SAP Introduction

Enterprise Resource Planning Enterprise resource planning (ERP) is a business

management software—usually a suite of integrated applications—that a company can use to collect, store, manage and interpret data from many business activities, including:-

Product planning, cost and development

Manufacturing or service delivery

Marketing and sales

Inventory management

Characteristics

An integrated system that operates in real time without relying on periodic updates

A common database that supports all applications

A consistent look and feel across modules

ATTRIBUTES-

It is not the name of software, it is the type of

software

It provides an end to end information

management solution for a company

It can be used by all departments of the company

to manage the information

Types: SAP, Oracle, Siebel, MS Dynamics,

Peoplesoft.

FUNCTIONALITY

INTEGRATED

USERS

LEADING ERP SOFTWARES

SAPSAP stands for “System Applications and Products” in Data Processing.

SAP is Enterprise resource planning tool

It is the largest business software company in the world and also the largest ERP solution software provider.

Origin of SAP

SAP company was founded by five former IBM employees named: Hasso Plattner, Dietmar Hopp, Claus Wellenreuther, Klaus Tschira, and Hans-Werner Hektor in 1972.

Headquarter in Weinheim, Germany

WHAT IS SAP

SAP_ ERP

Versions of SAP SAP R/1: It is the first version launched in 1972. R

stands for real time data processing

It is 1 tier architecture (1 server- Presentation+ Application+ Database)

SAP R/2: It is 2nd version launched in 1979. It is 2 tier architecture (1server-Presnt, server 2- App + DB)

SAP R/3: It is the client/server version of the software launched in 1992. It is 3 tier architecture (1-Presnt.,2-App,3-DB)

R/3 architecture was replaced by ERP Central Component (ECC)

SAP R/3 supports all business processes, including production , sales ,distribution , Finance, & accounting ,maintenance and Human Resources

Continue mySAP.com: It is one step business solution

launched in 1999.mySAP.com connects e-commerce solutions with existing ERP applications using up-to-date Web technology.

SAP ERP Central Component is the evolutionary successor of SAP R/3 and is one of the main components of mySAP ERP application.

SAP NetWeaver: It is Enterprise Services Architecture launched in 2008.It is SAP’s technology platform, which enables business applications from SAP, partners, and customers.

Layers Presentation layer -GUI

-Screen for Application layer

-Send request to server

Application layer It process data and communicate with client and server

It accept the request ,stop ,then process and sent to database , database fetches data and sent to client

Database layer -Interface between application server and RDBMS, Also holds

the vendor specific DB driver

-Interface between presentation server and RDBMS

-Interface between presentation server & Application server

Layers

COMPONENTS

ENTERPRISE_CENTRAL_COMPONENT

WEB APPLICATION SERVER-ABAP

WEB APPLICATION SERVER-JAVA

BASIS-WAS

SAP-NETWEAVER Web based open integration application platform that

serves as the foundation for service oriented architecture

SAP-NETWEAVER is Platform for SAP, integrates all SAP products, Supports SAP.

It integrates people,information,business,across business and technology

SAP-NETWEAVER is a foundation of SAP-Business One and SAP Business by design

It integrates SAP as well as non SAP software

SAP net weaver application server is an evolutionary server Development of previous SAP runtime environment

SAP net weaver Application server provides an SMTP ,XML,HML interface

Modules

SAP Industry SolutionSAP has also Industry- specific applications, which

perform targeted, industry specific business functions. There are 25 specific industry solutions like:

IS-AFS: Appearel and footwear

IS-OIL: Oil and Gas

IS-Util : Utilities

IS-Retail : Retail

IS- Auto : Automobile

IS- Media : Media

Benefits of SAP

Standardization of business processes

Integration of business processes

Reduction in standalone system

Improvement in quality information

Online data entry and data transparency

Data ownership by respective users

Reduction in documents flow by various

departments

Online reporting for decision making

Product of SAP

SAP R/3 and R/3 Enterprise

mySAP Business suite

SAP ERP

SAP Industry Solution (IS)

SAP xApps

SAP solution Manager

NAVIGATION

To create a new logon entry in the SAP Logon

window

To log on any SAP system

To describe the layout of the SAP Easy Access

screen

To Navigate within SAP Easy Access screen

using several navigational option

To create multiple active sessions

Logging_ON

Information required to log on to the SAP

system

Enter a specific client number

Enter your user ID

Enter your password

Logging On

EASY_ACCESS_SCREEN

LOGGING_OFF

MAIN_MENU

MAIN_MENU

STANDARD_TOOLBAR

STANDARD_TOOLBAR

STANDARD_TOOLBAR

STANDARD_TOOLBAR

STANDARD_TOOLBAR

STANDARD_TOOLBAR

STANDARD_TOOLBAR

STANDARD_TOOLBAR

APPLICATION_TOOLBAR

MENU_TREE

STATUS_BAR

Favorites _Menu

Favorites can be organized into folders. We can

create a favorites list containing:

Transactions

Links to files

Internet addresses

Transaction code

A Transaction code is a four- character

command that tells the system location of a task.

We enter a Transaction code in the command

field to go directly to a transaction or function.

Each SAP screen has a unique T-code.

A T-code may contains only letters such as

ZSTM or a combination of letters and numbers

such as ME51

SAP ERP allows you to create a new session at

any time.

we can create 6 session at a time.

Commands

Command Description

/n End current system task

and go to new system

task

/o + Transaction code

Create a new session

and go to new system

task without closing prior

session

/o List open sessions

/i or /nend Log off

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