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title: 'SAP Business ByDesign + Sage People'
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date: '2026-06-19T11:15:24-04:00'
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excerpt: 'Commercient SYNC connects SAP Business ByDesign to Sage People, giving your team access to SAP Business ByDesign data directly within Sage People. No complex coding required.'
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Commercient connects SAP Business ByDesign and Sage People, aligning employee, payroll and workforce data between the ERP and HR platform. Payroll runs completed in Sage People can flow into SAP Business ByDesign for financial posting, providing a complete payroll cost record in the ERP.

## What syncs

- Update SAP Business ByDesign Suppliers from Sage People Payroll Suppliers
- Connect Sage People Time Records to SAP Business ByDesign Purchase Orders
- Sync SAP Business ByDesign Customers Project Codes to Sage People
- Export Sage People Deductions to SAP Business ByDesign Payroll Accounts
- Connect Sage People Teams to SAP Business ByDesign Cost Centres
- Sync SAP Business ByDesign Job Codes to Sage People for Labour Cost Allocation

## Why Commercient

### Labour cost reporting

Sync Sage People payroll and time data to SAP Business ByDesign so finance teams can report on labour costs accurately by department, project and cost centre.

### Termination and offboarding

Connect Sage People termination records to SAP Business ByDesign to close employee accounts, update cost centre allocations and stop payroll processing in both systems.

### Benefit and deduction management

Sync Sage People benefit plan deductions to SAP Business ByDesign accounts payable so benefit costs are coded correctly and posted to the right financial accounts.

### Headcount and budget planning

Connect SAP Business ByDesign budget and position data to Sage People so headcount plans, approved positions and budget allocations are visible in the HR platform.

## About SAP Business ByDesign

SAP Business ByDesign is a cloud ERP for mid-size businesses, managing financials, supply chain, project management, HR and business analytics.

## About Sage People

Sage People is a cloud HR and people management platform for mid-size global businesses, managing employee records, workforce analytics, HR workflows and people data.

## Frequently asked questions

### Can SAP Business ByDesign Products and Inventory sync to Sage People?

Yes, Commercient can sync SAP Business ByDesign Products and Inventory to Sage People so product data and stock information are current in both systems. Exact mapping depends on project scope.

### Does Commercient support two-way sync between SAP Business ByDesign and Sage People?

Commercient can support bidirectional sync between SAP Business ByDesign and Sage People when configured. Exact two-way capabilities depend on the systems involved and the integration scope.

### Can SAP Business ByDesign Price Lists sync to Sage People?

Commercient can sync SAP Business ByDesign Price Lists to Sage People when included in scope. Exact pricing sync capabilities depend on how pricing is structured in SAP Business ByDesign and how Sage People accepts pricing data.

### Can SAP Business ByDesign Suppliers and Purchase Orders sync to Sage People?

Commercient can support syncing SAP Business ByDesign Suppliers and Purchase Orders to Sage People when relevant to the integration workflow. Exact capabilities depend on both systems and the project scope.

### How is the SAP Business ByDesign and Sage People integration scoped and implemented?

Commercient scopes each integration based on the customer's SAP Business ByDesign and Sage People configuration, the objects to be synced and the required sync direction. Timelines and supported objects are agreed during the scoping process.