SAP Software

Advertisement
 Download your Full Reports for SAP Software

Introduction
SAP stands for Systems, Applications, Products in Data Processing founded in Germany in 1972 by five ex-IBM engineers. SAP is the world largest Business software company and the world 3rd largest independent software provider. Highly customizable using SAP's programming language ABAP/4 (Advanced Business Application program).
SAP is running on various Hardware and software architectures, most types of UNIX, Windows NT and AS/400. SAP runs on various Databases Oracle, Adabas D, Informix,DB2 for UNIX, DB2/400, Microsoft's SQL Server 6.0.
The R/3 architecture is comprised of application and database servers. The system can support an unlimited number of servers and a variety of hardware configurations (The application servers host the software and the database servers handle document updates and master file databases). SAP R/3 Enterprise is built on SAP Web Application Server (SAP Web AS) and integrates with the enterprise portals and exchange infrastructure. SAP R/3 Enterprise is built on SAP Web Application Server (SAP Web AS) and integrates with the enterprise portals and exchange infrastructure.

 

SAP? ERP: Setting a New Standard in Enterprise Resource Planning Software:

? Industry-specific functionality ? SAP ERP provides support for more than 25 industries with industry-specific features that enable organizations to leverage industry-wide best practices.

? Simplified user experience ? Duet? software, work centers, user-defined work lists, role-based access, and interactive forms all enhance the usability of SAP ERP.

? Advanced business intelligence, reporting, and analytics ? SAP and Business Objects, an SAP company, offer solutions that give you better insight into your business and processes.

? Enterprise service-oriented architecture ? Reusable enterprise services are readily available for deploying flexible business processes.
? Innovation without disruption ? The enhancement package for SAP ERP contains improved general business and industry functionality, enterprise services, and other interface and process improvements.

Common modules used by our customers include:

SAP now are moving away from describing their system as a set of SAP Modules, and now are using the term ?solutions?, which is much better, as follows:

  • Financials.
  • Human Resources.
  • Customer Relationship Management.
  • Supplier Relationship Management.
  • Product Lifecycle Management.
  • Supply Chain Management.
  • Business Intelligence.

SAP FI Module - where FI means Financial Accounting ? essentially this SAP module delivers your regulatory ?books of record?, including:

  • General ledger
  • Book close
  • Tax
  • Accounts receivable
  • Accounts payable
  • Asset Management (SAP AM)
  • Consolidation
  • Special ledgers

 

SAP CO Module - The CO stands for Controlling ? basically the SAP Module which allows you to manage your internal cost/management accounting, including

  • Cost elements
  • Cost centre
  • Profit centre
  • Internal orders
  • Activity based costing
  • Product costing

SAP PS Module - PS is Project Systems ? this SAP Module is where you can manage your projects, large and small, including

  • Make to order
  • Plant shut downs (as a project)
  • Third party billing (on the back of a project)

SAP HR Module - The HR is for Human Resources people are the important part of this SAP module, including

  • Employment history
  • Payroll
  • Training
  • Career management
  • Succession planning

SAP PM Module - where Plant Maintenance is the PM ? this SAP module is where you maintain your equipment (e.g. a machine, an oil rig, an aircraft etc), including

  • Labor
  • Material
  • Down time and outages

SAP MM Module - one of the most important SAP Modules where MM is Materials Management - underpins the supply chain, including

  • Requisitions
  • Purchase orders
  • Goods receipts
  • Accounts payable
  • Inventory management
  • BOM?s
  • Master raw materials, finished goods etc

SAP QM Module - QM stands for Quality Management in this SAP module ? improve the quality of your goods, including

  • Planning
  • Execution
  • Inspections
  • Certificates

SAP PP Module - one of the really big SAP modules is Production Planning ? manages your production process, including

  • Capacity planning
  • Master production scheduling
  • Material requirements planning
  • Shop floor

SAP SD Module - another one of the large SAP modules is Sales and Distribution ? from order to delivery, including

  • RFQ
  • Sales orders
  • Pricing
  • Picking (and other warehouse processes)
  • Packing
  • Shipping

SAP BW Module - where BW stands for Business (Data) Warehouse which includes the following main functions:

  • Data extraction from source systems
  • Some technical and functional transformation of the data
  • Storage of the data in what are called Info providers
  • Reporting (which uses Info providers)

SAP ABAP - is not really a module - it stands for Advanced Business Application Programming and this is the structured programming language for custom development including reports.
SQL 2001 service pack and other operating system as well.

 

 Download your Full Reports for SAP Software

Advertisement

© 2013 123seminarsonly.com All Rights Reserved.