The role and importance of programming languages in the application of ERP solutions

Abstract

ERP software solutions are important for every company because they significantly improve and simplify company operations through a system based on well-organized data and software modules. There are a large number of ERP solutions on the market in the form of commercial or opensource software. The paper focuses on the largest and most represented ERP software solutions, whose most significant features are presented in an overview. As these are software solutions that, by their nature, must be written in some programming language, the paper analyzes the programming languages that the presented ERP systems most use. The choice of programming language is very important when creating any new ERP solution because it often directs the system development and defines the framework of possible tasks that can be performed in it. Apart from the primary programming languages for each considered ERP system, other programming languages are also listed which they support at least in some of their segments. This approach in the paper can be useful to look at the existing situation in the field of relations between ERP software and programming languages, but also to provide a basis for the creation of some future ERP solutions viewed through the needs of the systems themselves and the capabilities of programming languages.