Search for a WYSIWYG reporting tool for ByDesign and you'll find almost nothing — the platform has been left behind by the reporting industry. FastClose is one of the only options that isn't a consultancy engagement.
| CAPABILITY | ON SAP BYDESIGN | DETAIL |
|---|---|---|
| Financial reporting | Shipping | Trial balance, P&L, balance sheet, AR and AP ageing, multi-company consolidation |
| Sales & purchasing | Built with you | Not yet covered — a free build-with-you conversation, same as inventory and manufacturing |
| FastCharts dashboards | Shipping | Confirmed on Epicor, SAP Business One and Nextworld today |
| FastMigrate | Not applicable | FastMigrate converts Epicor XL Connect workbooks and BAQs only |
ByDesign is largely overlooked by the reporting industry — almost every other option is a bespoke consultancy build. We lead with GL, AR and AP and grow the library from what customers ask for. Show us the report you rebuild in Excel each month and we configure it on your live data at no cost — then it joins the standard ByDesign content, so the next customer inherits it too.
Yes. FastClose reads live SAP Business ByDesign data at query time — there is no extract, cube or overnight refresh, so a posting made minutes ago appears in the report.
General ledger, receivables and payables: trial balance, P&L, balance sheet and ageing, all live and all with drill to transaction. Sales and purchasing reporting are not yet built for ByDesign.
We build it with you at no cost, configured against your live SAP Business ByDesign data, and it then ships as standard content for every SAP Business ByDesign customer.
Yes. FastClose builds group hierarchies across separate ByDesign instances, companies and currencies — frequently the only practical route to consolidated group accounts.
No. FastClose reads only, so reporting can never alter a posting in the ERP.
Bring the report you rebuild every month.