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What is SAP?
SAP is an ERP System
ERP Stands for Enterprise Resource
Planning
An ERP System is a collection of software
programs which ties all of an enterprises
various diverse functions (such as finance,
sales, manufacturing, human resources) into
a cohesive data base.
Introduction to SAP - History
SAP stands for Systems, Applications, and
Products in Data Processing
Founded in Germany by Five Former IBM
Engineers in 1972
In 1988, SAP went public and became a
joint-stock company, SAP AG
Introduction to SAP - Today
Headquartered in Walldorf, Germany,
The World's Largest Inter-Enterprise Software
Company
The world's Third-Largest Independent
Software Supplier Overall
Employs Over 23,700 People in More than 50
Countries
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Introduction to SAP
SAP Supports all Kinds of Industries and all
Functions of the Industry
SAP is an Integrated System
This means that all SAP modules are
designed to share information and
automatically create transactions based on
various business process.
Introduction to SAP
SAP R/2 is the SAP Mainframe Based
Software Package
SAP R/3 is the SAP Client/ Server 3 Tier
Architecture Based Software Package
R/2 System Components
RA - Assets Accounting
RF - Financial Accounting
RK - Cost Accounting
RK-P - Projects
RM-INST - Plant Maintenance
RM-MAT - Materials Management
RM-PPS - Production Planning and Control
R/2 System Components
RM-QSS - Quality Assurance
RP - Human Resources
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R/3 Business Application
Modules
FI - Financial Accounting
IM - Investment Management
CO - Controlling
SD - Sales
MM - Materials Management
PP - Production Planning
R/3 Business Application
Modules
QM - Quality Management
PM - Plant Maintenance
PS - Project System
HR - Human Resources
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Characteristics of SAP R/3
Consists of business application modules
that can be used either individually or in
combination with other modules.
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Quiz
1. What does SAP stand for?
2. What does ERP stand for?
3. What is the difference between SAP R/2
and SAP R/3?
4. What business application module is the
FI module?
5. Is the FI module an R/2 or R/3 business
application module?
Quiz - Answers
1. System, Application, and Products in Data
Processing
2. Enterprise Resource Planning
3. SAP R/2 is the SAP Mainframe Based Software
Package and SAP R/3 is the SAP Client/ Server
3 Tier Architecture Based Software Package
4. Financial Accounting
5. R/3 the R/2 Financial Accounting model is RF