Do I need financial software on top of SAP CRM?
Is an SAP GL shell required when running SAP CRM standalone for order capture?

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You need financial software to report your account receiveables, whether you run SAP ERP or SAP CRM for your order entry system. You can use a standalone CRM system, but in the end, you'll need a back-end financials system to update your account receiveables. The best option is to use SAP Financials with SAP CRM.

This was first published in December 2006