ERP Customizing for Haufe X360: Customized Solutions for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses
Haufe X360 covers most standard processes. However, some workflows do not fit the standard, such as custom cost centers in production or billing intervals in sales. In those cases, we develop appropriate extensions without unnecessarily complicating the system.
More than 20 years—that speaks for itself.
When Customizing Is Worth It
The biggest cost driver in a Haufe X360 implementation is rarely the system itself. It’s every customization that deviates from the standard. That’s why we first check whether a process truly requires custom software. We only develop targeted enhancements where the standard does not reflect your reality.
- Your production cost centers cannot be mapped using standard fields
- Orders are not automatically generated from customer orders but are created manually
- Billing intervals such as 7, 14, or 28 days do not fit into the standard billing cycle
- Interfaces to the online store, CRM, DATEV, or time tracking are missing
Our Customizing Services
We map each production step as a separate resource and assign it to a cost center. This allows you to see what an order actually costs, even when employees work at multiple stations.
A customer order is converted into a production order with a single click. The next step in the process starts automatically, and materials are directly transferred from the warehouse as part of the work documentation.
For recurring services such as rental or service contracts, we develop data entry forms tailored to your business. The system automatically calculates billing intervals ranging from 7 to 28 days, including the invoicing cycle.
Haufe X360 is based on Acumatica's open API. We integrate DATEV, your online store, your CRM, your time tracking system, and your banking system so that data is entered once and can be used everywhere.
We developed a mailbox agent for a client that automatically analyzes and assigns incoming emails. Extensions like this eliminate manual tasks and reduce the workload on your employees.
Here's How We Develop Your Customization
1. Analysis
We examine your processes and data on-site. The best solution is one that closely follows the system standard. Unfortunately, the complex reality of business often does not allow for this: Customizing is used wherever business processes that differentiate your company from the competition need to be implemented.
2. Prototype and Weekly Review
We develop a prototype iteratively to enable early testing. In regular consultation with your team, we gradually refine it so that the solution aligns with your actual workflows from the very beginning.
3. Test Operation
New features run in parallel with the existing system before going live. This allows us to identify errors before they become apparent in day-to-day operations.
4. Rollout and Further Development
Our support doesn’t end at go-live. Our team remains in contact with you even after the rollout. Together, we document the results and make adjustments to your ERP as needed.
Order confirmations and invoicing cycles are significantly faster: esb works with us to customize Haufe X360
esb GmbH manufactures flushing cones for steel mills, offering a wide range of product variants and operating from facilities in Koblenz and Eisern near Siegen. For the order and production processes, we have developed our own cost center structure and streamlined the order creation process to a single click.
Frequently Asked Questions About Haufe X360 Customizing
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In our experience, business processes almost always differ structurally from what is specified in the standard ERP system. Therefore, ERP customization is almost always worthwhile. This is especially true for processes that form the core of a business or that give it a significant competitive advantage in the market.
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The price depends on the scope of the customization and the number of processes involved. A single data entry form is less complex than an automated production workflow spanning multiple departments. The specific changes that are actually necessary usually become clear as the project progresses. We gain a detailed understanding of your business processes, determine the extent to which they are covered by the standard system, and then supplement them through ERP customization.
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We develop customizations as extensions to Acumatica’s open API; the core of the system remains unaffected. As a result, updates to Haufe X360 generally proceed independently of your individual customizations.
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That depends on the scope. A single data entry form can often be completed in 2 to 4 weeks.
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Yes. In fact, most adjustments aren't made until after the go-live, when it becomes clear in day-to-day operations where the standard doesn't fit.
Your contact person:
Marian Matthies Hofmann
Managing Director, BOLD & EPIC Transform