E – Enterprise
R – Resource
P – Planning
Enterprise Resource Planning, is a software driven business
management system, which integrates all facts of the
business, including Planning, Manufacturing, Sales and
Marketing.
ERP as a business solution aims to help the management by
setting better business practices and equipping them with
the right information to take timely decisions.
SAP
BAAN
People Soft
Oracle Applications
JD Edwards
MFG Pro
Ramco Marshal
Logistics
HRMS
Finance
PP,PM,MM
The name SAP being a German company, is an acronym for
“Systeme Anwendungen, Produkte in Datenverarbeitung”.
This is translated into English as:
Systems, Applications, and Products
in
Data Processing
Founded in 1972 by five people.
Wellenreuther
Hopp
Hector
Plattner
Tchira
Number 1 vendor of standard business application
software, with a world-wide market share of 62%.
Leading global provider of client/server business
software solutions.
8 of the Top 10 US corporations use SAP.
Available in more than 14 languages.
More than 90,000 customers in over 120 countries
have chosen SAP.
Global Basis
Faster Speed
Flexibility for changes (Business & IT)
Quickness, alertness
Extended Supply Chain
Management
Knowledge Sharing
R/2 is SAP AG mainframe solution and was first compact software
package for the whole spectrum of business applications. SAP
R/2 runs on mainframes.
This mainframe solution is not open, although with the help of ALE
(Application Link Enabled) technology, R/2 can be linked to
system and share online data.
SAP AG is the company name AG stands for Aktiengesellschaft,
which means in English “Incorporation”.
SAP R/3
SAP R/3 is integrated software solution for client/server and
distributed open systems. SAP’s R/3 is the world’s most-used
standard business software for client/server computing. R/3
meets the needs of a customer from the small companies to
multi-billion dollar companies. The software is highly
customizable using SAP’s proprietary programming language,
ABAP/4.
In R/2 we have got two layer
concept
1ST Layer
PRESENTATION LAYER
2ND Layer
APPLICATION LAYER
DATABASE LAYER
PRESENTATION LAYER
APPLICATION LAYER
DATABASE LAYER
Presentation Servers
(Front Ends, Clients)
Application Server
Database Server
Request come from Presentation Server
DISPATCHER
D.
Queue
A
S
WP
WP
WP
Buffer
To Database Server
WP
All requests that come in from presentation
server are directed first to the dispatcher.
The dispatcher pulls the requests from the
queue on a first-in, first-out basis.
Each request is then allocated to the first
available work process.
A work process handles one process at a time.
Basis is like an operating system for R/3. It sits
between the ABAP/4 code and the computer's
operating system. SAP likes to call it
middleware because it sits in the middle.
Basis provides runtime environment
for ABAP/4 programs.
TECHNICAL
FUNCTIONAL
Programmer
Administrator
Programmer Administrator
ABAP
/4
ABAP / 4
Advanced Business
Application Programming /
4th Generation Language
BASIS
Finance
HR
Logistics
This functional area contains the
necessary
information
on
Profitability
Analysis,
General
Ledger Accounts and Information
on Reporting using the Executive
Information System (EIS).
FI - FINANCE
CO - CONTROLLING
IM - INVESTMENT
MANAGEMENT
- TREASURY
TR
EC - ENTERPRISE
CONTROLLING
REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT
HR module include support on
Salary and Payroll administration as
well as areas such as work
schedule
models.
This
core
functional area is very country
specific, due to country – related
taxes, employee benefits, and
employment laws.
Logistics is the largest of the three
functional areas. It includes, among
others, the following modules
PP - PRODUCTION PLANNING
SD - SALES & DISTRIBUTION
MM - MATERIAL MANAGEMENT
PM - PLANT MAINTENANCE
PS - PROJECT SYSTEM
WM - WAREHOUSE MANAGEMENT
QM - QUALITY MANAGEMENT
Environment, Health and Safety
Organizational Structure.
Financial Accounting Global
Settings.
(Fiscal Year, Posting Period, Document Types,
Posting Keys).
General Ledger Accounting.
Bank Accounting.
Account Receivable.
Account Payable.
Asset Accounting.
Integration with SD and MM.
Controlling, Internal order,
cost center, profit center.
Enterprise Structure
Master Data ( Creation of Customer and
Material )
Pricing
Order Management
Special Functions
(Free Goods, Listing/Exclusion, Item Proposal, Output
Control)
Delivery
Billing
Reporting
Copy Control
Credit Management
Enterprise Structure
Material Master
Vendor Master
Purchasing
(Purchase Request, RFQ, Price Comparison,
Purchase Orders)
Pricing Procedure
Inventory Management
(Goods Receipts, Goods Issue, Stock Transfer,
Invoice Verification)
Automatic Account
Determination
Reports
Vendor Evaluation
SAP-HR Basics
Organizational Management
Personnel Administration
Recruitment
Benefits Administration
Training & Event Management
Personnel Development
Personnel Time Management
Compensation Management
and Personnel Cost Planning
SAP R/3 Architecture
ABAP/4 Development Workbench
Data Dictionary
Internal Tables
Transactions
Data Transfer (BDC’s)
Reports
SAP Scripts
Overview of Integration Technologies
(ALE, IDOC, EDI, RFC, and BAPI)
Time Duration for Implementation
Scoping
1-2 Months
-- Decision Making.
Understanding the Organization.
Analysis
3-6 Months
-- Documentation, Discussions.
Design
2-3 Months
-- Modules, Sub Modules,
Interfaces, Databases, Data flow
Servers, Terminals, and Back up.
Development
2-3 Months
-- Parallel with Design. ABAP/4,
Configuration, Applications,
Transactions, Reports.
Configuration
3-4 Days
Implementation/
Testing/Training
3-4 Months
Post Implementation Support
-- Settings to be done.
HARDWARE
P-4 Processor
8 GB RAM
320 GB HDD
SOFTWARE
WinNT, Win 2000 Server, Unix, Linux, Solaris
DATABASE
Oracle, MS SQL Server, Informix.
HARDWARE
P-4 Processor
4 GB RAM
320 GB HDD
SOFTWARE
Windows 98/NT/2000,
Unix, Linux. Solaris, Win Xp