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株式会社セゾンテクノロジーは8月22日、国内SaaSベンダー3社と協業し、SAPユーザーのERPモダナイゼーションを共同で推進すると発表しました。.
Standard support for SAP ERP 6.0 (ECC 6.0) will end in 2027, and user companies are in the midst of a transition period to its successor, SAP S/4HANA. This transition involves offloading the functional customizations required by companies to various SaaS services, rather than using add-ons to the ERP itself. This will be achieved through loosely coupled data integration using Saison Technology’s “HULFT Square,” an iPaaS (Integration Platform as a Service: cloud-based data integration platform). Three companies announced their participation: WingArc1st Inc. (electronic document solutions, etc.), Atread Inc. (workflow systems), and Cybozu Inc. (kintone, a no-code business application creation tool). The company plans to continue expanding participation among SaaS services compatible with HULFT Square. A dedicated SAP data integration connector will be developed in collaboration with Cresco e-Solutions Inc. and will be available as a new feature of “HULFT Square” starting in fall 2025.
アドオンの最小化・オフロードでERPを活用 同日行われた記者会見で、同社取締役常務執行役員営業本部長の石田誠二氏は、「ERPは、アドオンの最小化・オフロードでERPを活用するもの。 セゾンの技術 explained the underlying challenges. “It is said that there are still few successful examples of ERP, even in North America,” he said, pointing out that customization to suit individual companies through add-ons and other means remains an issue. “We want to minimize add-ons, offload them as much as possible, and leverage the strengths of ERP through loose coupling between systems.” In Japan, in particular, there is a need to add unique features due to business practices, such as familiar input screens, a culture of stamping, external character conversion, and output on specialized forms. This alliance aims to address these issues through collaboration with domestic SaaS vendors. By minimizing add-on customizations around the core ERP and offloading functions to achieve loose coupling, Ishida explained, implementation and upgrade times and costs will be reduced. As mentioned above, Saison Technology will release an OData connector connecting SAP and HULFT Square in the fall of 2025. Connection templates will be used between each vendor to connect with SAP through a loose coupling, not an add-on. “I hope that SIers will adopt this and focus on true ERP migration, which is their core,” Ishida added. Next, Satoshi Goto (CEO) of Cresco E-Solutions, Inc., spoke about the current challenges facing SAP users, citing the need for migration due to the large number of users still using SAP ECC. He also pointed out that, in the past, companies have tried to do everything with large ERP systems, resulting in excessive add-ons and high maintenance costs. Meanwhile, he noted that the current trend in ERP is toward composability, with product combinations becoming the norm. Therefore, this alliance will use HULFT Square as a common integration platform to integrate each system.
こちらもお読みください： ビーブレイク、MA-EYES ERPにノーコード・マスターデータ機能を追加
Linking the three companies’ reports, workflows, and on-site tool SaaS with ERP The three companies also appeared at the briefing. Atsunori Kuga (Executive Officer and CMO) of WingArc1st, Inc., introduced the report services “SVF” and “invoiceAgent” from the BD (Business Document) business, and the data analysis platforms “Dr.Sum” and “MotionBoard” from the DE (Data Empowerment) business. Kuga explained that this HULFT Square initiative has made it easier for the company to connect its reports and data analysis with SAP, as well as with other SaaS services. “We will be able to further leverage the power of SAP with optimal solutions that meet various user requirements.” Yasuhiro Okamoto (President and CEO) of Atred Inc. introduced the company’s workflow products, “X-point” for small and medium-sized businesses and “Agile Works” for medium-sized and large companies. Okamoto explained that workflow is the hub of business operations, as requests and approvals are the starting point for work. He then presented two use cases for integrating ERP and workflow. The first is the use of workflows to request and approve registration and revision of master data such as item master data and customer master data. The second is exception handling, such as approvals and cancellations in purchase orders, where approvals are made through workflows and data is written back.
サイボウズ株式会社の清田和利氏（執行役員 営業本部長）は、kintoneについて、ITの専門家でなくてもドラッグ＆ドロップやノーコードでデータ入力などのアプリを作成できるツールであると紹介。また、ERPとkintoneの連携については、紙での文書作成が必要な業務領域をカバーすることに苦慮する企業が多く、kintoneがこうした課題を解決すると説明。さらに、2つのシステムを接続することで、データ資産をツールとして現場に移行する「データ統合」や、マスターデータを最新の状態に保ち、重複管理を防ぐ「マスター統合」が可能になると説明。ユースケースとしては、販売業務における予約情報の管理、購買業務におけるメール添付によるパーソナライズの排除、マスタデータの管理などにkintoneを活用した事例が紹介されました。.
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