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The name SAP is acronym for Systems, Applications and Products in Data Processing.
SAP is an extremely complicated system where no one individual can understand all of it.
SAP graphical user interfaces (SAPGUI) runs on Windows / NT / Unix / AS400. When
you are using 3.x you can used the SAPGUI 4.x, there are no conflicts as the SAPGUI is
basically a front end tools.
If you create dialog screen, remembers to tick Development Tools (utility programs for
the Screen Painter) when you are installing SAPGUI 4.x.
In SAPGUI 4.x, you can configure whether to use the present 3.x screen design or the
New 4.x Visual design (which is very graphical and computer resource hungry).
Disable the login image to reduce the memory usage. In transaction SM30, table
SSM_CUST, create a new entries with Name HIDE_START_IMAGE and Value to be
set YES.
SAP have move towards the Windows Explorer Screen Format (all the Menu on the left
of your screen).
SAP is an enterprise resource planning (ERP) software product capable of integrating
multiple business applications, with each application representing a specific business
area. These applications update and process transactions in real time mode. It has the
ability to be configured to meets the needs of the business.
o Logistics
Sales and Distribution (SD)
Material Management (MM)
Warehouse Management (WM)
Production Planning (PP)
General Logistics (LO)
Quality Management (QM)
o Financial
Financial Accounting (FI)
Controlling (CO)
Enterprise Controlling (EC)
Investment Management (IM)
Treasury (TR)
o Human Resources
Personnel Administration (PA)
Personnel Development (PD)