What is SAP? Definition of SAP ERP Software SAP stands for Systems Applications and Products in Data Processing. It was Founded in 1972 by Wellenreuther, Hopp, Hector, Plattner and Tschira. SAP by definition is also name of the ERP (Enterprise Resource Planing) software as well the name of the company. SAP system comprises of a number of fully integrated modules, which covers virtually every aspect of the business management. SAP is #1 in the ERP market. As of 2010, SAP has more than 140,000 installations worldwide, over 25 industry-specific business solutions and more than 75,000 customers in 120 countries Other Competitive products in the market are Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics etc. What is a SAP- ERP? Why it is Required? Following Video will explain the need of an ERP software like SAP in an enterprise Please be patient. The Video will load in some time. If you still face issue viewing video click here Video Transcript with Key Takeaways Highlighted: The very basic question is why Enterprise Resource Planning also called ERP is required ?To answer this , lets examine this typical business scenario Sales Team approaches the Inventory department to check for availability of the product. In case the product is out of stock ,the sales team approaches the Production Planning Department to manufacture the product.The Production planning Team checks with inventory department for availability of raw material If raw material is not available with inventory , the Production Planning team buys the raw material from the Vendors then Production Planning forwards the raw materials to the Shop Floor Execution for actual production. Once ready , the Shop Floor Team forwards the goods to the Sales Team , who in turn deliver it to the client. The Sales Team updates the Finance with revenue generated by sale of product Production planning Team update the finance with payments to be made to different vendors for raw materials.All departments approach the HR for any Human Resource related issue. That is a typical business process of in a manufacturing company Some Key Inferences one could derive from the scenario would be. A typical Enterprise has many Departments or Business Units. These Departments or Business Units continuously communicate and exchange data with each other.
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What is SAP? Definition of SAP ERP Software
SAP stands for Systems Applications and Products in Data Processing.
It was Founded in 1972 by Wellenreuther, Hopp, Hector, Plattner and Tschira.
SAP by definition is also name of the ERP (Enterprise Resource Planing) software as
well the name of the company.
SAP system comprises of a number of fully integrated modules, which covers virtually every
aspect of the business management.
SAP is #1 in the ERP market. As of 2010, SAP has more than 140,000 installations
worldwide, over 25 industry-specific business solutions and more than 75,000 customers in
120 countries
Other Competitive products in the market are Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics etc.
What is a SAP- ERP? Why it is Required?
Following Video will explain the need of an ERP software like SAP in an enterprise
Please be patient. The Video will load in some time. If you still face issue viewing video
click here
Video Transcript with Key Takeaways Highlighted:
The very basic question is why Enterprise Resource Planning also called ERP is
required ?To answer this , lets examine this typical business scenario
Sales Team approaches the Inventory department to check for availability of the
product.
In case the product is out of stock ,the sales team approaches the Production Planning
Department to manufacture the product.The Production planning Team checks with
inventory department for availability of raw material
If raw material is not available with inventory , the Production Planning team buys the
raw material from the Vendors then Production Planning forwards the raw materials
to the Shop Floor Execution for actual production.
Once ready , the Shop Floor Team forwards the goods to the Sales Team , who in turn
deliver it to the client. The Sales Team updates the Finance with revenue generated by
sale of product
Production planning Team update the finance with payments to be made to different
vendors for raw materials.All departments approach the HR for any Human Resource
related issue.
That is a typical business process of in a manufacturing company
Some Key Inferences one could derive from the scenario would be.
A typical Enterprise has many Departments or Business Units.
These Departments or Business Units continuously communicate and exchange data
Portal: - provides industry leading portal technology that delivers unified,
personalized, and role-based user access
Collaboration: - Collaboration promotes cooperation in enterprises using virtual
team rooms (Collaboration Rooms), real-time communication (chat and application
sharing) and the use of third-party groupware and synchronous collaboration tools
(for example, Microsoft Exchange, Lotus Notes, and WebEx)
Multi-Channel Access: - With Multi-Channel Access, you can connect to enterprise
systems through web-based, voice, mobile, messaging, or radio-frequency
technology.
Information integration
It means you can bring together information from a variety of locations and have it make
sense in the context of what your folks do every day! Examples:-
Business Intelligence:- It provides you with reliable tools for creating individual and
interactive reports and applications.
BI Content & BI Content Extensions: - Enables quicker implementation using pre-
configured role and task oriented information models in SAP Business Intelligence.
Knowledge Management:- Allows common access to unstructured information and
documents in a distributed storage landscape like Search, Classification,
Subscription, Versioning ,etc..
Search and Classification (TREX) :- Provides SAP applications with numerous
services for searching, classifying, and text-mining in large collections of documents
(unstructured data) as well as for searching in and aggregating business objects
(structured data).
Process integration
It means coordinating the flow of work across departments, divisions, and between
companies. Usage type process integration includes all functions previously covered by SAP
NetWeaver Exchange Infrastructure that you use to realize cross-system business processes.
This SAP NetWeaver usage type enables different versions of SAP and non-SAP systems
from different vendors running on different platforms (for example, Java ABAP, and so on)
to communicate with each other. SAP NetWeaver is based on an open architecture, primarily
uses open standards (in particular those from the XML and Java environments), and provides
services that are essential in a heterogeneous and complex system landscape. These include a
runtime infrastructure for exchanging messages, configuration options for managing business
processes and the flow of messages, as well as options for mapping messages before they
reach the receiver.
Application Platform
SAP Web Application Server provides a complete development infrastructure on which you
can develop, distribute, and execute platform-independent, robust, and scalable Web services
and business applications. SAP Web Application Server supports ABAP, Java, and Web
services.
SAP GUI Tutorial
Following Video will take you through the various screen elements observed in the SAP -
Graphical User Interface (GUI)
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To access SAP, double click in the SAP log on PAD.
You are shown a list of servers that you could log into right now there is only one
server
But you see multiple servers like one for production, one for testing one for
development.
Select the server and click the Log On Button. In the next screen, enter your user id
and password. You are taken to Sap's easy access menu
At the top, you will see the menu bar. Next you will see the standard tool bar where
you options to Print , Save Find , Scroll etc
To view or maintain any data in SAP or access different business process you need to
know the corresponding transaction. Every transaction has a unique code.
For example, transaction number to maintain a PA data is PA30 To access the transaction, in the command prompt enter PA30 and hit enter. If you notice the title bar changes in accordance with the transaction, you are currently in. To go back to the initial screen click the back button Alternatively, if you do not remember the transaction code, a tree is provided with all the
transaction available. Navigate in the tree. Double click in the corresponding transaction. Suppose you do not
want to navigate so much to access a transaction, right click on it and select Add to favorites The transaction is added to your favorites. At the bottom of a screen you will notice
Message Bar. This Bar has three colors Red - for errors Yellow - for warnings Green - for success If you double click on the bar, detailed information of the message is reflected At the bottom, you will see various system related information like the client or the program
you are currently in. To get help in SAP, select on the corresponding screen element and press F1 Suppose, I want help on command prompt, pressing F1 gives me a very detailed help
The SAP Menu Bar CHANGES from one screen to another. You follow a menu path to
access a function or a transaction.
SAP Standard Tool Bar
The SAP Standard Toolbar does NOT change from one transaction to another. You can use
the SAP Standard Toolbar to execute various functions.
Buttons available are enabled Buttons not available are disabled In the "Transaction Box", you can directly access a transaction, without using the SAP Menu,
Which environment you are using (Production , Development , Quality). In which session you are in (as you can open up to 6 sessions). What client you are using.
Clicking on button gives more information -
SAP Function Keys
Functions keys are just another way of navigating around SAP. The availability of function
keys CHANGES from one screen to another While in a transaction , right click on your
mouse , you will see a list of function keys available