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2007-11-22 Sap
2007-11-22 Sap
SAP Overview
SAP and ESOA
Aarhus, 22/11-2007
2007 Accenture. All rights reserved. 2
Agenda
! Introduction
! SAP R/3
! SAP NetWeaver
! Enterprise Services Oriented Architecture
! SAP Demo
2007 Accenture. All rights reserved. 3
Introduction
Accenture has 170.000 employees all over the world and is thereby the biggest consulting firm, covering the
whole value chain through our different workforces
Identify potential for
improvement
Organization/
People
IT/Technology
Processes
Implementation of
solution
Operation and further
development
Accenture
Analysis and advice
Implementation
services
Outsourcing
Analysis and
recommendation
Management Consultant
Outsourcing Companies
IT Consultants
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Agenda
! Introduction
! SAP R/3
! SAP NetWeaver
! Enterprise Services Oriented Architecture
! SAP Demo
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SAP R/3 History
SAP R/3 is an ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) software Package. In the acronym
SAP:
! S Systems
! A Applications
! P Products in Data Processing
In 1972, five former IBM programmers formed the company called SAP AG in
Germany and released the first version of SAP.
Timeline:
! 1972: SAP AG founded in Germany.
! 1979: SAP R/2 introduced for mainframe computers.
! 1992: SAP R/3 released as client-server application.
! 1996: SAP R/3 became partially Internet enabled.
! 1997: Developed and launched the new dimension product line including CRM, SCM, and Data
Warehousing solutions.
! 1999: SAP announced mySAP.com, the next generation of its Enterprise Application System,
based on the Internet architecture.
! 2000-2005: Introduced mySAP business Suite, NetWeaver, and XApplications.
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A Brief History of SAP ERP Solutions
SAP R/2
SAP R/3 1.0 SAP R/3 2.0
SAP R/3 3.1
SAP R/3 4.0 SAP R/3 4.6C mySAP ERP 2004
mySAP ERP 2005
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SAP Modules
2007 Accenture. All rights reserved. 8
Summary
! Integrated application modules that support all of the company business
transactions.
! Industry solutions support the combination of R/3 modules with additional industry-
specific functionality.
! SAP R/3 is an event-driven transaction processing software.
! It is an integrated software that facilitates the flow of information among all the
modules of an organization.
! All application modules share the data through the database, therefore the data is
entered only once.
! It has the ability to customize the application modules to meet business
requirements.
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Agenda
! Introduction
! SAP R/3
! SAP NetWeaver
! Enterprise Services Oriented Architecture
! SAP Demo
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SAP is Ready for the Next Bold Move
Technology Advances
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3-Tier Client/Server
R/3 Basis
R/3
Mainframe Arch.
ABAP
R/2
Mainframe
Client/server
Web Services
Standard
software
Int. business
processes
Adaptable
business
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The Integration Challenge
Integration costs are high
! Growing heterogeneity of systems
! Long integration projects
! IT environments become increasingly rigid
Pressure on IT increases
! Must leverage existing investments
! Must show quick results
! Must reduce total cost of ownership (TCO)
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ERP
Technical
systems
PLM
Market
Analysis
Trading
SCM
Document Mgmt
e-Sales
E-Procurement
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SAP NetWeaver
The Integration and Application Platform for Lower TCO
Unifies and aligns people,
information and business
processes
! Integrates across technologies and
organizational boundaries
! A safe choice with full .NET and
J2EE interoperability
The business foundation for SAP
and partners
! Powers business-ready solutions
that reduce custom integration
! Its Enterprise Services Architecture
increases business process
flexibility
DB and OS Abstraction
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Multi-Channel Access
SAP NetWeaver
DB and OS Abstraction
Master Data Management
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SAP Web Application Server
SAP NetWeaver
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PEOPLE INTEGRATION
Multi channel access
Portal Collaboration
INFORMATION INTEGRATION
Bus. Intelligence
Master Data Mgmt
Knowledge Mgmt
PROCESS INTEGRATION
Integration
Broker
Business
Process Mgmt
APPLICATION PLATFORM
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! Based on open standards
! Evolution of SAP application
server technology
! Java (JEE 5 compliant) and ABAP
side by side
! Highly scalable and reliable,
advanced caching
! OS and DB independent