SAP Student Interest
Group
Pennsylvania State University
Goals & Purposes:
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To educate students on the nature of ERP products
(such as SAP)
To impart to members a core set of marketable ERP
skills
To provide members with advice from industry
professionals (through speakers)
To provide students with resources to further their
SAP/ERP education
What is SAP?
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SAP stands for: Systems, Applications, and Products in Data
Processing.
SAP is a type of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system.
ERP systems integrates all of the functional areas of business
such as marketing, manufacturing, human resources, finance,
logistics, and accounting.
The functional areas are designed into modules that effectively
manages an area of the organization.
SAP was designed as a global software product engineered on a
multilingual and multinational platform
SAP Background
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SAP is based in Walldorf, Germany.
SAP was founded in 1972 in Mannheim, Germany by five
engineers.
Originally named Systemanalyse und Programmentwicklung.
World’s largest enterprise software company: 79,800 installations,
1,500 partners, with 12 million users.
Employs about 30,000 people in more than 50 countries
Listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the
symbol SAP.
SAP website: http://www.sap.com
SAP R/3 System Architecture
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R/3 evolved from SAP’s original SAP R/2 system, which is
based on a mainframe.
R/3 architecture allows for the distribution of the workload to
multiple PCs linked together through a network.
The R/3 system architecture contains the database servers,
application servers, and presentation systems.
The database server is the place where the data is stored.
The application server is responsible for the administrative
functions of the system: background processing, printing (spool
requests), and process request management.
The presentation systems, or clients, display the software and
screens that you will use when working with SAP.
Three-Tier Hierarchy
The three layers include:
 The database layer
 The business logic layer
 The user interface layer
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Client/Server Environment
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The client/server environment is a standard in building any type
of computer communication architecture.
A client/server environment is one in which the client (an
individual PC or workstation) is requesting information (via a
connection) of the supplying machine, known as the server.
The communication and interchange of data between the
requesting and supplying machine is known as the client/server
relationship.
Featured Speakers:
The world's most
comprehensive and
broadly based
manufacturer of
health care products
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$36 Billion in Sales
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108,300 Employees
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200 Operating Companies
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Located in 54 Countries
around the World
Sells Products in more
than 175 Countries
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SAP offers comprehensive industry solutions
including:
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SAP Aerospace and Defense
SAP Automotive
SAP Banking
SAP Chemicals
SAP Consumer Products
SAP Engineering and Construction
SAP Health Care
SAP High Tech
SAP Insurance
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SAP Media
SAP Oil and Gas
SAP Pharmaceuticals
SAP Public Sector Real Estate
SAP Retail
SAP Service Provider
SAP Telecommunications and
Transportation
SAP Utilities
SAP Operating Regions
The Americas
Argentina
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Columbia
Mexico
Peru
USA
Venezuela
Asia Pacific
China
Hong Kong
Japan
Korea
Taiwan
Australia
India
Indonesia
Malaysia
New Zealand
Philippines
Thailand
SAP Operating Regions
Europe/ Africa/Middle East
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria (through partners)
Croatia (through partners)
Czech Republic
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Greece (through partners)
Hungary
Italy
Ireland
Israel (through partners)
Kazakhstan
Ukraine
Poland
United Arab Emirates (through partners)
Portugal
Romania (through partners)
Russian Federation
Saudi Arabia (through partners)
Slovak republic
Slovenia
South Africa
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey (through partners)
U.K.